⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 8:22 · PHX 12-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:18 · PHX 50-60 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:30 · PHX 61-70 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jusuf Nurkic and Naji Marshall
Q3 9:02 · PHX 44-60 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:45 · PHX 2-11 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 1:45 · PHX 39-57 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 6:11 · PHX 75-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Washington technical foul
Q3 9:02 · PHX 44-60 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
