⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-9Q127-34
+6Q226-20
-6Q326-29
+3Q426-22
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24
Key battles
25Points off turnovers8
4Threes made8
5Blocks9
10Turnovers15
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
