⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up in the fourth 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
- Steal
Shaquille O'Neal stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:55 · PHX 94-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · PHX 93-98 DAL
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire lost ball
Q4 1:42 · PHX 94-100 DAL
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · PHX 98-103 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:15 · PHX 4-8 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:20 · PHX 77-71 DAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q4 10:59 · PHX 91-94 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:55 · PHX 94-100 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 1:39 · PHX 94-100 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · PHX 98-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
