⏱️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 Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Made eight threes to their sixteen
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the first quarter
Key battles
28Free throws made13
21Points off turnovers10
8Offensive rebounds17
8Threes made16
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 8:41 · PHX 24-14 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 1:47 · PHX 45-29 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 5:47 · PHX 96-79 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:42 · PHX 7-14 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:49 · PHX 31-28 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 3:42 · PHX 119-105 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
