⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 31
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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:58 · DAL 41-36 PHX
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 2:24 · DAL 93-93 PHX
- Steal
Andrew Bogut stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 2:02 · DAL 93-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:43 · DAL 87-91 PHX
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:18 · DAL 93-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:04 · DAL 22-26 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:37 · DAL 51-55 PHX
- Winner
Eric Bledsoe hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 1:14 · DAL 93-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 3:32 · DAL 87-91 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 2:02 · DAL 93-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
