The (2-1) Phoenix Suns are taking on the (1-2) Portland Trail Blazers in their fourth preseason game.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!For the Blazers, they elected to rest Deandre Ayton, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant.
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 🔥#Suns
pic.twitter.com/MCNG17i8BN— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 17, 2023
The Suns were up 36-23 at the end of the first.
Phoenix started the second quarter off strong as they were able to expand their lead. The Suns were up 57-37 with 6:46 left in the quarter.
This is the second straight game where they were able to expand the lead to 20 points in the second quarter.
Kevin Durant picked up where Devin Booker left off, going 4/6 in the second quarter.
The Suns continued to expand their lead with good defense that led to easy offense.
Jordan Goodwin is a PEST on defense. Four steals in four minutes played!!! #Suns
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 17, 2023
At halftime the Suns were up 76-54.
First half stats. #Suns outscored #Blazers 40-31 in 2Q https://t.co/UjaKcFyoHA pic.twitter.com/fQ9FAc7nSS
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 17, 2023
Booker and Durant lead all scorers with 19. Grayson Allen and Bradley Beal chipped in with 11 each.
