⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
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, 33 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:56 · POR 39-30 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 4:13 · POR 96-89 PHX
- Steal
Brandon Roy stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 0:47 · POR 96-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Roy traveling
Q4 4:43 · POR 87-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 0:43 · POR 51-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 1:05 · POR 69-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 3:47 · POR 89-89 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 3:26 · POR 91-89 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:47 · POR 96-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
