⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 16
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 5:03 · PHX 77-75 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:47 · PHX 43-53 CHI
- Missed FT
Leandro Barbosa misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:43 · PHX 95-103 CHI
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:14 · PHX 96-107 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 2:30 · PHX 16-25 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:34 · PHX 84-86 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:31 · PHX 37-45 CHI
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
