CHI
PHO
Booker scores season-high 45, Suns beat Bulls 121-116
PHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker scored a season-high 45 points, Chris Paul added 19 points and 14 assists, and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 121-116 on Wednesday night.
The Suns built a 16-point lead midway through the third quarter, but the Bulls cut that advantage to 94-86 by the start of the fourth. Chicago hung close throughout the final minutes, pulling within three points multiple times. Thaddeus Young's bucket in the paint brought the Bulls within 115-112 with less than a minute left.
Booker responded with his final basket - blowing past Nikola Vujecic for a layup - and the Suns won their fourth straight. Chicago's losing streak is now at five games.
''I was just making shots,'' Booker said. ''Getting good screens, getting in the paint and taking what the defense gives me. Got a few transition ones early to get in a rhythm.''
Booker had another All-Star performance in a season full of them, making 17 of 24 shots from the field and 9 of 10 free throws. He was especially effective on mid-range jumpers, finishing time and again over Chicago's defense.
''He's one of the rare guys in the league who can score on all three levels, with the ball, without the ball and he can post up,'' Suns coach Monty Williams said. ''He did it every way you can describe or imagine tonight.''
Phoenix's Dario Saric had 16 points off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3 of 5 on 3-pointers.
Chicago was led by Vujecic's 24 points and 10 rebounds. Young added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Denzel Valentine also scored 19 points.
Booker scored 22 points before the break on 10-of-14 shooting to help the Suns lead 67-58 at halftime. Phoenix made 10 of 18 (55.6%) shots from 3-point range. Paul said Booker's efficiency is fun to watch.
''The fact that he does it in the course of the game,'' Paul said. ''It's not like he's out there hunting.''
Chicago coach Billy Donovan said his team's defense was better in the second half but there's wasn't much of a way to stop Booker.
''I thought Booker had a big night because he made all his midrange jumpers,'' Donovan said. ''It wasn't like he did it beyond the line, he did it from mid-range, so give him credit.''
Phoenix won despite Chicago having a 50-32 rebounding advantage, including an 18-4 lead in offensive boards. But the Bulls shot just 43% from the field and missed on several opportunities close to the basket.
''They're just so doggone big and they kept crashing the boards,'' Williams said. ''We finally went big and were able to keep them at bay a little bit.''
TIP-INS
Bulls: Chicago was without G Zach LaVine (right ankle sprain) and G Coby White (left cervical pain). LaVine is averaging 27.5 points per game while White averages 15. White missed his second straight game. ... G Tomas Satoransky played his 100th game with the Bulls. ... Chicago closed the month of March with a 4-10 record. ... Vucevic was called for a technical foul midway through the fourth quarter.
Suns: F Frank Kaminsky missed his second straight game in the league's health and safety protocol. ... F Abdel Nader was also out with right knee soreness. ... Saric had a second straight productive game off the bench. He had 20 points in the team's win over the Hawks on Tuesday. ... Phoenix shot 57% from the field. ... Jae Crowder had four blocked shots.
UP NEXT
Bulls: Travel to face the Jazz on Friday night.
Suns: Host the Thunder on Friday night
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Deandre Ayton (Chris Paul gains possession) | ||
| 11:53 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:33 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 |  | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 11:33 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 11:22 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:30 | | Tomas Satoransky misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Thaddeus Young turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 10:16 | | Chris Paul misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Tomas Satoransky draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point dunk (Tomas Satoransky assists) | 6-4 |
| 9:48 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point step back jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 6-6 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 8-6 |
| 9:16 | | Chris Paul misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point layup (Tomas Satoransky assists) | 10-6 |
| 8:44 | | Devin Booker misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving layup | 12-6 |
| 8:31 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-6 |
| 8:24 | | Thaddeus Young shooting foul (Jae Crowder draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | Jae Crowder misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:24 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Jae Crowder misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:22 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists) | 13-8 |
| 7:54 | | Jae Crowder blocks Tomas Satoransky's two point layup | ||
| 7:52 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 13-11 |
| 7:30 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Tomas Satoransky makes two point reverse layup | 15-11 |
| 6:54 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:33 | | Thaddeus Young misses two point layup | ||
| 6:28 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point putback layup | 17-11 |
| 6:21 | | +3 | Jae Crowder makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 17-14 |
| 6:07 | | +3 | Tomas Satoransky makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 20-14 |
| 5:52 | | +3 | Jae Crowder makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 20-17 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point jump shot (Tomas Satoransky assists) | 22-17 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point floating jump shot | 22-19 |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Tomas Satoransky assists) | 25-19 |
| 4:47 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Jae Crowder assists) | 25-21 |
| 4:24 | | Patrick Williams misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Jae Crowder shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-21 |
| 4:24 | | Lauri Markkanen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:22 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +3 | Jae Crowder makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 26-24 |
| 4:10 | | Daniel Theis flagrant 1 (Jae Crowder draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Jae Crowder makes flagrant free throw 1 of 1 | 26-25 |
| 4:00 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point floating jump shot | 26-27 |
| 3:41 | | Daniel Theis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 26-30 |
| 3:17 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Denzel Valentine offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point jump shot (Tomas Satoransky assists) | 28-30 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point step back jump shot | 28-32 |
| 2:36 | | Denzel Valentine misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Denzel Valentine makes two point layup (Daniel Theis assists) | 30-32 |
| 2:31 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point floating jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 30-34 |
| 1:53 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-34 |
| 1:53 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-34 |
| 1:40 | | Cameron Payne misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 32-37 |
| 0:46 | | Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Ryan Arcidiacono defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 34-37 |
| 0:08 | | Ryan Arcidiacono personal foul (Take) (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving layup | 34-39 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Denzel Valentine makes three point jump shot | 37-39 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Daniel Theis assists) | 40-39 |
| 11:19 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 40-42 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Ryan Arcidiacono makes two point finger roll layup | 42-42 |
| 10:27 | | Daniel Theis blocks Jevon Carter's two point step back jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:15 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 42-45 |
| 9:24 | | Ryan Arcidiacono misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:22 | | Jevon Carter defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:06 | | Jevon Carter personal foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Bulls turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:37 | | Dario Saric misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 42-48 |
| 8:10 | | Denzel Valentine turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:53 | | Torrey Craig misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Denzel Valentine defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Thaddeus Young assists) | 45-48 |
| 7:16 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving layup (Chris Paul assists) | 45-50 |
| 6:54 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Tomas Satoransky personal foul (Dario Saric draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 45-52 |
| 6:16 | | Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Denzel Valentine defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | Denzel Valentine makes two point floating jump shot | 47-52 |
| 5:34 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Denzel Valentine defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Denzel Valentine makes two point floating jump shot | 49-52 |
| 4:52 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | Jae Crowder blocks Denzel Valentine's two point layup | ||
| 4:40 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Thaddeus Young misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point jump shot | 49-54 |
| 4:17 | | Tomas Satoransky turnover (bad pass) (Jae Crowder steals) | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point layup (Devin Booker assists) | 49-56 |
| 4:11 | | Mikal Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:09 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Tomas Satoransky assists) | 52-56 |
| 3:41 | | Patrick Williams blocks Deandre Ayton's two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 3:37 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Patrick Williams turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 52-58 |
| 3:11 | | Jae Crowder blocks Thaddeus Young's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:10 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point floating jump shot | 54-58 |
| 2:36 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 54-60 |
| 2:21 | | Jae Crowder personal foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | Jae Crowder personal foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Thaddeus Young misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:08 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Tomas Satoransky defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 1:54 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Jump ball. Lauri Markkanen vs. Jae Crowder (Thaddeus Young gains possession) | ||
| 1:49 | | Tomas Satoransky misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point putback layup | 56-60 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 56-62 |
| 1:12 | | Patrick Williams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 56-65 |
| 0:44 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Jae Crowder shooting foul (Tomas Satoransky draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Tomas Satoransky makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-65 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Tomas Satoransky makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-65 |
| 0:15 | | Tomas Satoransky personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 58-67 |
| 0:01 | | Tomas Satoransky misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 60-67 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 60-69 |
| 11:06 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point step back jump shot | 63-69 |
| 10:51 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point step back jump shot | 63-71 |
| 10:32 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Patrick Williams misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:30 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point step back jump shot | 63-73 |
| 9:58 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:47 | | Nikola Vucevic blocks Deandre Ayton's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point turnaround hook shot (Tomas Satoransky assists) | 65-73 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point reverse layup (Chris Paul assists) | 65-75 |
| 9:06 | | Tomas Satoransky misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-76 |
| 8:52 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-77 |
| 8:42 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | Tomas Satoransky turnover (bad pass) (Deandre Ayton steals) | ||
| 8:20 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 65-79 |
| 8:00 | | Jae Crowder blocks Thaddeus Young's two point driving dunk | ||
| 8:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Jump ball. Nikola Vucevic vs. Deandre Ayton (Tomas Satoransky gains possession) | ||
| 7:57 | | Jump ball. Nikola Vucevic vs. Deandre Ayton (Tomas Satoransky gains possession) | ||
| 7:57 | | Jump ball. Nikola Vucevic vs. Deandre Ayton (Tomas Satoransky gains possession) | ||
| 7:50 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 65-81 |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point driving layup | 67-81 |
| 7:05 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Tomas Satoransky steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | Tomas Satoransky misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:57 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Tomas Satoransky's two point putback layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Tomas Satoransky offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Tomas Satoransky turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 6:43 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point layup | 69-81 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 69-83 |
| 6:01 | | Cameron Payne personal foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | Thaddeus Young misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Thaddeus Young steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point reverse layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 71-83 |
| 5:21 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Tomas Satoransky steals) | ||
| 5:18 | | Cameron Payne personal foul (Take) (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Denzel Valentine makes two point floating jump shot | 73-83 |
| 4:42 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Denzel Valentine defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Cameron Payne personal foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Denzel Valentine assists) | 75-83 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 75-85 |
| 3:44 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Denzel Valentine personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:05 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Torrey Craig personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-85 |
| 3:04 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-85 |
| 2:48 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 2:40 | | +3 | Denzel Valentine makes three point jump shot | 80-85 |
| 2:11 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Daniel Theis personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 80-87 |
| 1:42 | | Dario Saric personal foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 81-87 |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-87 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point turnaround jump shot | 82-89 |
| 1:15 | | Daniel Theis turnover (bad pass) (Torrey Craig steals) | ||
| 1:10 | | Daniel Theis blocks Torrey Craig's two point dunk | ||
| 1:06 | | Ryan Arcidiacono defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point hook shot (Ryan Arcidiacono assists) | 84-89 |
| 0:50 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 84-91 |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Ryan Arcidiacono assists) | 86-91 |
| 0:24 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 86-94 |
| 0:01 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Jevon Carter offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Torrey Craig misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Denzel Valentine makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 88-94 |
| 11:06 | | Chris Paul turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:46 | | Ryan Arcidiacono misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 10:44 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point hook shot (Chris Paul assists) | 88-96 |
| 10:38 | | Lauri Markkanen shooting foul (Dario Saric draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Dario Saric makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 88-97 |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Denzel Valentine makes three point jump shot (Ryan Arcidiacono assists) | 91-97 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point jump shot | 91-99 |
| 9:47 | | Denzel Valentine misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Torrey Craig personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:34 | | Ryan Arcidiacono misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Ryan Arcidiacono personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Denzel Valentine defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Troy Brown Jr. makes two point layup (Denzel Valentine assists) | 93-99 |
| 8:58 | | Chris Paul misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Ryan Arcidiacono personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:18 | | Jevon Carter personal foul (Ryan Arcidiacono draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Ryan Arcidiacono assists) | 96-99 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point step back jump shot | 96-101 |
| 7:29 | | Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Chris Paul misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Daniel Theis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-101 |
| 7:04 | | +1 | Daniel Theis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-101 |
| 6:53 | | Chris Paul misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:50 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Devin Booker blocks Troy Brown Jr.'s two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Troy Brown Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Troy Brown Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | Denzel Valentine misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Daniel Theis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Tomas Satoransky misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Tomas Satoransky shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:14 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-102 |
| 6:03 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Nikola Vucevic's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Nikola Vucevic technical foul | ||
| 5:57 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 98-103 |
| 5:57 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-104 |
| 5:57 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-105 |
| 5:38 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Devin Booker misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Denzel Valentine assists) | 101-105 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 101-107 |
| 4:51 | | Daniel Theis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point driving layup | 101-109 |
| 4:45 | | Tomas Satoransky shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | Chris Paul misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:43 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 103-109 |
| 4:08 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Williams steals) | ||
| 4:08 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Thaddeus Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-109 |
| 4:08 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Thaddeus Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-109 |
| 3:51 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 105-110 |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 105-111 |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 105-112 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Tomas Satoransky makes two point layup (Thaddeus Young assists) | 107-112 |
| 3:20 | | Tomas Satoransky personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | Chris Paul misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:20 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-113 |
| 3:07 | | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Thaddeus Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 108-113 |
| 3:07 | | +1 | Thaddeus Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-113 |
| 2:47 | | Devin Booker misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 2:46 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Tomas Satoransky offensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Denzel Valentine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Thaddeus Young offensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Thaddeus Young misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Jae Crowder personal foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | ||
| 1:57 | | Thaddeus Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:57 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +1 | Thaddeus Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-113 |
| 1:47 | | Tomas Satoransky shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-114 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-115 |
| 1:30 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:28 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Chris Paul misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 112-115 |
| 0:34 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 112-117 |
| 0:34 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:28 | | Denzel Valentine turnover (lost ball) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 0:27 | | Patrick Williams personal foul (Take) (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-118 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-119 |
| 0:12 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 114-119 |
| 0:10 | | Patrick Williams personal foul (Take) (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-120 |
| 0:10 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 114-121 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point driving layup (Denzel Valentine assists) | 116-121 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 2 | Thaddeus Young makes two point driving layup (Denzel Valentine assists) | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:10 |
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+ 1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:10 |
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Patrick Williams personal foul (Take) (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 0:10 |
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+ 2 | Patrick Williams makes two point dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 0:12 |
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+ 1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:27 |
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+ 1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:27 |
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Patrick Williams personal foul (Take) (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 0:27 |
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Denzel Valentine turnover (lost ball) (Dario Saric steals) | 0:28 |
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Bulls 60 second timeout | 0:34 |
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+ 2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 0:34 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 116 | 121 |
| Field Goals | 43-99 (43.4%) | 46-81 (56.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-33 (33.3%) | 11-25 (44.0%) |
| Free Throws | 19-21 (90.5%) | 18-24 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 59 | 40 |
| Offensive | 18 | 4 |
| Defensive | 32 | 28 |
| Team | 9 | 8 |
| Assists | 27 | 29 |
| Steals | 6 | 6 |
| Blocks | 4 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 9 |
| Fouls | 21 | 21 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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N. Vucevic
C 9
24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
D. Booker
SG 1
45 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
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N. Vucevic C | 21.5 PPG | 11.5 RPG | 3.9 APG | 47.1 FG% |
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D. Booker SG | 25.6 PPG | 4.2 RPG | 4.3 APG | 48.4 FG% |
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N. Vucevic C | 24 PTS | 10 REB | 3 AST | |
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D. Booker SG | 45 PTS | 4 REB | 4 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Vucevic | 24 | 10 | 3 | 8/18 | 2/4 | 6/6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 43 |
| T. Young | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7/14 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 37 |
| L. Markkanen | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5/13 | 2/8 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| P. Williams | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7/11 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 22 |
| T. Satoransky | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3/11 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 25 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Vucevic | 24 | 10 | 3 | 8/18 | 2/4 | 6/6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 43 |
| T. Young | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7/14 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 37 |
| L. Markkanen | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5/13 | 2/8 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| P. Williams | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7/11 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 22 |
| T. Satoransky | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3/11 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 25 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Valentine | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8/18 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 31 |
| D. Theis | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 16 |
| T. Brown Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| R. Arcidiacono | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| G. Temple | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Aminu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. LaVine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Felicio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Dotson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Mokoka | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 116 | 50 | 27 | 43/99 | 11/33 | 19/21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -25 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Booker | 45 | 4 | 4 | 17/24 | 2/5 | 9/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 54 |
| C. Paul | 19 | 3 | 14 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 49 |
| J. Crowder | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 20 |
| D. Ayton | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +9 | 14 |
| M. Bridges | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Booker | 45 | 4 | 4 | 17/24 | 2/5 | 9/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 54 |
| C. Paul | 19 | 3 | 14 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 49 |
| J. Crowder | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 20 |
| D. Ayton | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +9 | 14 |
| M. Bridges | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 11 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Saric | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6/9 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 26 |
| C. Payne | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 21 |
| C. Johnson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 12 |
| J. Carter | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| T. Craig | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| E. Moore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Nader | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Kaminsky | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Galloway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 121 | 32 | 29 | 46/81 | 11/25 | 18/24 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | +25 | - |
