⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:22 · POR 78-83 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 5:07 · POR 96-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · POR 91-92 PHX
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · POR 100-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · POR 104-102 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:37 · POR 10-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 6:03 · POR 39-47 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
