⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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, 58 rebounds to 41- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 24-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 1:21 · POR 56-33 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q3 4:26 · POR 76-41 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:43 · POR 93-59 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Nolan Smith and Sebastian Telfair
Q4 0:37 · POR 106-67 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q1 6:58 · POR 10-9 PHX
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:07 · POR 108-71 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
