⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:24 · DAL 24-16 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 0:04 · DAL 37-21 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 7:13 · DAL 102-83 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:12 · DAL 2-8 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
