⏱️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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:40 · DAL 79-70 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 2:31 · DAL 92-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DAL 102-101 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DAL 102-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 2:31 · DAL 92-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Richardson offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)
Q4 2:28 · DAL 92-87 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Richardson turnover
Q4 2:28 · DAL 92-87 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:39 · DAL 94-87 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
