⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 26
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 2:28 · DAL 80-58 PHX
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Sonny Weems
Q4 2:00 · DAL 96-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:03 · DAL 96-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:56 · DAL 83-73 PHX
- Steal
T.J. Warren stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 2:03 · DAL 96-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sonny Weems bad pass
Q4 2:00 · DAL 96-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:21 · DAL 98-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
