⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:13 · PHX 10-6 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 2:05 · PHX 31-20 CHI
- Steal
Cody Martin stole it from Coby White
Q4 0:13 · PHX 125-119 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:31 · PHX 38-35 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:45 · PHX 117-109 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:31 · PHX 121-117 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Coby White lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · PHX 125-119 CHI
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
