⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 24-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:02 · POR 27-18 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 10:11 · POR 84-77 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:02 · POR 96-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 9:26 · POR 74-77 PHX
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Double Dribble
Q4 3:47 · POR 86-84 PHX
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · POR 96-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 7:52 · POR 59-64 PHX
- Go-ahead
Scott Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jake Voskuhl.
Q4 2:54 · POR 88-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Offensive Foul
Q4 4:07 · POR 86-84 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Foul
Q4 4:07 · POR 86-84 PHX
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Lost Ball. Stolen by Zach Randolph.
Q4 2:06 · POR 88-89 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
