⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:26 · PHX 45-47 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 2:39 · PHX 93-76 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 9:48 · PHX 103-82 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 1:34 · PHX 21-37 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:01 · PHX 116-101 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
