⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 31-16 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Williams steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:24 · DAL 110-115 PHX
- Goaltend
Daniel Gafford defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:25 · DAL 112-117 PHX
- Turnover
Klay Thompson bad pass
Q4 0:15 · DAL 114-121 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 2:03 · DAL 28-30 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:42 · DAL 32-39 PHX
- Steal
Devin Booker stole it from Klay Thompson
Q4 0:15 · DAL 114-121 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q3 5:16 · DAL 67-85 PHX
- Missed FT
Grayson Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · DAL 110-115 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
