⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️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.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 1:57 · PHX 80-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 1:49 · PHX 97-105 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · PHX 106-112 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
