⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:04 · DAL 10-7 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 9:23 · DAL 92-71 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:47 · DAL 94-84 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
