⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 2:56 · DAL 29-23 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 9:41 · DAL 72-53 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood 3 second
Q4 3:24 · DAL 98-91 PHX
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki double technical foul
Q4 1:35 · DAL 103-95 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DAL 98-90 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 3:13 · DAL 98-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
