⏱️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
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 28
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:21 · CHI 82-84 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mac McClung misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 5:18 · CHI 100-107 PHX
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro offensive foul
Q4 2:53 · CHI 108-111 PHX
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:53 · CHI 108-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 3:03 · CHI 108-119 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jordan Goodwin flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:18 · CHI 100-107 PHX
- Turnover
Mark Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 4:04 · CHI 104-109 PHX
📊The numbers
| CHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
