⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:50 · PHX 25-20 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 0:09 · PHX 71-53 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 7:44 · PHX 102-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Dunn out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:24 · PHX 102-95 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 3:31 · PHX 102-95 DAL
- Turnover
Devin Booker traveling turnover
Q4 2:26 · PHX 105-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:16 · PHX 71-69 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Moussa Cisse bad pass turnover
Q4 0:28 · PHX 110-107 DAL
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:13 · PHX 112-107 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
