⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+5Q129-25
+11Q235-20
+3Q319-18
+6Q425-19
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 29-18 off them
Key battles
14Steals5
8Threes made4
29Points off turnovers18
17Turnovers26
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
