⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 7:05 · PHX 63-39 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:21 · PHX 48-32 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
