⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 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
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 31
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:49 · PHX 39-43 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 6:54 · PHX 72-91 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Toumani Camara flopping technical foul
Q3 8:37 · PHX 70-78 POR
- Technical
Donovan Clingan technical foul
Q3 7:09 · PHX 71-82 POR
📊The numbers
| PHX | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. BrooksF | 35 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 1-2 | -16 |
M. BridgesF | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 2-3 | -6 |
K. MaluachC | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
D. BookerG | 34 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 9-19 | 2-8 | 13-13 | -7 |
J. GreenG | 32 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 8-8 | -15 |
O. IghodaroF | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | -10 |
C. GillespieG | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
R. DunnF | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
L. KennardG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
D. ReathC | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
J. BouyeaG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
K. PeatF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +4 |
P. SpencerG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Team | 119 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41-92 | 10-36 | 27-31 |

Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. CamaraF | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 2-6 | +6 |
D. AvdijaF Double-double | 35 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 6-9 | +16 |
D. ClinganC Double-double | 29 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 | +13 |
D. LillardG | 33 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-8 | 5-5 | +16 |
S. HendersonG | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 6-8 | -8 |
J. HolidayG | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5-9 | 5-9 | 0-0 | +13 |
S. CissokoG | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +9 |
R. Williams IIIC | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +2 |
V. KrejciG | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
C. YoungbloodG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
B. CarlsonC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
M. PotterC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | -1 |
Y. HansenC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 132 | 47 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 44-86 | 14-39 | 30-41 |






