⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
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 9:22 · PHX 11-5 DAL
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 2:48 · PHX 88-88 DAL
- Winner
Archie Goodwin hit a 26-foot three jumper, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
Q4 2:00 · PHX 91-88 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:46 · PHX 88-88 DAL
- Turnover
Alex Len offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 2:21 · PHX 88-88 DAL
- Turnover
Alex Len turnover
Q4 2:21 · PHX 88-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:35 · PHX 69-65 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:30 · PHX 76-82 DAL
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Eric Bledsoe
Q4 0:10 · PHX 96-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 2:48 · PHX 88-88 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Archie Goodwin draws the foul)
Q4 2:16 · PHX 88-88 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 2:16 · PHX 88-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
