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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 28 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 116 |
 Bulls | 25 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 124 |
PHXTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 48-9849.0% | 10-3429.4% | 10-10100.0% | 36 | 28 | 13 |
| CHI | 46-8156.8% | 11-2544.0% | 21-2487.5% | 39 | 28 | 17 |
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Chicago Bulls124| 40 | 20 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 0 | +14 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 29 | 10-20 | 1-4 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +3.5 | |||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7.7 | |||||
| 31 | 14 | 5-7 | 4-6, Career high (his best before, 3) | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 22 | 14 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 | |||
| 18 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-3 | −2 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.9 | |||||
| 12 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.0 | |||
| Team | 124 | 46-8156.8% | 11-2544.0% | 39 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 21-2487.5% | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 36 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Lauri Markkanen (injury/illness).
Phoenix Suns116| 37 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.5 | |||||
| 34 | 23 | 9-20 | 1-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 18 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −7 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| 33 | 21 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.6 | |||||
| 21 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +5.5 | ||||
| 15 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +5.0 | |||||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −0.5 | |||||
| Team | 116 | 48-9849.0% | 10-3429.4% | 36 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 10-10100.0% | 6 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 39 points on 18 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Dragan Bender, Troy Daniels, Elie Okobo and Ryan Anderson (coach’s decision).
Bulls124Suns116ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Zach LaVine scored 29 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Chicago Bulls went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 124-116 to end a 4-game losing streak.
It was tied at 97 when LaVine’s driving layup put the Bulls ahead for good with 9:52 left. They pulled away to a 107-97 lead with 7:27 left.
The Suns got within 119-116 on T.J. Warren’s 3-pointer with 1:27 to play. They had the ball down 3 with 1:02 left, but LaVine stole the ball from Devin Booker. A 3-pointer would have tied the game. Wendell Carter Jr. followed with a layup, and the Suns got no closer.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Suns 9-2. LaVine scored 5 of the Bulls’ 9 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line.
Jabari Parker had 20 points (12 in the paint), 13 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Suns, Booker had 23 points, 6 assists and 3 steals but went 1 for 8 from 3, and Warren added 21 points. Jamal Crawford scored 16 points off the bench.
The Bulls shot 56.8% from the field and 44.0% from 3 to the Suns’ 49.0% and 29.4%.
Chicago BullsPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 81 shots: 17.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-31 | 77.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-12 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-13 | 38.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-3 | 66.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 27 | 8 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 12 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Isaiah Canaan | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Devin Booker | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 14 | 6-12 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Warren | 32 | 4 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Devin Booker | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Josh Jackson | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Devin Booker | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 0 | 0-4 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHI win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
PHX
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CHI
Highest Leverage Moments
LaVine 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Carter Jr. 2 AST)
Q4 4:01
14.4%
77→92
Holmes 1' Alley Oop Dunk (14 PTS) (Booker 6 AST)
Q4 11:31
13.1%
58→45
Harrison 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (LaVine 5 AST)
Q4 11:18
13.1%
45→58
Crawford 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Ayton 4 AST)
Q4 5:40
11.7%
90→79
Felicio 2' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (4 PTS) (LaVine 6 AST)
Q4 5:24
11.7%
79→91
