⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to five- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 8:41 · DAL 70-57 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:58 · DAL 92-91 PHX
- Lead
Josh Howard hit a two point shot, Jason Terry with the assist
Q4 0:22 · DAL 99-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris turnover
Q4 2:47 · DAL 92-94 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Harris traveling
Q4 1:15 · DAL 97-95 PHX
- Turnover
Josh Howard turnover
Q4 0:48 · DAL 97-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 0:19 · DAL 78-86 PHX
- Ties it
Amare Stoudemire hit a two point shot, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 1:07 · DAL 97-97 PHX
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a layup, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:06 · DAL 99-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa offensive foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)
Q4 2:39 · DAL 92-94 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
Q4 2:00 · DAL 95-94 PHX
- Turnover
Raja Bell bad pass
Q4 0:31 · DAL 97-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
