⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Won the second chances, ten offensive rebounds to one- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
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
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a 17-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:46 · PHX 113-111 POR
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHX 117-117 POR
- Winner
Devin Booker hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHX 118-117 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:18 · PHX 113-113 POR
- Missed FT
Dario Saric misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · PHX 114-115 POR
- Turnover
Devin Booker double dribble turnover
Q4 0:05 · PHX 116-117 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Jusuf Nurkic hit a 9-foot hook shot, Norman Powell with the assist
Q4 2:13 · PHX 111-111 POR
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · PHX 113-113 POR
- Lead
Robert Covington hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · PHX 113-114 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:23 · PHX 107-103 POR
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 116-117 POR
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 116-117 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
