⏱️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 and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 44- Made seven threes to their thirteen
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:52 · PHX 94-98 CHI
- Steal
Oso Ighodaro stole it from Tre Jones
Q4 2:31 · PHX 94-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker bad pass turnover
Q4 3:52 · PHX 91-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Amir Coffey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:41 · PHX 96-100 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tre Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 2:31 · PHX 94-98 CHI
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:20 · PHX 103-104 CHI
- Missed FT
Nick Richards misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · PHX 103-105 CHI
📊The numbers
| PHX | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
