⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:49 · DAL 30-26 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:25 · DAL 88-87 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 4:33 · DAL 99-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 1:19 · DAL 99-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 100-98 PHX
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DAL 101-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:39 · DAL 8-16 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 9:00 · DAL 35-38 PHX
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 1:19 · DAL 99-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Channing Frye lost ball turnover
Q4 4:07 · DAL 92-89 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:57 · DAL 97-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · DAL 99-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
