Suns rally from 16 down in the third quarter, win on Teletovic’s fadeaway with 0.3 seconds left
Mirza Teletovic made a fadeaway with 0.3 seconds left, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 103-101 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Suns trailed 77-61 with 6.4 seconds left in the third quarter. Their chance to win fell to 2.1% with 11:04 left in the fourth quarter, and they outscored the Bulls 42-24 the rest of the way.
The Bulls had the ball in a tie game with 1:17 left, but Eric Bledsoe stole the ball from Nikola Mirotic. A basket would have put the Bulls ahead.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Bulls 19-13. Brandon Knight scored 8 of the Suns’ 19 on 2 for 4 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Bledsoe had 2 of his 3 steals in 22 seconds, one of them leading to his driving layup that tied the game at 101, and the Suns scored 2 points off them.
Knight scored 21 points, and Teletovic added 20 points off the bench. Knight scored 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Bulls, Pau Gasol had 22 points (11 in the first quarter), 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, and Mirotic went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Bulls turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Suns 20-7 on the fast break. The Bulls’ starters outscored the Suns 51-41 in 20 minutes together. Alex Len fouled out.