⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 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 21 threes to their nine- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 1:08 · POR 40-24 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 8:33 · POR 51-32 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 35
Q4 10:37 · POR 118-83 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Brown III technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:24 · POR 127-92 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 10:30 · POR 74-59 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 21 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
