⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 38
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
Q2 8:21 · DAL 47-44 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:29 · DAL 103-98 PHX
- Ties it
Dwight Powell hit a alley oop dunk shot, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:32 · DAL 126-126 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Bullock technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:26 · DAL 108-102 PHX
- Turnover
Christian Wood bad pass
Q4 5:00 · DAL 113-113 PHX
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:27 · DAL 115-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 1:39 · DAL 93-94 PHX
- Lead
Deandre Ayton hit a tip shot
Q4 0:47 · DAL 124-126 PHX
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:12 · DAL 126-128 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q4 8:26 · DAL 108-102 PHX
- Technical
Deandre Ayton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:27 · DAL 113-115 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
