⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 3:14 · DAL 80-74 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 7:07 · DAL 107-90 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 3:31 · DAL 117-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 1:31 · DAL 27-15 PHX
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki double technical foul
Q2 0:40 · DAL 56-50 PHX
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:00 · DAL 107-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 4:43 · DAL 70-74 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:55 · DAL 89-85 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
