⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 29-13 off them- A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:00 · DAL 32-31 PHX
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q2 0:17 · DAL 76-63 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 0:34 · DAL 95-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:40 · DAL 0-8 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:09 · DAL 81-80 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
