⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-4Q120-20
-13Q215-27
+7Q330-21
+7Q431-23
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
25Free throws made12
3Threes made7
3Blocks1
18Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
