⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 44
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 26
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:01 · PHX 11-1 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q2 11:29 · PHX 45-18 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q4 7:02 · PHX 108-93 DAL
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks lost ball turnover
Q4 2:37 · PHX 115-107 DAL
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · PHX 117-109 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q2 4:15 · PHX 61-40 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 2:01 · PHX 62-48 DAL
- Steal
Naji Marshall stole it from Dillon Brooks
Q4 2:37 · PHX 115-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cooper Flagg lost ball turnover
Q4 4:22 · PHX 112-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
