Game ID: 22400149
Portland Trail Blazers @ Phoenix Suns
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 22 21 44 16 103POR 18 29 18 32 97
PHX vs POR ScoutingPHX vs POR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHX availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
PHX availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 12 min (51% of 24)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Bol missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 12 min since (51% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 16 min since (65% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 17 min since (69% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 18 min since (76% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 3 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 14)
OUT Morris missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 19 min since (79% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 4 since 11/02, returns tonight: 10 min (59% of 17)
OUT Gillespie missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Okogie back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 14)
POR availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
POR availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Sharpe missed 8 since 10/23, returns tonight: 20 min (65% of 31)
OUT Thybulle missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Reath missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
POR availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Thybulle missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Williams III missed 9 since 10/23, returns tonight: 17 min (97% of 18)
BACK Sharpe back 11/07 after 8, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK Reath back 11/07 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 10)
POR availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Thybulle missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Sharpe back 11/07 after 8, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK Williams III back 11/08 after 9, 17 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Reath back 11/07 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 19 a game. Without Sharpe (6 straight), Thybulle (6 straight), Williams III (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-2 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Phoenix 117, Portland 109.
10/25 @ LAL 116-123 — PHX notes
PHX lost 116-123. PHX shot 51% (42 of 82) to LAL's 53%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAL's 39. Durant led with 30 (11 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Booker added 23, Beal 15. Q1 was theirs, 38-23, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. They led by as many as 22. Nurkić's -19 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs DAL 114-102 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-102. PHX shot 45% (36 of 80) to DAL's 40%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to DAL's 18 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. Durant led with 31 (10 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Booker added 21, Nurkić 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-29: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 15. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/28 vs LAL 109-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 109-105. PHX shot 46% (40 of 87) to LAL's 41%, 11 of 36 from three. Booker led with 33 (11 of 23, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Durant added 30, Beal 15. The hinge was Q2, 25-14: PHX came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
10/31 @ LAC 125-119 — PHX notes
PHX won 125-119. PHX shot 51% (42 of 82) to LAC's 48%, 18 of 39 from three, and went to the line 28 times to LAC's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. Booker led with 40 (11 of 18, 5 of 9 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); O'Neale added 21, Durant 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-23: the deficit went from 18 to 2. PHX trailed 52-70 at the half and won the second half 73-49. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/02 vs POR 103-97 — PHX notes
PHX won 103-97. PHX shot 38% (35 of 93) to POR's 33%, 17 of 52 from three, and went to the line 22 times to POR's 11 — 16 points from the stripe to their 9. PHX turned it over 12 times to POR's 6, and POR turned those into 10 steals. Booker led with 28 (9 of 23, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Durant added 21, Allen 18. The hinge was Q3, 44-18: PHX came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 22, and the lead reached 26. PHX trailed 43-47 at the half and won the second half 60-50.
11/04 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 29 and Durant at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Phoenix 116, Philadelphia 107.
11/06 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Phoenix 112, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
11/08 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Lively II (2 straight), Kleber (6 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-3. Call it Dallas 114, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/10 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and DeRozan at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 27. Call it Phoenix 115, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
10/27 vs NOP 125-103 — POR notes
POR won 125-103. POR shot 46% (43 of 93) to NOP's 43%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 32 times to NOP's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 19. The glass went 51-39 for them. Grant led with 28 (9 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Simons added 27, Ayton 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-22: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 24. Simons was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
10/28 @ SAC 98-111 — POR notes
POR lost 98-111. POR shot 42% (35 of 83) to SAC's 46%, 4 of 22 from three. Ayton led with 20 (10 of 17); Henderson added 18, Walker 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 89-71 against them. Simons's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ LAC 106-105 — POR notes
POR won 106-105. POR shot 45% (41 of 92) to LAC's 46%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAC's 18. Simons led with 25 (10 of 24, 3 of 9 from three); Ayton added 15, Henderson 14. The hinge was Q2, 30-24: POR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/01 vs OKC 114-137 — POR notes
POR lost 114-137. POR shot 47% (39 of 83) to OKC's 54%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 31 times to OKC's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. POR turned it over 19 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. Grant led with 17 (5 of 11, 3 of 7 from three); Ayton added 14, Rupert 14. Q2 was theirs, 44-31, the deficit cut from 13 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 106-70 against them. Henderson's -25 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ PHX 97-103 — POR notes
POR lost 97-103. POR took 18 more shots (111 to 93), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 33% to PHX's 38%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 18 fouls committed. POR turned it over 6 times to PHX's 12. Simons led with 20 (8 of 25, 4 of 13 from three); Grant added 20, Avdija 13. Q4 was theirs, 32-16, the deficit cut from 22 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 87-65 against them. Henderson's -24 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without McCollum (3 straight), Murray (6 straight), Jones (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (7 straight), Thybulle (7 straight), Williams III (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 112 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Portland 112, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/07 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 14 a game. Without Jones (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Simons at 18 and Ayton at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (8 straight), Thybulle (8 straight), Williams III (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it San Antonio 109, Portland 108, Portland keeping it close.
11/08 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 16 a game. Without Thybulle (9 straight), Williams III (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Portland's 36. Call it Minnesota 116, Portland 108.
11/10 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grant at 17 and Simons at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Thybulle (10 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Morant at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Bane (5 straight), Smart (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-13 a night and Portland minus-6 and the defense, Memphis allowing 106 a night to Portland's 117. Call it Memphis 117, Portland 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
PORAS A. Simons
DA D. Avdija
DA D. Ayton
DB D. Banton
DC D. Clingan
JG J. Grant
KM K. Murray
RR R. Rupert
SH S. Henderson
TC T. Camara
PHX/POR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Booker scores 28, Durant has 21 as Suns down Trail Blazers 103-97
PHOENIX -- — Devin Booker had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a dominant third quarter beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-97 Saturday night.
Kevin Durant scored 21 points for Phoenix, which won its fourth in a row.
The Suns led by as many as 26 points, but the Trail Blazers cut the deficit to 99-97 in the final minute. Booker and Tyus Jones each made two free throws in the final 21 seconds to seal the win.
Grayson Allen scored 18 off the bench, making a team-high four 3-pointers. Jones and Bradley Beal each finished with 15 points, while Jusuf Nurkic had a game-high 15 rebounds.
Trailing 47-43 at halftime, Phoenix scored 44 in the third quarter to take a 22-point lead by the end of the period. The Suns had zero turnovers in the third quarter after committing nine in the first half.
Booker and Allen each had 10 points in the third quarter, while Portland only managed 18 points in the period.
Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant led the Trail Blazers with 20 points apiece. Deni Avdija scored 13 points and former Sun Deandre Ayton had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Takeaways Trail Blazers: Simons missed his first six shots but hit 8 of 25 for the game, including a team-high four 3-pointers.
Suns: Beal returned after missing two of the last three games with a sprained left elbow and played 34 minutes. He had 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Key moment Jones’ 25-footer gave the Suns a 57-54 lead and ignited a 26-4 Phoenix run in the third quarter.
Key state After shooting 27% from the field in the first half, Phoenix made 61% of its third-quarter shot attempts, including 50% (9 of 18) from 3-point range.
Up next Portland is at New Orleans Monday, the same day the Suns host the 76ers.