Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns
· National Basketball AssociationSuns send Trail Blazers to 6th straight loss with 116-109 victory
Kevin Durant added 20 points, Tyus Jones had 19, and Royce O’Neale — starting for the injured Bradley Beal — scored 13 points. Jusuf Nurkic had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Anfernee Simons scored 20 points to lead the Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant and reserve Deni Avdija scored 17 apiece.
A game after the Suns made 22 3-pointers in a victory at Utah, they hit 15 on Sunday. Booker and Grayson Allen each made four to lead Phoenix.
Former Suns No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton didn't make the trip for the Trail Blazers due to illness. Rookie Donovan Clingan started in his place and finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.
The Suns never trailed in the first half, but the Trail Blazers began the third quarter with an 11-0 run to take a 62-57 lead. Simons’ 3-pointer gave Portland its first lead at 60-57 early in the third quarter and Shaedon Sharpe’s steal and dunk completed an 11-0 run
Suns: With Beal sidelined due to right knee swelling, coach Mike Budenholzer used 12 players, with 11 scoring. Allen led the bench player with 12 points.
Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 109 - 116 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 116 | |
4th 1.0 | Trail Blazers offensive team rebound | 109 - 116 | |
4th 1.0 | Jerami Grant misses 29-foot three point jumper | 109 - 116 | |
4th 6.1 | Ryan Dunn enters the game for Tyus Jones | 109 - 116 |
Statistics
POR | PHX | |
---|---|---|
42-94 | FG | 43-89 |
44.7 | Field Goal % | 48.3 |
15-49 | 3PT | 15-39 |
30.6 | Three Point % | 38.5 |
10-13 | FT | 15-19 |
76.9 | Free Throw % | 78.9 |
48 | Rebounds | 46 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
36 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
30 | Assists | 23 |
6 | Steals | 7 |
4 | Blocks | 2 |
13 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
50 | Points in Paint | 44 |
22 | Fouls | 13 |
5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 23 | 5 | .821 | - | W8 |
Denver | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6.5 | W2 |
Minnesota | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | L3 |
Portland | 9 | 20 | .310 | 14.5 | L2 |
Utah | 7 | 21 | .250 | 16 | L1 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
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