⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:28 · PHX 49-51 POR
- Winner
Steve Nash hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:10 · PHX 111-108 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robin Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · PHX 108-106 POR
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · PHX 111-109 POR
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHX 112-109 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:59 · PHX 23-29 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:01 · PHX 28-41 POR
- Ties it
Nicolas Batum hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · PHX 108-108 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller double dribble
Q4 4:24 · PHX 100-97 POR
- Turnover
Andre Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · PHX 102-99 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · PHX 111-109 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
