⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 21-8 off them- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:24 · DAL 34-27 PHX
- Steal
Shawn Marion stole it from Grant Hill
Q4 1:32 · DAL 91-84 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q3 3:15 · DAL 72-57 PHX
- Flagrant
Brian Cardinal flagrant foul type 1 (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul)
Q4 9:18 · DAL 81-70 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 1:09 · DAL 91-84 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:36 · DAL 74-68 PHX
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 1:09 · DAL 91-84 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronnie Price technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:47 · DAL 63-55 PHX
- Technical
Grant Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:15 · DAL 72-57 PHX
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 1:32 · DAL 91-84 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
