⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 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, 14 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
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:25 · PHX 17-10 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 5:35 · PHX 32-16 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 2:32 · PHX 104-91 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Plumlee offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:28 · PHX 94-87 POR
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 3:15 · PHX 96-90 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass
Q4 3:57 · PHX 94-87 POR
- Missed FT
Robin Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:15 · PHX 96-91 POR
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews traveling
Q4 2:42 · PHX 96-91 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
