⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 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
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-8 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 6:04 · PHX 86-65 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q3 0:31 · PHX 104-71 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 29
Q4 2:06 · PHX 129-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 6:39 · PHX 43-40 POR
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:14 · PHX 91-69 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
