⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse 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, 49 rebounds to 33- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 1:27 · DAL 40-25 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q3 0:30 · DAL 80-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q2 7:11 · DAL 48-32 PHX
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · DAL 58-58 PHX
- Technical
Grant Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:46 · DAL 61-69 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 0:27 · DAL 58-65 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 8:06 · DAL 63-82 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 3:08 · DAL 101-130 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q1 8:39 · DAL 10-5 PHX
- Technical
Jusuf Nurkic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:02 · DAL 12-5 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q3 8:28 · DAL 63-70 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
