⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:12 · PHX 11-5 POR
- Lead
Deandre Ayton hit a tip shot
Q4 0:46 · PHX 103-101 POR
- Go-ahead
Devin Booker hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:31 · PHX 106-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton offensive foul
Q4 4:41 · PHX 94-97 POR
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton turnover
Q4 4:41 · PHX 94-97 POR
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges traveling
Q4 0:01 · PHX 106-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jusuf Nurkic hit a 26-foot three jumper, Josh Hart with the assist
Q4 0:38 · PHX 103-104 POR
- Ties it
Jusuf Nurkic hit a two point shot
Q4 0:23 · PHX 106-106 POR
- Winner
Jerami Grant hit a 13-foot two point shot, Justise Winslow with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHX 106-108 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:54 · PHX 11-7 POR
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses technical free throw
Q3 7:54 · PHX 56-68 POR
- Turnover
Josh Hart steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:26 · PHX 94-97 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
