⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:47 · POR 38-31 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 0:12 · POR 74-51 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 8:47 · POR 85-58 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 7:27 · POR 18-22 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 9:46 · POR 99-87 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 6 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 16 | Blocks | 15 |
