⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:13 · DAL 24-28 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:01 · DAL 59-61 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
O.J. Mayo flagrant foul type 1 (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q4 6:54 · DAL 77-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 2:51 · DAL 14-28 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 5:43 · DAL 39-51 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 7:45 · DAL 63-75 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
