⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 9:24 · PHX 38-33 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 6:29 · PHX 79-57 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q4 9:24 · PHX 97-71 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:02 · PHX 6-13 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 11:25 · PHX 86-71 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
