⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:46 · CHI 18-14 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 9:19 · CHI 67-45 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:46 · CHI 91-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CHI 96-94 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 3:29 · CHI 76-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:03 · CHI 91-89 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · CHI 94-92 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
