⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 23 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 20
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
- Go-ahead
Robin Lopez hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 1:35 · POR 88-87 PHX
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a two point shot
Q4 0:06 · POR 90-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thomas Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · POR 82-83 PHX
- Missed FT
Thomas Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:47 · POR 82-83 PHX
- Turnover
Robin Lopez lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · POR 88-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Robin Lopez
Q4 1:06 · POR 88-87 PHX
- Go-ahead
Miles Plumlee hit a layup, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
Q4 0:51 · POR 88-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
Q4 1:53 · POR 86-87 PHX
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker turnover
Q4 1:53 · POR 86-87 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
