⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 48
A 15-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 7 in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:05 · PHX 76-83 POR
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 0:42 · PHX 94-101 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:06 · PHX 92-100 POR
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire bad pass
Q4 0:38 · PHX 94-101 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:37 · PHX 0-8 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 6:26 · PHX 10-24 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 9:49 · PHX 76-91 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass
Q4 0:42 · PHX 94-101 POR
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 0:36 · PHX 94-101 POR
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · PHX 99-104 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
