Three Keys to Phoenix Suns Surprising Win Over Portland Trail Blazers

Heading into last night’s game, the Suns were long shots to get their third victory of the season. At the time, they were playing against a Trail Blazers squad with the best record in the Western Conference and Phoenix hadn’t exactly played very well themselves with a 2-4 mark. Those two things were immediately thrown out at first tip as the Suns got out of the gates fast. Phoenix scored 30 points in the first quarter and got off to a 11-point lead, a lead they would never come close to relinquising in their 102-77 win over Portland on Friday night. Here are the three big keys to the Suns shocking W over the Blazers. 1. Portland’s Fatique After their big performance against the Lakers last night, it was clear that the Blazers never had their legs from the beginning. Several of their key players played big time minutes the night before in their win over Los Angeles and the entire team got into Phoenix at around 4 a.m. this morning. Credit the Suns for getting off to...