01Where the edges are
Trail Blazers edges
- On offensePortland's offense crashes the offensive glass (2nd) against a Phoenix defense that gives up second chances (27th).
Suns edges
- On defensePhoenix's defense forces turnovers (3rd) against a Portland offense that turns it over (30th).
Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.
02Tale of the tape
| POR | Rank | Stat | Rank | PHX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115.3 | 21st | Offensive rating | 16th | 116.5 |
| 115.6 | 14th | Defensive rating | 10th | 115.0 |
| -0.3 | 19th | Net rating | 15th | +1.5 |
| 99.8 | 9th | Pace | 24th | 96.3 |
| 53.4 | 22nd | Effective FG % | 19th | 53.7 |
| 14.0 | 30th | Turnover % | 12th | 12.0 |
| 31.3 | 2nd | Offensive rebound % | 7th | 28.9 |
| 21.4 | 12th | Free throw rate | 28th | 17.6 |
| 54.1 | 10th | Opponent eFG % | 10th | 54.1 |
| 13.0 | 7th | Forced turnover % | 3rd | 13.9 |
| 72.7 | 25th | Defensive rebound % | 27th | 71.9 |
| 21.5 | 19th | Opponent FT rate | 22nd | 21.7 |
Game plan
03Form and season series
Trail Blazers
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
Suns
- L
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
