⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 62 points inside to 38- Made five threes to their twelve
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:51 · PHX 52-50 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
OT 4:05 · PHX 111-107 POR
- Winner
Eric Bledsoe hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:00 · PHX 118-115 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · PHX 101-101 POR
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
OT 3:24 · PHX 107-105 POR
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
OT 3:24 · PHX 107-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 10:49 · PHX 3-14 POR
- Ties it
Meyers Leonard hit a 2-foot layup, Mason Plumlee with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHX 103-103 POR
- Lead
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
OT 4:16 · PHX 103-105 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · PHX 101-101 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 4:16 · PHX 103-105 POR
- Turnover
C.J. McCollum bad pass
OT 0:39 · PHX 113-109 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
