Mattie T’s 1st Round NBA Playoffs Recap: Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 30, 2010
Game 1:
105
100
Star Player of the Game: Trail Blazers guard Andre Miller, who scored 31 points, dished out 8 assists & grabbed 5 rebounds in 39 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix shot just 41.8% for the game.
Game 2:
119
90
Star Player of the Game: Suns guard Jason Richardson, who scored 29 points & grabbed 6 rebounds in 30 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix outrebounded Portland 43-34 & shot 52.3% for the game.
Game 3:
108
89
Star Player of the Game: Suns guard Jason Richardson, who scored 42 points & grabbed 8 rebounds in 37 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix shot 52.9% for the game & connected on 13-of-28 (46.4%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 4:
96
87
Star Player of the Game: Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored 31 points & grabbed 11 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Portland had 26 assists & just 7 turnovers.
Game 5:
107
88
Star Player of the Game: Suns forward/center Channing Frye, who scored 20 points & grabbed 8 rebounds in 26 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix outscored Portland’s bench 55-23.
Game 6:
99
90
Star Player of the Game: Suns guard Jason Richardson, who scored 28 points & grabbed 7 rebounds in 32 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Portland lost despite outscoring Phoenix’s bench 49-34.
Congratulations to Alvin Gentry’s Phoenix Suns, who will advance to the 2nd round for the first time since 2007.
As for Nate McMillian’s Portland Trail Blazers, they suffer their 2nd consecutive first-round playoff exit & have not advanced to the Semifinals since 2000.
Phoenix will now move on to play San Antonio, as that series will begin on Monday evening.
