⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 22-5 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 2:21 · POR 77-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic bad pass
Q4 1:34 · POR 94-89 PHX
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:04 · POR 94-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 6:50 · POR 63-73 PHX
- Steal
Markieff Morris stole it from Sasha Pavlovic
Q4 1:34 · POR 94-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris bad pass
Q4 1:51 · POR 94-89 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
