⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-14 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 24
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 9:11 · PHX 19-11 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 8:56 · PHX 101-78 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 5:35 · PHX 111-83 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 11:44 · PHX 29-25 POR
- Technical
Luis Scola technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:36 · PHX 32-26 POR
- Technical
Alvin Gentry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:44 · PHX 67-50 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
