⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nolan Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · POR 96-100 PHX
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · POR 96-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:26 · POR 0-12 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 1:55 · POR 25-40 PHX
- Steal
Jared Dudley stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 0:56 · POR 96-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:42 · POR 95-100 PHX
- Turnover
Luis Scola back court turnover
Q4 1:13 · POR 96-100 PHX
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · POR 96-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
