โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ PHX better than we expected
โผ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 18
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 7:58 ยท PHX 86-65 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |










