⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
They went cold, eight of 30 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 5:52 · POR 43-42 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 11:22 · POR 61-57 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Mason Plumlee and Tyson Chandler
Q1 5:54 · POR 18-15 PHX
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · POR 86-94 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 3:49 · POR 45-56 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:26 · POR 63-65 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 6:35 · POR 83-92 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
