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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 32 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 99 |
 Suns | 32 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 95 |
DALTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 33-7742.9% | 13-3438.2% | 20-2871.4% | 43 | 20 | 7 |
| PHX | 35-8640.7% | 13-3240.6% | 12-1675.0% | 50 | 24 | 7 |
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Dallas Mavericks99| 40 | 36, Season high (his best before, 33) | 10-18 | 5-6 | 0 | 11-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +13.6 | ||||
| 40 | 11 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.9 | |||||
| 36 | 15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 35 | 18 | 7-16 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 0 | +16 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.1 | ||
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| 32 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.8 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.5 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.3 | ||
| Team | 99 | 33-7742.9% | 13-3438.2% | 43 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 20-2871.4% | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 6 for 21 shooting
Did not play: McKinley Wright IV, Theo Pinson and JaVale McGee (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns95| 42 | 16 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.0 | ||||
| 38 | 22 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 22 | 8-12 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +6 | +7.4 | |||||
| 31 | 19 | 6-20 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −3.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −4.1 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.5 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −5.6 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | ||
| Team | 95 | 35-8640.7% | 13-3240.6% | 50 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 12-1675.0% | 13 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 11 points on 5 for 20 shooting
Mavericks99Suns95ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 99-95.
The Mavericks took control with a 20-7 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 11.
The Suns got within 96-95 on Chris Paul’s driving layup with 19 seconds to play, but Reggie Bullock Jr. answered with a free throw, and the Suns got no closer.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 4. Paul scored all 4 of the Suns’ points on 2 for 3 shooting.
For the Suns, Cameron Johnson had 22 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting, and Paul added 22 points and 10 assists. Deandre Ayton had 19 points (10 in the paint) and 20 rebounds but shot 6 for 20.
The Mavericks shot 42.9% from the field to the Suns’ 40.7%. The Suns forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Mavericks did not make a field goal in the last 3:34. The Mavericks outscored the Suns 26-15 in 11 minutes with Hardaway, Dinwiddie, Powell, Finney-Smith and Green on the floor together.
Dallas MavericksPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
79 points from the field on 76 shots: 4.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-23 | 69.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 2-11 | 18.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-9 | 22.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 21 | 0 | 0-1 | −6 |
| Chris Paul | 14 | 9 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Cameron Johnson | 8 | 4 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Torrey Craig | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 23 | 8-11 | +17 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Torrey Craig | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 14 | 6-8 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 38 | 8 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Torrey Craig | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 6 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
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Highest Leverage Moments
Bridges 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (10 PTS) (D. Lee 2 AST)
Q3 2:10
16.2%
21→37
Green 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Dinwiddie 9 AST)
Q4 5:10
13.9%
24→10
Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Paul 9 AST)
Q4 4:35
13.0%
8→21
Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
Q4 6:55
12.5%
27→14
Bullock 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Ntilikina 1 AST)
Q4 9:27
11.1%
41→29
