⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:27 · PHX 13-3 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 2:08 · PHX 110-108 POR
- Go-ahead
Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a 24-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 0:32 · PHX 109-108 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. bad pass
Q4 4:34 · PHX 100-104 POR
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:08 · PHX 104-108 POR
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio traveling
Q4 0:50 · PHX 106-108 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:47 · PHX 13-12 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:09 · PHX 97-104 POR
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:26 · PHX 110-110 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside bad pass
Q4 4:36 · PHX 100-104 POR
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside lost ball turnover
Q4 3:06 · PHX 102-106 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 2:13 · PHX 102-108 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
