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Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers

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Phoenix Suns
25-24, 10-15 Away
Final
119 - 121

Portland Trail Blazers
21-29, 13-13 Home

Ayton helps the Trail Blazers beat the Suns 121-119 for 4th straight win

Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Deni Avdija scored 24 points for Portland, which also beat Phoenix 127-108 on Saturday night. Toumani Camara made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points.

The Blazers had a 120-117 lead when Avdija fouled Devin Booker on a 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left. Booker made the first two free throws but missed the third, which Ayton grabbed for his 20th rebound.

Anfernee Simons had 13 points and 10 assists for Portland.

Booker scored 34 points while becoming the franchise's career scoring leader. Kevin Durant had 27 points for the Suns, and Bradley Beal finished with 25.

A layup by Beal cut the Blazers' lead to 116-115 with 32.6 seconds left in overtime. On Portland’s next possession, Ayton got two offensive rebounds and made two foul shots with 7.8 seconds left. Ayton was fouled again with 5.5 seconds left and made both free throws again.

Royce O’Neale’s 3-pointer for the Suns with 1.7 seconds left in regulation tied it at 107.

Takeaways Suns: Booker broke Walter Davis' Suns scoring record of 15,666 points. “The city loves Devin,” coach Mike Budenholzer said of Booker’s connection to the franchise and region.

Blazers: Winners of eight of nine overall, the Blazers are playing some of their best basketball in several seasons.

Key moment Ayton went five of six from the line in the final seven seconds of overtime.

Key stat Portland outscored the Suns 21-12 in fast-break points.

Up next The Suns visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Trail Blazers host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 119 - 121
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 119 - 121
5th 3.0 Jerami Grant offensive rebound 119 - 121
5th 3.0 Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2 119 - 121
5th 3.0 Grayson Allen enters the game for Ryan Dunn 119 - 121

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR
40-85 FG 40-89
47.1 Field Goal % 44.9
15-42 3PT 16-40
35.7 Three Point % 40.0
24-28 FT 25-30
85.7 Free Throw % 83.3
43 Rebounds 48
10 Offensive Rebounds 14
33 Defensive Rebounds 34
28 Assists 30
12 Steals 6
5 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
12 Fast Break Points 21
30 Points in Paint 36
21 Fouls 21
9 Largest Lead 14
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shaedon Sharpe, SG Out Apr 13
Deni Avdija, SF Out Apr 13
Scoot Henderson, G Out Apr 12
Anfernee Simons, SG Out Apr 12
Deandre Ayton, C Out Apr 12
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Richards, C Out Apr 12
Devin Booker, SG Out Apr 12
Kevin Durant, PF Out Apr 11

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,205 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2
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