⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 24 from three- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 13-4 off them
- A 21-0 run took them from 2 down to 19 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 1:21 · PHX 30-25 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q4 11:19 · PHX 78-92 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 17
Q4 3:48 · PHX 92-109 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:42 · PHX 58-83 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 2 down to 19 up
Q2 3:47 · PHX 46-65 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 9:07 · PHX 50-75 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 7:52 · PHX 78-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses technical free throw
Q3 3:42 · PHX 58-83 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
