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Monday is the start of Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The Phoenix Suns will play the Dallas Mavericks at the Footprint Center, which is in Phoenix. People think Phoenix will win this game by six points. It’s at 212.5 points.
By the score of 98-96 in Game 6 of the series, the Mavericks won, ending it 4-2. This means that the series is now over. When it came to fouls, the Mavericks had 19 and the Jazz had 11. They made 9 of their 35 long-range shots and made 9 of them work. During the game, Utah made 15 of its 20 free throws, giving it a 75% free throw percentage. With 37 rebounds (11 offensive and 26 defensive) and four turnovers, Utah also made a lot of plays. In this game, Utah had 48 assists and 20 steals, which is a lot of help for them. In terms of defence, Dallas let the other team shoot 42.9 percent from the field on 36 of 84 shots. That’s not all. They also had 22 assists, four turnovers, and six steals in this game. Each of them had 37 rebounds. Three of them were on the other side of the court. The Mavericks made 9 of 11 free throws for a success rate of 81.8 percent. When Dallas played, they made 36 out of 80 shots from the field and 17 out of 43 shots from the three-point line.
Dallas has a record of 52-30 so far this season, and they’re going into the game with that record. In a game, they turn the ball over 12.5 times and commit 19.7 fouls as a team, which costs them the chance to keep the ball. For this season, Dallas has 43.0 rebounds and 1,918 assists per game. That’s good enough for 25th place, which is good for passing the ball. The Mavericks are making 35.0 percent of their three-point shots (1,073 of 3,063) and 77.1 percent of their free throws (1,073 out of 3,063). There are 24 teams in basketball that score 108.0 points per game, which is 24th. They also shoot 46.1 percent from the field.
On defence, the Mavericks force 13.1 turnovers per game and get 20.1 personal fouls per game, so they get a lot of points. In the league, they let in 34.0 percent of 3-pointers. They are second in the league in opponents’ points per game (104.7). The Mavericks allow opponents to shoot 45.7 percent (3,198 of 7,001) and get 43.6 rebounds per game. They have given up 1,925 assists to their opponents this season, which puts them sixth in the league, which is where they are now.
It was the Suns’ last game. They beat the Pelicans 115-109 to finish the series 4-2 and move on to the next round of games. How many points did New Orleans get because of Phoenix’s clean-up work? (12 on the offensive side). They made 8 of 24 three-point shots and 17 of 19 free throws (89.5 percent ). The Suns let the Pelicans make 42 of their 83 field goal attempts, which put them at 50.6% for the game. Overall, the Suns made 45 of 75 shots from the field, which is 60% of the time. Phoenix made 8 of their 20 3-point shots (40.0 percent ). They made 17 of their free throws, which means they had a 94.4 percent success rate. They were called for 16 personal fouls in this game, which made them have to shoot 18 free-throws. They also turned the ball over 14 times, which led to 8 thefts in the game. Each player on both teams had 27 defensive boards and five offensive boards during the game.
eighth in league: The Suns allow 107.3 points per game. In each game, they make 14.7 turnovers and let the other team shoot 44.4 percent from the field (3rd in the NBA). It lets in 34.0 percent of 3-point shots (353 of 2,805) from the other team, and opponents make 76.1 percent of their foul shots, too. They give up 22.9 assists and 44.5 rebounds per game, which puts them third and 19th in the NBA.
Pick: Take Dallas (+6)
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