⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 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, 9 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
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 24-10 off them
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:53 · POR 12-8 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 3:13 · POR 61-46 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:03 · POR 82-64 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |








