⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 12- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 7:30 · DAL 78-73 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 1:17 · DAL 100-91 PHX
- Go-ahead
Devin Harris hit a 16-foot jumper, Jerry Stackhouse with the assist
Q4 0:04 · DAL 118-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 0:55 · DAL 116-115 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Harris turnover
Q4 0:55 · DAL 116-115 PHX
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse turnover
Q4 0:38 · DAL 116-117 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Tim Thomas stole it from Adrian Griffin
Q4 1:15 · DAL 116-112 PHX
- Go-ahead
Shawn Marion hit a two point shot, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:43 · DAL 116-117 PHX
- Winner
Boris Diaw hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · DAL 118-119 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw lost ball
Q4 4:28 · DAL 109-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
