Facing such an opponent, any slackness or mistakes from the Trail Blazers would be capitalized by the Suns, ultimately costing them the victory.
As the game entered the fourth quarter, An Ji and Eddie Johnson successively scored three-pointers—a weapon the Suns used against the Trail Blazers.
The score gap was suddenly narrowed to just 1 point, from a 7-point advantage. In one round, not defending the three-point shot, not scoring on their own, and the opponent making another three-pointer, a 7-point lead turned into 1 point in just over a minute.
So far, the Trail Blazers and the Suns are the two teams in the League who have attempted the most three-point shots.
This game was marked by many back-and-forth moments; the Trail Blazers took the lead, but the Suns closely followed.
The Trail Blazers pulled away, the Suns closed in, the Trail Blazers pulled away again, the Suns closed in again.
