⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 66
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
Leandro Barbosa stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:46 · PHX 111-118 DAL
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Jose Juan Barea
Q4 0:19 · PHX 115-122 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:14 · PHX 70-73 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:46 · PHX 111-118 DAL
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea lost ball
Q4 0:19 · PHX 115-122 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
