The Phoenix Suns (1 - 1) took care of the Portland Trail Blazers (1 - 1) in a 110 - 92 win in Phoenix on Friday. The Suns and Trail Blazers played the first half of a home - and - home against one another on Friday night, and the Suns looked like the much better squad. Phoenix had four players score 13 or more points in this game and it was a major bounce back after being blown out in their home opener against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. The Blazers were outrebounded 54 - 43 in this game and just couldn’t keep the Suns off the free - throw line. Portland committed 33 fouls and allowed 42 attempts from the charity stripe. The Trail Blazers had four starters score at least 15 points, but got only 21 combined points from the other eight players. They were led by Damian Lillard, who totaled 24 points, six assists, and seven turnovers in the loss. Phenom C.J. McCollum couldn’t quite live up to his 37 - point outing in the opener, as he shot just 7 - for - 22 in his 16 - point game on Friday night. There's a lot on these two guards' shoulders this season, and it remains to be seen if they can hold that much weight for the full 82 - game schedule. This was Portland's first game of a back - to - back set against these same Suns, but the Blazers will be the hosts Saturday. The Suns had a nightmare home opener on Wednesday against the Mavericks as they lost 111 - 95, but they bounced back nicely here in a dominant win. They had major contributions from Eric Bledsoe, Markieff Morris, Tyson Chandler, Brandon Knight, and T.J. Warren in this game, as they all scored at least 13 points. What was most impressive was the defense, as the starters combined for nine steals and five blocks in the blowout victory. After Chandler and Morris combined for just seven points and seven rebounds in the opener, they played with some pride here, putting up 28 points and 21 rebounds between them. Warren collected 17 points and six rebounds in his 22 minutes off the bench and he's looking like a true breakout candidate this season. The Suns will look to duplicate this performance on Saturday when they travel to Portland to conclude this home - and - home set.
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