⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:44 · PHX 74-74 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:41 · PHX 91-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat turnover
Q4 0:40 · PHX 96-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · PHX 96-94 DAL
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · PHX 96-94 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 2:12 · PHX 96-90 DAL
- Steal
Vince Carter stole it from Jared Dudley
Q4 1:39 · PHX 96-90 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
