⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 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
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 30- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 5:35 · POR 100-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Fernandez misses technical free throw
Q1 0:47 · POR 27-24 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:28 · POR 69-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu lost ball
Q4 4:01 · POR 95-91 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash turnover
Q4 3:29 · POR 95-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
