Phoenix Suns at Chicago Bulls
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Booker, Durant and Beal help the Suns beat the Bulls to snap a 4-game losing streak
Playing the third of five straight road games, the Suns overcame an early deficit and held off the Bulls. They won for the first time since Jan. 31 with the Big Three of Booker, Durant and Beal in the lineup together.
Josh Giddey led Chicago with 24 points and had 10 assists and eight rebounds. The Bulls have lost six straight.
The Suns missed their first seven attempts and shot 29.2% in the first quarter. Chicago jumped out to a 10-point lead on a buzzer-beating floater from Tre Jones. Phoenix was 16 of 21 from the field in the second quarter and led by two at the half.
Phoenix built a 12-point lead in the third, but Chicago pulled within three entering the final quarter. Chicago evened it up in the final minutes, only for Booker, Beal and Durant to close it out.
Bulls: Rookie Matas Buzelis had 15 points, but Chicago struggled to get consistent scoring from the rest of its lineup after the first quarter.
Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 121 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 121 - 117 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 121 - 117 |
| 4th 0.1 | |
Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 121 - 116 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Grayson Allen shooting foul | 121 - 115 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-89 | FG | 41-98 |
| 48.3 | Field Goal % | 41.8 |
| 10-30 | 3PT | 18-53 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 34.0 |
| 25-28 | FT | 17-17 |
| 89.3 | Free Throw % | 100.0 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 41 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fouls | 21 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jevon Carter, PG | Out | Apr 1 |
| Dalen Terry, F | Out | Apr 1 |
| Julian Phillips, F | Out | Apr 1 |
| Lonzo Ball, PG | Out | Apr 1 |
| Tre Jones, PG | Out | Mar 22 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale, PF | Out | Apr 1 |
| Bradley Beal, SG | Out | Apr 1 |
| Kevin Durant, PF | Out | Mar 31 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 21,116 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
46 | 29 | .613 | - | W2 |
 Golden State |
44 | 31 | .587 | 2 | W3 |
 LA Clippers |
43 | 32 | .573 | 3 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
36 | 39 | .480 | 10 | L2 |
 Phoenix |
35 | 41 | .461 | 11.5 | L4 |
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