⏱️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
-3Q121-23
+2Q222-17
-7Q319-24
+6Q428-19
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
11Blocks3
21Free throws made10
3Threes made7
13Points off turnovers20
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
