⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- Lead
Bo Outlaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:31 · PHX 86-85 POR
- Lead
Shawn Marion made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw.
Q4 0:31 · PHX 90-88 POR
- Winner
Tom Gugliotta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · PHX 95-94 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:50 · PHX 37-31 POR
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Traveling
Q4 3:09 · PHX 83-80 POR
- Missed FT
Bo Outlaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:31 · PHX 85-85 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Rasheed Wallace made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:46 · PHX 85-85 POR
- Ties it
Derek Anderson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Scottie Pippen.
Q4 0:53 · PHX 88-88 POR
- Ties it
Antonio Daniels made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Anderson.
Q4 0:07 · PHX 94-94 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Zachary Randolph Technical Foul
Q2 6:50 · PHX 37-31 POR
- Turnover
Scottie Pippen Bad Pass. Stolen by Tom Gugliotta.
Q4 0:30 · PHX 90-88 POR
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.
Q4 0:05 · PHX 96-94 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
