⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 29 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36 in the third quarter
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 cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 3:22 · DAL 103-130 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:08 · DAL 5-8 PHX
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:02 · DAL 9-18 PHX
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · DAL 55-60 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 12:00 · DAL 55-68 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36
Q3 1:30 · DAL 77-113 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q1 9:08 · DAL 5-8 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q1 6:02 · DAL 9-18 PHX
- Flagrant
Jevon Carter flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:06 · DAL 99-130 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 34 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
