⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:40 · POR 17-6 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
C.J. McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · POR 120-118 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:41 · POR 93-91 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:13 · POR 113-112 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
TJ Warren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · POR 107-99 PHX
- Missed FT
TJ Warren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · POR 107-99 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:57 · POR 115-114 PHX
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
