⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · PHX 8-2 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 8:22 · PHX 71-61 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 2:29 · PHX 93-100 DAL
- Turnover
Jared Dudley offensive foul (O.J. Mayo draws the foul)
Q4 1:30 · PHX 96-104 DAL
- Turnover
Jared Dudley turnover
Q4 1:30 · PHX 96-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 4:11 · PHX 73-74 DAL
- Steal
Elton Brand stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 2:29 · PHX 93-100 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
