⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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 glass, 48 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 7:52 · DAL 49-28 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 10:00 · DAL 98-78 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:55 · DAL 88-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:47 · DAL 21-16 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
