NBA

Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers

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25-23, 10-14 Away
Final
108 - 127

20-29, 12-13 Home

Deandre Ayton leads Trail Blazers to 127-108 victory over Suns in opener of 2-game set

Shaedon Sharpe soars for windmill jam in Portland

The teams will meet again Monday night in Portland.

Jerami Grant added 20 points for Portland, and Toumani Camara had 18 points.

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 37 points, and Kevin Durant had 22. The Suns were on the second night of a back-to-back after beating Golden State 130-105 on Friday.

After Portland took a 61-46 halftime lead, Booker was fouled on a 3-pointer on the first play after halftime, sparking a personal run of 15 straight Phoenix points. Durant's 3-pointer — the first non-Booker points in the quarter for Phoenix — made it 74-64, but that was as close as the Suns got in the period.

Takeaways Suns: Phoenix center Nick Richards has made his presence felt during his first seven games since coming over in a trade from Charlotte. “He gives us a presence inside. A guy that can come and block shots, rebounds and handle the glass,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said.

Trail Blazers: Second-year forward Toumani Camara was named to the NBA Rising Stars roster as an injury replacement Friday. “I was obviously disappointed that he wasn’t named initially,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said.“I just think, especially for coaches, we appreciate guys like him."

Key moment Shaedon Sharpe’s windmill dunk with 4:05 left in the third quarter put the Blazers up by 18, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

Key stat Portland outscored Phoenix 66-32 in the paint.

Regular Season Series

PHX leads series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 108 - 127
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 108 - 127
4th 7.0 Jabari Walker defensive rebound 108 - 127
4th 10.0 Damion Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper 108 - 127
4th 17.1 shot clock turnover 108 - 127

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR
38-84 FG 46-89
45 Field Goal % 52
10-33 3PT 9-31
30 Three Point % 29
22-26 FT 26-31
85 Free Throw % 84
37 Rebounds 43
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 33
21 Assists 24
5 Steals 11
2 Blocks 5
18 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
7 Fast Break Points 29
32 Points in Paint 66
21 Fouls 20
4 Largest Lead 27
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robert Williams III, C Day-To-Day Mar 26
Vit Krejci, G Out Mar 26
Shaedon Sharpe, G Out Feb 24
Damian Lillard, G Out Feb 14
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ryan Dunn, F Day-To-Day Mar 25
Mark Williams, C Out Mar 24
Amir Coffey, G Out Mar 23
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Mar 23
Dillon Brooks, F Out Mar 23

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,421 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 47 26 .644 - W1
Phoenix 40 33 .548 7 L1
LA Clippers 37 36 .507 10 W3
Golden State 35 38 .479 12 W2
Sacramento 19 54 .260 28 L1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 57 16 .781 - L1
Denver 46 28 .622 11.5 W4
Minnesota 45 28 .616 12 W2
Portland 37 37 .500 20.5 W2
Utah 21 52 .288 36 L3
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