⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
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 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:43 · CHI 22-21 PHX
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a 23-foot jumper
OT 3:57 · CHI 94-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler lost ball
OT 4:31 · CHI 92-92 PHX
- Turnover
Darius Songaila bad pass
OT 3:15 · CHI 94-94 PHX
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
OT 2:03 · CHI 94-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a layup, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:06 · CHI 92-92 PHX
- Lead
Shawn Marion hit a layup
OT 4:26 · CHI 92-94 PHX
- Winner
Shawn Marion hit a layup, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 3:11 · CHI 94-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:11 · CHI 86-84 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash turnover
Q4 3:24 · CHI 86-84 PHX
- Turnover
James Jones traveling
OT 4:46 · CHI 92-92 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
