⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:15 · CHI 20-22 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:35 · CHI 124-127 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:38 · CHI 4-13 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 7:24 · CHI 61-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:30 · CHI 13-22 PHX
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:22 · CHI 61-88 PHX
- Technical
JaVale McGee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:06 · CHI 76-95 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
