โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:50 ยท PHX 25-25 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Channing Frye double technical foul
Q1 0:44 ยท PHX 25-28 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:22 ยท PHX 0-9 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |

