⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 0
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 40
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:24 · PHX 51-38 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 0:03 · PHX 106-101 POR
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack turnover
Q4 0:03 · PHX 106-101 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
