⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:11 · DAL 65-65 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:29 · DAL 89-87 PHX
- Ties it
Daniel Gafford hit a alley oop dunk shot, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:23 · DAL 113-113 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q3 5:18 · DAL 73-73 PHX
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:45 · DAL 111-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 2:29 · DAL 22-33 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:55 · DAL 73-79 PHX
- Lead
Jusuf Nurkic hit a 1-foot dunk
Q4 0:31 · DAL 111-113 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jusuf Nurkic technical foul
Q3 5:18 · DAL 73-73 PHX
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 1:20 · DAL 111-109 PHX
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DAL 113-113 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
