⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:59 · CHI 9-2 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:45 · CHI 18-3 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · CHI 80-75 PHX
- Turnover
Rick Brunson Offensive Foul
Q4 0:44 · CHI 83-77 PHX
- Turnover
Rick Brunson Foul
Q4 0:44 · CHI 83-77 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:07 · CHI 31-30 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:11 · CHI 51-50 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Casey Jacobsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:36 · CHI 80-74 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
