⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 16 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, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 24-9 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
- Made six threes to their twelve
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 41
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
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 3 down to 6 up
Q2 4:47 · CHI 48-42 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 2:12 · CHI 60-46 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 4:40 · CHI 77-63 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 4:42 · CHI 92-93 PHX
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. offensive foul
Q4 4:17 · CHI 92-96 PHX
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. turnover
Q4 4:17 · CHI 92-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:55 · CHI 77-74 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 7:55 · CHI 87-89 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 4:59 · CHI 92-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:52 · CHI 55-46 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 25 | Assists | 35 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
