⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikal Bridges technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:27 · PHX 64-67 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 0:50 · PHX 32-34 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · PHX 91-96 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:56 · PHX 91-96 DAL
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · PHX 95-97 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
