⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:10 · PHX 16-8 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:24 · PHX 51-51 POR
- Winner
Joe Johnson made Layup.
Q4 0:18 · PHX 94-92 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa Lost Ball. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 2:30 · PHX 90-89 POR
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa Lost Ball. Stolen by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 2:18 · PHX 90-92 POR
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Lost Ball. Stolen by Wesley Person.
Q4 0:54 · PHX 92-92 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:11 · PHX 41-45 POR
- Go-ahead
Zach Randolph made Layup. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 2:26 · PHX 90-91 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Person missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:09 · PHX 24-19 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
