Trail Blazers erase 22-point deficit for 109-04 win over Suns
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) DeAndre Ayton had a double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds, Anfernee Simons had 23 points and seven rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 22-point deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 109-104 on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game losing streak.
The loss for the Suns was their fifth in seven games. Phoenix’s Kevin Durant led all scorers with 40 points while Devin Booker had 26 points and seven assists.
Simons' layup with 10.7 seconds left helped stop a late Phoenix rally after Portland pushed their lead to 14 in the 4th quarter.
“I was trying to decide whether to go up with two hands or shoot a floater and at the last minute I switched it to a floater,” Simons said of his final basket.
Ayton played a game-high 40 minutes and put up a season-high 18 field goal attempts against his former team. The former No. 1 pick downplayed any extra motivation against the team that drafted him.
“I’ve just been focused on being a Trail Blazer and establishing who we are in this league," Ayton said. "I’m too focused on that right now. They were just in the way.”
Blazers coach Chauncey Billups wanted Ayton focused.
“I ran some plays for him early to try and get him aggressive and going,” Billups said. “Of course you will have extra juice against your former team. But I thought the last couple of days that I needed to start playing him more.”
Jerami Grant also had 22 points for Portland, while Malcolm Brogdon had 14 points and four assists off the bench. Brogdon started the second half in place of Shaedon Sharpe, who left the game with a groin injury.
Portland was hot from the 3-point line all night, making 14 of 28 3-pointers to just five for Phoenix.
“They made nine more 3s than we did. It was pretty much even everywhere else,” Durant said.
Another reason for Portland’s second half success was taking better care of the ball. Portland had 11 turnovers in the first half, but only six turnovers after halftime.
Portland took its first lead since the opening minute of the game at 68-67 with 6:06 left in the third quarter. The Blazers outscored Phoenix 38-20 in the third quarter, helping them take an 87-81 lead into the final frame.
The Suns jumped to a 36-20 lead after the first quarter and pushed their lead to as many as 22 in the first half. Phoenix’s defense was the catalyst to their success as they scored 23 points on 17 Blazers turnovers.
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Suns: Play Friday at the Sacramento Kings.
Trail Blazers: Host the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Deandre Ayton (Devin Booker gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 2-3 |
| 10:35 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 10:28 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 4-3 |
| 9:55 | | Jerami Grant turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running pullup jump shot | 6-3 |
| 9:33 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Toumani Camara misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:29 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Nassir Little draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Nassir Little misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:23 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +1 | Nassir Little makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-3 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:04 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving layup | 9-5 |
| 9:04 | | Deandre Ayton defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:52 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 12-5 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 12-7 |
| 8:08 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 15-7 |
| 7:50 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:32 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | Anfernee Simons misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:29 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-8 |
| 7:21 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:21 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-8 |
| 7:11 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 18-8 |
| 7:04 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:48 | | Jerami Grant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (lost ball) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 6:43 | | Toumani Camara turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 20-8 |
| 6:02 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:52 | | Anfernee Simons shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:52 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-8 |
| 5:40 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-9 |
| 5:40 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-10 |
| 5:29 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Scoot Henderson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point layup | 21-12 |
| 4:54 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (palming) | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 23-12 |
| 4:25 | | Grayson Allen personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Anfernee Simons personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-12 |
| 4:06 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-12 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Duop Reath makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 25-15 |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 28-15 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving layup (Jerami Grant assists) | 28-17 |
| 3:06 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:06 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-18 |
| 2:50 | | Matisse Thybulle kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-18 |
| 2:27 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 2:19 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:58 | | Drew Eubanks blocks Scoot Henderson's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 32-18 |
| 1:14 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-19 |
| 1:14 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-20 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 34-20 |
| 0:47 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 0:42 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Duop Reath steals) | ||
| 0:38 | | Duop Reath turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 0:33 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:19 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:16 | | Duop Reath offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 36-20 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 36-23 |
| 11:21 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Matisse Thybulle blocks Jordan Goodwin's three point jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving reverse layup | 36-25 |
| 10:37 | | Eric Gordon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | +1 | Drew Eubanks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-25 |
| 10:31 | | Drew Eubanks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:28 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 39-25 |
| 9:43 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 41-25 |
| 9:18 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point driving layup (Scoot Henderson assists) | 41-27 |
| 9:09 | | Jordan Goodwin turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Jabari Walker makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 41-30 |
| 8:36 | | Jordan Goodwin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:35 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:30 | | Scoot Henderson personal foul (Loose ball) (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 43-30 |
| 7:54 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 43-33 |
| 7:37 | | Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-34 |
| 7:28 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-35 |
| 7:15 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Eric Gordon shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-36 |
| 7:02 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-37 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point cutting dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 45-37 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 45-39 |
| 6:24 | | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point tip layup | 45-41 |
| 5:46 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Grayson Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 45-43 |
| 5:14 | | Jerami Grant blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point layup | ||
| 5:13 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Toumani Camara blocks Nassir Little's two point running layup | ||
| 4:56 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:45 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Toumani Camara steals) | ||
| 4:29 | | Jordan Goodwin blocks Jerami Grant's two point running layup | ||
| 4:28 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 |