⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21
- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 29-6 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:46 · DAL 49-39 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 1:26 · DAL 60-43 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 2:23 · DAL 113-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q3 4:01 · DAL 80-61 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Deandre Ayton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:01 · DAL 80-61 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |