⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:10 · PHX 30-26 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 9:14 · PHX 81-65 CHI
- Steal
Dario Saric stole it from Denzel Valentine
Q4 0:28 · PHX 117-112 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:45 · PHX 109-101 CHI
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 4:08 · PHX 109-103 CHI
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 · PHX 112-107 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Daniel Theis flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:10 · PHX 24-26 CHI
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:57 · PHX 113-109 CHI
- Turnover
Denzel Valentine lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · PHX 117-112 CHI
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
