As Phoenix Suns assistant coach DeMarre Carroll strutted off the Moda Center court and made his way into the bowels of the arena toward the visiting locker room, he couldn’t help but bask in the moment.

“Nice road win, boys,” he shouted out loud. “Nice road win.”

It was also another rough loss for the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Suns defeated the Blazers 130-125 Tuesday night before 16,092, overcoming a 19-point first-half deficit to deliver Portland its season-worst sixth-consecutive loss.

Cole Gillespie and Grayson Allen took turns punishing the Blazers from the outside and Mark Williams sprinkled in a little damage in the paint as the Suns spoiled the Blazers debut of newly-acquired Vít Krejčí.

The loss wasn’t as ugly as last week’s at the Washington Wizards or as lopsided as recent setbacks against the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. But it was just as hard to stomach because the Blazers opened with dominance and flare, playing fast, playing hard and playing as free as they have in weeks.

With Donovan Clingan and Toumani Camara splashing three-pointers, the defense applying pressure all over the court, and the blazing speed and depth of a nearly-healthy roster providing balance, the Blazers built an early 19-point lead and had that old killer look in their eyes.

“I think we’re definitely going through a rough patch right now,” said Camara, who finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. “But I think today our energy was picking back up. Our heart was there.”

But heart was not enough Tuesday. Not against a red-hot Suns (31-20) team that shot 51% from the field, including 49% from three-point range.

Gillespie and Allen might as well have been playing a game of tag against the Blazers, alternating who was “it” to deliver the next haymaker. They combined to score 54 points and make 14 threes, exploiting the Blazers’ “drop” defensive scheme with precision.

The Suns started to seize control in the third quarter, when they outscored the Blazers 34-22, and Phoenix’s backcourt did most of the damage, combining to make 7 of 9 threes and score 24 points.

Once they opened up the exterior, Williams took over inside, finishing with 24 points and 12 rebounds.

“They made a lot of tough shots, they made a lot of threes,” Camara said.

The Blazers’ newest player, Krejčí, was not as hot in his Blazers debut. He entered the game with 5:06 left in the first quarter and didn’t waste much time testing his touted shooting ability, firing a step-back three less than two minutes into his first shift.

Krejčí didn’t arrive in Portland until Monday after enduring two canceled flights, an unexpected overnight stay in Miami and a restless night that included just two hours of sleep.

It was, as Krejčí said, a “long 48 hours” and it showed. He scored just five points in 14 minutes and made 2 of 7 shots.

But he brought plenty of energy and hustle, recording back-to-back blocks during one defensive possession and diving for a loose ball along the sideline.

“It’s been a crazy couple days,” Krejčí said. “All of those shots felt good. I think three or four of them were short. So we’ve got two days now in between, just get in the gym, get in the weight room, just get my legs underneath me.”

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at noon and the league-wide rumor mill is churning. Acting coach Tiago Splitter has acknowledged that the week is “kind of tough for everyone” and impossible for players to completely tune out the noise.

“It’s not a great timing for sure,” Splitter said. “There’s always something about that. But hopefully we can get past the deadline and move forward.”

Splitter and general manager Joe Cronin have not discussed “concrete” details about what players the Blazers could use, Splitter said, but have toyed with “ideas on the wall.”

“It’s definitely an awkward situation,” Camara said. “Everybody’s trying to figure it out. Everybody is kind of nervous about getting a random phone call.”