⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:56 · DAL 18-15 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:52 · DAL 53-47 PHX
- Go-ahead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 1:52 · DAL 104-102 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 9:56 · DAL 87-92 PHX
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a 18-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:55 · DAL 106-106 PHX
- Winner
Devin Booker hit a 25-foot threeer, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:01 · DAL 108-109 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
