⏱️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 second 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 31-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:56 · DAL 26-20 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 7:46 · DAL 42-32 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:02 · DAL 57-45 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 4:58 · DAL 95-94 PHX
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith offensive foul
Q4 0:48 · DAL 99-104 PHX
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith turnover
Q4 0:48 · DAL 99-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:42 · DAL 26-28 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 6:03 · DAL 68-70 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:41 · DAL 95-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · DAL 99-101 PHX
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo offensive foul
Q4 1:05 · DAL 99-104 PHX
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo turnover
Q4 1:05 · DAL 99-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
