⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 20-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 6:37 · PHX 102-98 DAL
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:16 · PHX 111-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Louis Amundson turnover
Q4 3:54 · PHX 102-98 DAL
- Turnover
Grant Hill lost ball
Q4 1:01 · PHX 107-104 DAL
- Missed FT
Jared Dudley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHX 111-106 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:26 · PHX 10-20 DAL
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Grant Hill
Q4 1:01 · PHX 107-104 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:07 · PHX 102-98 DAL
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:16 · PHX 111-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
