⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:57 · PHX 25-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:26 · PHX 38-27 POR
- Steal
Sean Marks stole it from Sergio Rodriguez
Q4 2:36 · PHX 92-89 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:38 · PHX 25-18 POR
- Turnover
Sean Marks offensive foul (Channing Frye draws the foul)
Q4 3:46 · PHX 92-86 POR
- Turnover
Sean Marks turnover
Q4 3:46 · PHX 92-86 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:26 · PHX 86-78 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses technical free throw
Q2 4:31 · PHX 48-40 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · PHX 92-87 POR
- Turnover
Sergio Rodriguez lost ball
Q4 2:36 · PHX 92-89 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
