The Portland Trail Blazers put up a pretty good fight against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. In a rare development, Portland hit three-pointers at a better-than-awful level. They also got huge production out of their frontcourt duo of Deandre Ayton (18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists) and Jerami Grant (26 points, 6 assists).
Despite Portland’s best efforts, though, this game was a case of “too much”. Too much star-power on the Phoenix side (Kevin Durant 31 points, Devin Booker 28). Too many easy buckets too (66 in the paint, an unusual and unconscionable 20 on fast breaks).