⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 22 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second 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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 6:37 · DAL 48-40 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 0:00 · DAL 67-55 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:37 · DAL 50-44 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:29 · DAL 7-13 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:45 · DAL 82-85 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 3:25 · DAL 96-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:43 · DAL 93-92 PHX
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:54 · DAL 94-95 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
