⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️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.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 6:47 · PHX 25-6 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 8:41 · PHX 76-58 CHI
- Go-ahead
Jason Richardson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 1:04 · PHX 108-107 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:54 · PHX 99-97 CHI
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 0:49 · PHX 99-97 CHI
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 1
2OT 3:44 · PHX 113-114 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:37 · PHX 89-86 CHI
- Lead
Derrick Rose hit a 20-foot jumper
OT 4:39 · PHX 101-103 CHI
- Lead
Kyle Korver hit a layup, Joakim Noah with the assist
OT 2:26 · PHX 105-107 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver offensive foul (Jared Dudley draws the foul)
OT 0:55 · PHX 108-107 CHI
- Turnover
Kyle Korver turnover
OT 0:55 · PHX 108-107 CHI
- Turnover
Derrick Rose offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
2OT 1:38 · PHX 113-118 CHI
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
