⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:50 · CHI 27-16 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 4:07 · CHI 51-35 PHX
- Lead
Ben Gordon hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:40 · CHI 94-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni lost ball
Q4 2:59 · CHI 87-83 PHX
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · CHI 92-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · CHI 92-89 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Ties it
Boris Diaw hit a three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 0:50 · CHI 92-92 PHX
- Ties it
Amare Stoudemire hit a tip shot
Q4 0:21 · CHI 94-94 PHX
- Winner
Leandro Barbosa hit a 25-foot three jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
Q4 0:01 · CHI 96-97 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
