⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 0:52 · PHX 40-24 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 2:03 · PHX 66-44 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 1:04 · PHX 106-78 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:56 · PHX 78-53 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:14 · PHX 113-98 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:56 · PHX 78-53 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
