⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:55 · CHI 46-47 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler Lost Ball. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 2:43 · CHI 81-74 PHX
- Turnover
Lonny Baxter Lost Ball
Q4 2:21 · CHI 81-76 PHX
- Missed FT
Jalen Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · CHI 87-84 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:50 · CHI 81-80 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:13 · CHI 85-84 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
