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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 20 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 121 |
 Bulls | 30 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 117 |
PHXTeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 43-8948.3% | 10-3033.3% | 25-2889.3% | 49 | 29 | 11 |
| CHI | 41-9841.8% | 18-5334.0% | 17-17100.0% | 45 | 29 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns121| 38 | 27 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +7.8 | |||||
| 38 | 25 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 38 | 29 | 10-20 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 0 | −4 | +6.7 | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | ||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −5.1 | ||||||
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| 24 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.7 | |||||
| 20 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.6 | ||||
| 17 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −2 | +2.9 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.3 | |||
| Team | 121 | 43-8948.3% | 10-3033.3% | 49 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 25-2889.3% | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Monte Morris, Vasilije Micic, Damion Lee, Oso Ighodaro, Collin Gillespie and Ryan Dunn (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls117| 35 | 24 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 0 | 9-9 | +2 | +14.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 20 | 7-14 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 3 | 1-9 | 1-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −11.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 15 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | ||||||
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| 30 | 14 | 5-12 | 4-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.2 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 117 | 41-9841.8% | 18-5334.0% | 45 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 17-17100.0% | 11 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 39 points on 16 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Talen Horton-Tucker and Jevon Carter (coach’s decision).
Suns121Bulls117ClickTap 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.
Kevin Durant had 27 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Chicago Bulls 121-117 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Durant’s 2 free throws put the Suns ahead for good with 2:10 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 118-115 on Coby White’s driving layup with 34 seconds to play, but Bradley Beal answered with a 3-pointer.
Beal’s 3-pointer with 13.4 seconds left made it 121-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Bulls 12-8. Beal scored 5 of the Suns’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Royce O'Neale had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Suns scored 3 points off them.
Devin Booker had 29 points (14 in the third quarter) and 8 assists, and Beal added 25 points. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bulls, Josh Giddey had 24 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, and Lonzo Ball went 1 for 7 from 3. White had 20 points and 8 assists.
The Suns shot 48.3% from the field to the Bulls’ 41.8%. The Bulls outscored the Suns 24-12 on the fast break. Julian Phillips fouled out.
Phoenix SunsChicago BullsPS, 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. The Suns’ chance bottomed out at 18% (2nd quarter, 10:26 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
96 points from the field on 89 shots: 8.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 7-9 | 77.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 18-36 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-14 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-26 | 30.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 28 | 2 | 1-3 | −8 |
| Josh Giddey | 13 | 10 | 4-4 | +6 |
| Kevin Huerter | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Julian Phillips | 7 | 8 | 2-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 9 | 3-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | 27 | 0 | 0-3 | −10 |
| Julian Phillips | 16 | 4 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Josh Giddey | 7 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Lonzo Ball | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 15 | 6-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Coby White | 14 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Kevin Huerter | 9 | 2 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Dalen Terry | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 8 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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
Phillips 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (White 7 AST)
Q3 2:11
19.3%
14→34
Beal 19' Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 3:47
17.9%
47→29
White Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
Q4 2:22
17.6%
40→58
Durant 24' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Booker 7 AST)
Q4 6:06
16.2%
37→21
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
Q4 2:10
16.0%
56→40
