⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 22 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 36 from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 5:45 · PHX 23-8 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 10:22 · PHX 68-48 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:45 · PHX 44-36 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:44 · PHX 91-84 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:35 · PHX 81-61 DAL
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:59 · PHX 94-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Steals | 12 |
| 29 | Blocks | 18 |
