⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:04 · POR 32-35 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Lost Ball. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 4:33 · POR 84-90 PHX
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Bad Pass
Q4 1:14 · POR 94-100 PHX
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Jake Voskuhl.
Q4 0:42 · POR 94-102 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:26 · POR 9-19 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 6:20 · POR 36-47 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 4:52 · POR 84-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
