Portland Trail Blazers

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The Blazers will need Dame to be back to the player Portland fans have come to know and love over the past ten years as he looks to shake off the rust early in this season. The Suns beat the Mavericks in their first game this season on the back of Devin Booker’s 28 point outing. Lillard made just one of eight attempts from three and shot five of eighteen for the game overall. Chris Paul struggled from the field in his first game back, making just one of his six shot attempts. Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns: Deservedly, teammate Devin Booker receives most of the accolades, but we too often underestimate Paul’s significant contribution to the team’s overall cohesion. Point Book back?: Devin Booker is a much better playmaker than when Igor Kokoskov had him running the show in that disastrous 2018-19 season. The eighth-year pro turns 26 on Oct. However, despite all the excitement from the rest of the roster, all eyes were on the return of Damian Lillard in his first regular season game since January. The Suns won three of four matchups against the Blazers last season, with the Blazers’ lone win coming in a 134-105 blowout very early into last season. Shaedon Sharpe also looked promising in the minutes he received, adding 12 points in just 16 minutes including making all three of his attempts from beyond the arc. Portland enters this contest coming off of a narrow win over the [Portland Trail Blazers](https://www.blazersedge.com) (1-0) vs.

The ESPN analyst gushes about the Blazers first game.

I watched their first game and I was like, look I don’t know what their record is going to be but I can see the vision, because Simons is super dynamic and can lead the bench when Dame is out and then they have all these big long wings. And when you play Dame, a center and then in between you have three of Josh Hart, whose just one on four and somehow succeeds every single time at doing it, Jerami Grant, Justise Winslow, Nassir Little, GPII didn’t even play in the first game and the Sharpe kid is going to be a rollercoaster ride that I’m buying the ticket for every single night. And really by blah I wasn’t talking stylistically, I was just saying it looks like a 500 team to me.

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The Rose City is prepping for the Portland Trail Blazers' home opener.The Blazers are introducing new programs this season to help do their part for the ...

Anfernee Simons made a hook shot with 7.2 seconds left in overtime and finished with 16 points. Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and 17 rebounds. Devin Booker led ...

''It was like, `I put you up there for a reason so stop being you and be me for a second and make the call.''' ''The last thing I want to do is put more pressure on a guy to get back on the floor. I turned to ask him for a call and he just like barked at me, `You make the call!''' Williams said. The Suns were coming off a 107-105 victory over Dallas on Wednesday in their season opener. After Nurkic made free throws for Portland, Mikal Bridges made the second of two free throws to tie it at 102 with 37.1 seconds left. ''The way we look now, we have the depth to come back from any deficit,'' Nurkic said.

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After Nurkic made free throws for Portland, [Mikal Bridges](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3147657/mikal-bridges) made the second of two free throws to tie it at 102 with 37.1 seconds left. [Chris Paul](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2779/chris-paul)'s driving layup gave the Suns a 101-100 lead with 59.9 seconds to go in regulation. [Nassir Little](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395652/nassir-little)'s pullup jumper and it was close the rest of the way. [Jusuf Nurkic](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3102530/jusuf-nurkic) had 20 points and 17 rebounds. [Devin Booker](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136193/devin-booker) led Phoenix with 33 points. [Damian Lillard](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6606/damian-lillard) scored 41 points and the [Portland Trail Blazers](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/por/portland-trail-blazers) beat the [Phoenix Suns](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns) 113-111 in overtime Friday night for their second straight victory to open the season. “The last thing I want to do is put more pressure on a guy to get back on the floor. I just wait for our team to let me know when a guy is ready.” I turned to ask him for a call and he just like barked at me, `You make the call!'" Williams said. [Anfernee Simons](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4351851/anfernee-simons) made a hook shot with 7.2 seconds left in overtime and finished with 16 points. The Suns were coming off a 107-105 victory over Dallas on Wednesday in their season opener. “It’s the NBA,” he said.

On a night Damian Lillard goes for 41 points and had a sellout crowd rocking, Phoenix still had an opportunity to force a second overtime, but squandered ...

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or contact him at 480-787-1240. Deandre Ayton missed the first of two free throws with 1.2 seconds left. The Suns had to chance to close out the Blazers in overtime, but didn't.

Jock Landale's missed putback prevented a second overtime as the Phoenix Suns fell short in a 113-111 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center.

When Paul nailed a patented jumper with 1:40 to play, the Suns were in the box seat with a five-point lead. The team statistics reflected similarly to the Mavericks game, with each team shooting similar percentages, though Phoenix had 12 more field-goal attempts and the Trail Blazers 15 more free-throws. That was snuffed out quickly by a Damion Lee three and an Ayton dunk, before a Booker jumpshot and driving layup gave the Suns a 99-97 lead with 90 seconds to play. He then provided Mikal Bridges with the same opportunity at the line, but the Suns wing converted on only one to leave the game tied. That included a straight away three, much to the surprise of those in the building and others watching on at home. It was a game of missed opportunities for the Suns who had earlier led by double-digits during the second quarter.

The Phoenix Suns drop to 1-1 on the season after a thrilling game in Portland.

[Uncertainty Ultimately Failed Extension Talks for Cam Johnson](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/nba/suns/analysis/phoenix-suns-cameron-johnson-uncertainty-extension-talks) [Suns-Mavericks Sets Viewership Records](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/news/phoenix-suns-dallas-mavericks-espn-viewership-record) [Steph Curry Hypes Damion Lee After Suns Win](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/nba/suns/analysis/golden-state-warriors-steph-curry-reaction-damion-lee-game-winning-shot) [Damion Lee Talks Confidence, Game-Winner vs. Tied at 95 at 3:16 timeout, the two teams would exchange blows before overtime was needed. Mavs](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/nba/suns/analysis/phoenix-suns-guard-damion-lee-talks-game-winner-confidence) [Suns Praise Damion Lee After Game-Winning Shot](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/nba/suns/analysis/phoenix-suns-praise-damion-lee-late-game-heroics-dallas-mavericks) [Video: Monty Williams Speaks After Season Opener](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/gameday/phoenix-suns-coach-monty-williams-speaks-following-win-vs-mavericks) [Suns Pass First Test of Season in Win Over Mavericks](https://www.si.com/nba/suns/nba/suns/gameday/phoenix-suns-dallas-mavericks-season-opener) Phoenix has now been involved in two close games, slightly emerging from the jaws of defeat in their season opener against Dallas on Wednesday before failing their first road test of the year. There, the Suns were up by five at one point in the overtime period before Portland went on a 7-0 run the final 1:29 left of OT. It took longer than the typical 48 minutes of regulation, but the Phoenix Suns have dropped their first game of the season in 113-11 fashion on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers.

After Lillard and Devin Booker failed to win it with big shots in regulation, the teams charged into overtime. Phoenix defended well in the extra period.

But that was the end of the fun for Portland. The Blazers threw a zone defense on the first possession of overtime. A Nurkic free throw off of a layup trimmed a point off the lead, then Phoenix turned over the ball with 1:12 remaining. Phoenix got the ball to Ayton, who got a shot and a foul over Hart, stuck guarding him on the left side. Then Ayton missed a close one in the lane. The Blazers took their first lead of the entire game with 10:27 remaining in the fourth. Getting the chance to run out became a major side effect of all that energy. This had the potential to be big for Portland, as the Phoenix pivot had been in the middle of half of their headaches. The offense was far more team-oriented and successful in the third period. The opening of the second half saw a couple developments for Portland that had been utterly missing before intermission. Portland was hoping to look one of the Western Conference bully teams in the eye and come out with their record unblemished. Anfernee Simons tried to make up the difference, giving Lillard a wingman.