The Blazers came out in a 2-3 zone on defense to start the game. It didn’t truly affect the Suns at all.
They were able to get going early behind the play of Devin Booker who had 17 points in the first quarter and went 4/5 from behind the three point line.
Devin Booker showing that Phoenix is still his city. Ended the first quarter with 17 points and was 4-of-5 from deep ud83dudd25#Suns
pic.twitter.com/MCNG17i8BN— Burn City Suns Talk ud83cudf99ufe0f (@BurnCitySuns) October 17, 2023
The Suns were up 36-23 at the end of the first.