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Trail Blazers Beat Suns 132-119 as Lillard Scores 25 and Clingan Adds 24

Portland outscored Phoenix 43-25 in the second quarter, led by 22 and improved to 6-1, while Devin Booker scored 33 in a fourth straight loss for the 1-5 Suns.

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Trail Blazers Beat Suns 132-119 as Lillard Scores 25 and Clingan Adds 24

Key points

  • The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 132-119 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
  • Portland improved to 6-1 with the win.
  • Phoenix led 34-29 after the first quarter.

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 132-119 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points and Donovan Clingan added 24 points and 11 rebounds in front of a sellout crowd of 17,071.

Portland improved to 6-1 with the win. Phoenix lost its fourth straight game and fell to 1-5, and the 132 points are the most the Suns have allowed in a game this season.

Second quarter decides the game

Phoenix led 34-29 after the first quarter. Portland then outscored Phoenix 43-25 in the second quarter and led 72-59 at halftime. Portland led by as many as 22 points in the game.

Phoenix scored 34 points in the fourth quarter against 28 for Portland, but the Suns never recovered the halftime deficit. The quarter scores were 29, 43, 32 and 28 for Portland and 34, 25, 26 and 34 for Phoenix.

Lillard, Clingan and Avdija lead Portland

Lillard scored his 25 points on 9 of 17 shooting and 5 of 5 free throws. He added 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 three-pointers.

Clingan scored 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting, with 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. Deni Avdija added 21 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists for Portland, giving the Trail Blazers three scorers above 20 points.

Portland wins the paint and the bench minutes

Portland outscored Phoenix 56-46 in the paint, 17-11 on second chance points and 19-9 on fast break points. The Portland bench outscored the Phoenix bench 42-25.

The win kept Portland perfect on the road at 5-0. Portland is also 2-0 against Phoenix this season, after a 41 point win over the Suns in Portland in the season opener.

Booker scores 33 in a fourth straight loss

Devin Booker led Phoenix with a game high 33 points, but the Suns still dropped their fourth game in a row. Phoenix is 1-5, while Portland sits at 6-1 after the second meeting between the teams this season ended the same way as the first, with a Portland win.

The final score was Portland Trail Blazers 132, Phoenix Suns 119.

How the quarters ran

Phoenix took the first quarter 34-29. Portland answered with the biggest quarter of the night, 43-25 in the second, for a 72-59 halftime lead. Portland also won the third quarter 32-26, which stretched the lead to 104-85 with one quarter left. Phoenix won the fourth 34-28, the only quarter besides the first that went to the Suns, and the game ended 132-119.

Timeline

  1. Nov 4, 2026Portland outscores Phoenix 43-25 in the second quarter and leads 72-59 at halftime at Mortgage Matchup Center.
  2. Nov 4, 2026Portland wins 132-119 to improve to 6-1, with Damian Lillard scoring 25 points and Donovan Clingan adding 24 points and 11 rebounds.

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