⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 37 rebounds to 25
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:37 · PHX 43-40 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:27 · PHX 95-95 DAL
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 1:31 · PHX 112-112 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash offensive foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)
Q4 1:42 · PHX 110-112 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash turnover
Q4 1:42 · PHX 110-112 DAL
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)
Q4 0:26 · PHX 112-116 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 6:56 · PHX 19-22 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:47 · PHX 21-30 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:50 · PHX 43-48 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devean George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:55 · PHX 110-111 DAL
- Turnover
Devean George offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 1:31 · PHX 110-112 DAL
- Turnover
Devean George turnover
Q4 1:31 · PHX 110-112 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
