Bulls (116) vs Suns (121) · Mar 31, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 31, 2021

Game Recap

Led by Devin Bookers season-high 45 points (17-24 FG), the Suns defeated the Bulls, 121-116. Chris Paul added 19 points and 14 assists for the Suns in the victory, while Nikola Vucevic tallied 24 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for the Bulls in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 33-14 on the season, while the Bulls fall to 19-27.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	37	21	28	30	116
PHX	39	28	27	27	121

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
21Thaddeus YoungSF	28	7-14	0-0	5-6	10	4	1	0	1	1	19	-1
24Lauri MarkkanenPF	34	5-13	2-8	4-5	10	2	0	0	1	1	16	-5
9Nikola VucevicC	34	8-18	2-4	6-6	10	3	2	1	0	1	24	-6
44Patrick WilliamsSG	31	7-11	2-3	0-0	3	1	1	1	1	4	16	-9
31Tomas SatoranskyPG	30	3-11	1-4	2-2	3	7	2	0	3	6	9	-8
27Daniel Theis	19	2-5	0-2	2-2	5	2	0	2	1	2	6	-4
45Denzel Valentine	29	8-18	3-9	0-0	6	4	0	0	2	2	19	+1
7Troy Brown Jr.	16	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	+4
51Ryan Arcidiacono	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	3	2	+3
5Al-Farouq Aminu	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Devon Dotson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Cristiano Felicio	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Adam Mokoka	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		43-9943.4%	11-3333.3%	19-2190.5%	50	27	6	4	9	20	116

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
25Mikal BridgesSF	28	3-8	0-3	0-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	6	-3
99Jae CrowderPF	27	3-4	3-4	1-3	3	1	1	4	0	4	10	+2
22Deandre AytonC	31	4-8	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	2	3	1	10	+9
1Devin BookerSG	35	17-24	2-5	9-10	4	4	1	1	5	3	45	+7
3Chris PaulPG	32	7-13	0-0	5-7	4	14	0	0	1	3	19	+10
15Cameron Payne	15	4-7	1-3	0-0	4	4	0	0	0	3	9	-5
23Cameron Johnson	19	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	+5
20Dario Saric	20	6-9	3-5	1-1	4	2	1	0	0	2	16	+3
12Torrey Craig	15	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	-1
4Jevon Carter	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	-2
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Abdel Nader	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-8156.8%	11-2544.0%	18-2475.0%	32	29	6	7	9	21	121

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterchiphx

(11:58) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Vucevic: Tip to Paul
+2 (11:53) Ayton 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
02
(11:33) Paul S.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (11:33) Vucevic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+1 (11:33) Vucevic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(11:22) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:17) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:05) Vucevic 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
42
+2 (10:54) Booker 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
44
(10:30) MISS Satoransky 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:29) Young REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:23) Young Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:16) MISS Paul 8' Floating Jump Shot
(10:14) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:12) Paul P.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Smith)
+2 (10:05) Markkanen Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Satoransky 1 AST)
64
+2 (9:48) Booker 10' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
66
+2 (9:33) Williams 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
86
(9:16) MISS Paul 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:14) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:07) Young 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Satoransky 2 AST)
106
(8:44) MISS Booker 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:40) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:31) Markkanen 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
126
(8:31) Booker S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (8:31) Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
136
(8:24) Young S.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
(8:24) MISS Crowder Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:24) SUNS Rebound
(8:24) MISS Crowder Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:22) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:08) MISS Markkanen 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:05) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:02) Booker 1' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
138
(7:54) MISS Satoransky 9' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:54) Crowder BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:52) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:49) Booker 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 5 AST)
1311
(7:30) MISS Vucevic 19' Jump Shot
(7:27) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:21) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:21) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:21) Bulls Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:08) Satoransky 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
1511
(6:54) MISS Bridges 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:51) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:44) Booker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:33) MISS Young 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:28) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:28) Vucevic Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
1711
+3 (6:21) Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
1714
+3 (6:07) Satoransky 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2014
+3 (5:52) Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Payne 2 AST)
2017
+2 (5:36) Markkanen 14' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Satoransky 3 AST)
2217
+2 (5:18) Booker 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2219
+3 (5:00) Williams 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Satoransky 4 AST)
2519
+2 (4:47) Ayton 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
2521
(4:24) MISS Williams 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:24) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:24) Crowder S.FOUL (P1.T4) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (4:24) Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2621
(4:24) MISS Markkanen Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:22) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:10) Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Payne 3 AST)
2624
(4:10) Theis FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T2) (L.Richardson)
+1 (4:10) Crowder Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2625
+2 (4:02) Payne 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2627
(3:41) MISS Theis 12' Jump Shot
(3:40) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:33) Payne 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
2630
(3:17) MISS Williams 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Valentine REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:11) Theis 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Satoransky 5 AST)
2830
+2 (2:58) Booker 14' Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2832
(2:36) MISS Valentine 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:33) Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:31) Valentine 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Theis 1 AST)
3032
(2:31) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (2:16) Payne 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
3034
(1:53) Saric S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Richardson)
+1 (1:53) Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
3134
+1 (1:53) Markkanen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
3234
(1:40) MISS Payne 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:38) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:28) MISS Brown Jr. 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:26) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:12) Saric 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carter 1 AST)
3237
(0:46) MISS Valentine 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:44) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:32) MISS Payne 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) Arcidiacono REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:19) Theis 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Markkanen 1 AST)
3437
(0:08) Arcidiacono Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
+2 (0:03) Saric 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
3439
+3 (0:00) Valentine 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3739

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

PHX

116Points121

43-99(43.4%)Field Goal(%)46-81(56.8%)

11-33(33.3%)3-Point(%)11-25(44.0%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

50(18)Rebounds(Offensive)32(4)

27Assists29

6Steals6

4Blocks7

9Turnovers9

20Fouls21

56Pts In The Paint44

8Fast Break Pts14

13Pts Off Turnovers11

32Bench Pts31

7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ

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