The Portland Trail Blazers extended their dominance over the Phoenix Suns with a 132-119 victory on Wednesday night before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Blazers improved to 6-1 on the season and 2-0 against Phoenix this year, having opened the campaign with a 41-point win in Portland.
Devin Booker led all scorers with 33 points for the Suns, while Damian Lillard paced Portland with 25 points. The Blazers led by as many as 22 points, and the 132 points allowed marked a season high for Phoenix.
The Suns fell to 1-5, suffering their fourth consecutive loss. Portland has now won four straight meetings against Phoenix dating back to last season, including a 114-110 play-in tournament victory on April 14 that secured the seventh seed in the 2026 Western Conference playoffs. Phoenix continues its seven-game homestand on Thursday against the Orlando Magic.
Halftime surge
Portland outscored Phoenix 43-25 in the second quarter to take a 72-59 halftime lead after trailing by five in the first quarter. The Blazers shot 6-of-11 from three-point range in the period, while the Suns were just 3-of-14 from deep for the game.
Injuries and lineups
Portland played without Ja Morant, who suffered a grade 2 hamstring injury on October 29 against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Suns ruled out Jordan Goodwin (right calf soreness) and Rasheer Fleming (left ankle sprain). Phoenix started Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Miles Bridges and Khaman Maluach, while Portland started Damian Lillard, Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan. Suns coach Jordan Ott noted the difficulty of replacing Goodwin's contributions and indicated a deeper bench rotation with players such as Jamaree Bouyea, Koa Peat, Pat Spencer and Duop Reath.
