Dallas Mavericks – Phoenix Suns · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 19 October 2022

DAL105–107PHX

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It was more exciting than 70% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 22 times

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↑ PHX winsDAL wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHX leads and falls when DAL does.

This is how the game was decided.

Devin Booker decided it, the Phoenix Suns player with the most points (28, with 4 rebounds and 9 assists; +20 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Phoenix Suns 107-105 Dallas Mavericks (October 19, 2022) was hit by Damion Lee: a jump shot with 9.7 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Phoenix Suns up 107-105. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Phoenix Suns 107-105 Dallas Mavericks (October 19, 2022) was a 11-0 run by the Phoenix Suns in the fourth quarter (from 4:23 to 1:38), from 94-100 to 105-100. The Dallas Mavericks' best was a 11-0 run between the third quarter and the fourth quarter, from 77-76 to 88-76.

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Play: Damion Lee makes 10-foot two point shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Damion Lee decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 9.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Lee decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

19 October 2022 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401468028:672; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · DAL

Finney-Smith · Doncic · Bullock · Dinwiddie · Kleber

Closing lineup · PHX

Bridges · Booker · Ayton · Payne · Lee

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DAL

Dorian Finney-Smith

38′ · -10

Luka Doncic

37′ · -16

Reggie Bullock Jr.

30′ · -11

Spencer Dinwiddie

28′ · +2

JaVale McGee

14′ · -5

Tim Hardaway Jr.

25′ · -2

Christian Wood

24′ · +9

Maxi Kleber

26′ · +5

Josh Green

18′ · +18

PHX

Mikal Bridges

41′ · +15

Devin Booker

41′ · +20

Deandre Ayton

30′ · +15

Chris Paul

30′ · -9

Cameron Johnson

27′ · -3

Cameron Payne

19′ · +15

Jock Landale

10′ · -6

Torrey Craig

9′ · -7

Damion Lee

20′ · -7

Josh Okogie

4′ · -8

Dario Saric

2′ · -8

Bismack Biyombo

7′ · -7

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. DAL and PHX.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Dallas Mavericks

Finney-Smith, Doncic, McGee, Bullock, and Dinwiddie played 8.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Wood, Kleber, Doncic, Bullock, and Hardaway played 4.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Finney-Smith, Kleber, Doncic, Bullock, and Dinwiddie played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.

Phoenix Suns

Paul, Booker, Bridges, Ayton, and Johnson played 15.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Booker, Payne, Lee, Bridges, and Ayton played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 15 points.
Booker, Payne, Craig, Bridges, and Landale played 5.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.

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Dallas Mavericks

Finney-Smith, Doncic, McGee, Bullock, and Hardaway played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Wood, Kleber, Green, Hardaway, and Dinwiddie played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Wood, Finney-Smith, Kleber, Doncic, and Green played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Wood, Finney-Smith, Green, Hardaway, and Dinwiddie played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Wood, Finney-Smith, Doncic, Bullock, and Dinwiddie played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Wood, Finney-Smith, Kleber, Green, and Dinwiddie played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Finney-Smith, Kleber, Green, Hardaway, and Dinwiddie played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Wood, Kleber, Doncic, Green, and Hardaway played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Wood, Finney-Smith, Doncic, Bullock, and Hardaway played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Finney-Smith, Kleber, Doncic, Bullock, and Hardaway played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Finney-Smith, Kleber, Doncic, Hardaway, and Dinwiddie played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Wood, Finney-Smith, Kleber, Doncic, and Bullock played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Finney-Smith, Doncic, Green, McGee, and Bullock played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

Phoenix Suns

Paul, Lee, Okogie, Landale, and Johnson played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Paul, Lee, Bridges, Ayton, and Johnson played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Booker, Payne, Lee, Craig, and Ayton played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Paul, Booker, Bridges, Johnson, and Biyombo played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Paul, Booker, Lee, Bridges, and Ayton played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Booker, Payne, Bridges, Johnson, and Biyombo played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Paul, Booker, Payne, Bridges, and Biyombo played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Paul, Lee, Bridges, Okogie, and Ayton played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Mikal Bridges covered 4.96 km, more than anyone in the game.

Luka Dončić touched the ball 97 times, a game high.
Luka Dončić made 60 passes, a game high.
Mikal Bridges had 17 rebound chances, a game high.

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Dallas Mavericks

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Dorian Finney-Smith	4.51	6.7	30	26
Luka Dončić	3.83	5.9	97	60
Reggie Bullock Jr.	3.46	6.5	34	25
Spencer Dinwiddie	3.01	6.2	45	31
Maxi Kleber	2.99	6.5	35	32
Tim Hardaway Jr.	2.82	6.4	38	22
Christian Wood	2.69	6.3	49	27
Josh Green	2.37	7.5	16	13
JaVale McGee	1.64	6.6	20	14

Phoenix Suns

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Mikal Bridges	4.96	6.9	49	34
Devin Booker	4.46	6.2	72	43
Cameron Johnson	3.38	7.1	32	19
Deandre Ayton	3.23	6.1	48	35
Chris Paul	3.19	6.0	72

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2022-23 regular season, not this game.

Dallas Mavericks

Tim Hardaway Jr. drew 0.30 charges per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 9 of 382 in the league.
Luka Dončić deflected 2.9 passes per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 13 of 382 in the league.
Maxi Kleber contested 9.5 shots per game over his 37 games.
He ranks 19 of 382 in the league.

Phoenix Suns

Deandre Ayton contested 9.6 shots per game over his 67 games.
He ranks 17 of 382 in the league.
Devin Booker recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 52 games.
He ranks 22 of 382 in the league.
Cameron Johnson deflected 2.5 passes per game over his 42 games.
He ranks 28 of 382 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Phoenix Suns have won 112 of their 201 games against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Game context

Attendance

17.071

100% of capacity

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Scoring

212

combined points

17.4 below the season average (229.4)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

19 calls reviewed1 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Personal · 01:21.7

Cameron Payne → Luka Doncic

Payne (PHX) avoids making contact with Doncic's (DAL) arm at the end of his drive. Booker's (PHX) arms are in a vertical position when Doncic extends his arms towards Booker and incidental contact occurs during the pass.