March 31, 2021 · 10:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead CHI by 7 · PHX by 16 · 4 lead changes
Q3 2:40+10% CHIValentine 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)CHI 80 · PHX 85
Q3 0:24+11% PHXJohnson 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 12 AST)CHI 86 · PHX 94
Q4 8:11+14% CHIMarkkanen 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Arcidiacono 4 AST)CHI 96 · PHX 99
Q4 7:50+11% PHXPaul 10' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)CHI 96 · PHX 101
Q4 5:20+13% CHIVucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Valentine 3 AST)CHI 101 · PHX 105| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH 76ers | 49 | 23 | .681 | — |
2BK Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 |
3MI Bucks | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 |
4AT Hawks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
5NY Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
6MI Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 |
7BO Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 |
8IN Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
9WA Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
10CH Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 |
11CH Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 |
12TO Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 |
13CL Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 |
14OR Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 |
15DE Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | — |
2PH Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
4LA Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
6LA Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
8GS Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
9ME Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
10SA Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
11NO Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
13MI Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
14OK Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
15HO Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
| Zone | CHI | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 16/29 55% | 11/16 69% |
| Paint | 10/23 43% | 11/18 61% |
| Mid-range | 4/11 36% | 13/22 59% |
| Corner 3 | 1/6 17% | 3/6 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 10/27 37% | 8/19 42% |
| NVNikola VučevićC | 34 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 8-18 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 58.1% |
| LMLauri MarkkanenF-C | 34 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 52.6% |
PW Patrick WilliamsF | 32 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 72.7% |
TS Tomas SatoranskyG | 30 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 37.9% |
TY Thaddeus YoungF | 28 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 57.1% |
| DVDenzel ValentineG | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8-18 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 52.8% |
DT Daniel TheisF-C | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 51.0% |
TB Troy Brown Jr.G-F | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 50.0% |
RA Ryan ArcidiaconoG | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 25.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 116 | 50 | 27 | 43-99 | 11-33 | 19-21 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 43.4% | 33.3% | 90.5% | 53.6% |
DNP: Adam Mokoka, Al-Farouq Aminu, Cristiano Felicio, Devon Dotson, Javonte Green
DB Devin BookerG | 35 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 17-24 | 2-5 | 9-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +7 | 79.2% |
| CPChris PaulG | 32 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +10 | 59.1% |
DA Deandre AytonC | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +9 | 56.3% |
MB Mikal BridgesG-F | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 35.5% |
JC Jae CrowderF | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 94.0% |
DŠ Dario ŠarićF-C | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 84.7% |
| CJCameron JohnsonF | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 75.0% |
CP Cameron PayneG | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 64.3% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.0% |
JC Jevon CarterG | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 121 | 32 | 29 | 46-81 | 11-25 | 18-24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 56.8% | 44.0% | 75.0% | 66.1% |
DNP: Abdel Nader, E'Twaun Moore, Jalen Smith, Langston Galloway, Ty-Shon Alexander
12:00Jump Ball Ayton vs. Vucevic: Tip to PaulCHI 011:53Ayton 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)CHI 011:33Paul S.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)CHI 011:33Vucevic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)CHI 111:33Vucevic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)CHI 211:22MISS Booker 26' 3PT Jump ShotCHI 211:17Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CHI 211:05Vucevic 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)CHI 410:54Booker 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)CHI 410:30MISS Satoransky 3' Driving Floating Jump ShotCHI 410:29Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)CHI 410:23Young Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T1)CHI 410:16MISS Paul 8' Floating Jump ShotCHI 410:14Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CHI 410:12Paul P.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Smith)CHI 410:05Markkanen Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Satoransky 1 AST)CHI 69:48Booker 10' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)CHI 69:33Williams 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)CHI 89:16MISS Paul 22' Step Back Jump ShotCHI 89:14Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)CHI 89:07Young 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Satoransky 2 AST)CHI 108:44MISS Booker 22' Step Back Jump ShotCHI 108:40Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)CHI 108:31Markkanen 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)CHI 128:31Booker S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)CHI 128:31Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)CHI 138:24Young S.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)CHI 138:24MISS Crowder Free Throw 1 of 2CHI 138:24MISS Crowder Free Throw 2 of 2CHI 138:22Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)CHI 138:08MISS Markkanen 27' 3PT Jump ShotCHI 138:05Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CHI 138:02Booker 1' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)CHI 137:54MISS Satoransky 9' Cutting Layup ShotCHI 137:54Crowder BLOCK (1 BLK)CHI 137:52Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)CHI 137:49Booker 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 5 AST)CHI 137:30MISS Vucevic 19' Jump ShotCHI 137:27Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CHI 137:21MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump ShotCHI 137:21Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)CHI 137:08Satoransky 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)CHI 156:54MISS Bridges 13' Pullup Jump ShotCHI 156:51Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)CHI 156:44Booker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)CHI 156:33MISS Young 1' Cutting Layup ShotCHI 156:28Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)CHI 156:28Vucevic Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)CHI 176:21Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)CHI 176:07Satoransky 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)CHI 205:52Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Payne 2 AST)CHI 205:36Markkanen 14' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Satoransky 3 AST)CHI 225:18Booker 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)CHI 225:00Williams 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Satoransky 4 AST)CHI 254:47Ayton 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)CHI 254:24MISS Williams 6' Turnaround Jump ShotCHI 254:24Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)CHI 254:24Crowder S.FOUL (P1.T4) (Z.Zarba)CHI 254:24Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)CHI 264:24MISS Markkanen Free Throw 2 of 2CHI 264:22Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CHI 264:10Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Payne 3 AST)CHI 264:10Theis FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T2) (L.Richardson)CHI 264:10Crowder Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (10 PTS)CHI 264:02Payne 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)CHI 263:41MISS Theis 12' Jump ShotCHI 263:40Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)CHI 263:33Payne 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)CHI 263:17MISS Williams 28' 3PT Jump ShotCHI 263:13Valentine REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)CHI 263:11Theis 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Satoransky 5 AST)CHI 282:58Booker 14' Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)CHI 282:36MISS Valentine 11' Driving Floating Jump ShotCHI 282:33Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)CHI 282:31Valentine 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Theis 1 AST)CHI 302:16Payne 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)CHI 301:53Saric S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Richardson)CHI 301:53Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)CHI 311:53Markkanen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)CHI 321:40MISS Payne 12' Pullup Jump ShotCHI 321:38Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)CHI 321:28MISS Brown Jr. 20' Step Back Jump ShotCHI 321:26Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)CHI 321:12Saric 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carter 1 AST)CHI 320:46MISS Valentine 29' 3PT Jump ShotCHI 320:44Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CHI 320:32MISS Payne 29' 3PT Jump ShotCHI 320:30Arcidiacono REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CHI 320:19Theis 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Markkanen 1 AST)CHI 340:08Arcidiacono Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)CHI 340:03Saric 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)CHI 340:00Valentine 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)CHI 37The Suns edged the Bulls 121-116 at home.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 45 points and 4 rebounds, while Nikola Vučević led the Bulls with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
The Suns led by as many as 16 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 4 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
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