⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 25
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:48 · POR 73-79 PHX
- Steal
LaMarcus Aldridge stole it from Raja Bell
Q4 0:06 · POR 90-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 3:06 · POR 85-89 PHX
- Turnover
Channing Frye offensive goaltending
Q4 0:32 · POR 87-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:21 · POR 2-8 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa traveling
Q4 4:35 · POR 83-89 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire turnover
Q4 3:43 · POR 85-89 PHX
- Turnover
Raja Bell bad pass
Q4 0:06 · POR 90-95 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
