Portland Trail Blazers cruised past Phoenix Suns 124-83 to move to 1-0

The Portland Trail Blazers cruised past the Phoenix Suns 124-83 at home Wednesday at Moda Center.

The margin of victory was 41 points, and the two teams combined for 207 points. The win moves the Trail Blazers to 1-0 on the season.

The Suns fall to 0-1.

The Suns are 11th in the Western Conference.

Across the season so far, the Trail Blazers are scoring 124 points per game and allowing 83, while the Suns are scoring 83 and allowing 124. That gives the Trail Blazers the better point differential, +41 to -41.

Up next, the Trail Blazers visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, October 27. The Suns host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, October 24.

The 207 combined points were below the 207 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Portland Trail Blazers 124, Phoenix Suns 83
• Margin: 41 points · Combined: 207 points
• Trail Blazers: 1-0 overall · 1-0 at home · 0-0 on the road · last 1: W
• Suns: 0-1 overall · 0-0 at home · 0-1 on the road · last 1: L
• Venue: Moda Center

Every NBA team plays 82 regular-season games. The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs directly, while teams seeded seventh through tenth meet in the Play-In Tournament for the final two spots.

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