NBA

Regular Season Round 105: Chicago B. - Phoenix Suns 112-107

Date: February 21, 2015
Forward Pau Gasol scored 22 points with 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls held on for a 112-107 win against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. Forward Jimmy Butler added 19 points for Chicago, which earned its fifth win in the past six games. Guard Derrick Rose tallied 16 points with four assists for the Bulls (35-21). Forward P.J. Tucker led Phoenix with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting. Forward Marcus Morris scored 17 points off the bench for the Suns (29-27), and guard Brandon Knight scored 13 points in his first game since arriving from the Milwaukee Bucks two days earlier. The Bulls shot 48.3 percent from the field (43 of 89) and made half of their shots from 3-point range (12 of 24). Phoenix dropped its fourth consecutive game despite shooting 53.4 percent from the field (47 of 88). A 10-0 run in the fourth quarter gave the Bulls their first lead in more than 17 minutes. Center Joakim Noah found forward Taj Gibson for an alley-oop slam dunk to tie the score at 85, and guard Aaron Brooks drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to grab a 91-85 lead with 8:44 remaining. Chicago increased its lead to nine before the Suns closed the gap to 108-107 in the final minute. The Suns entered the fourth quarter with an 83-81 edge after leading by as many as eight points in the third quarter. Knight scored nine points on 4-for-5 shooting in the third quarter. Phoenix shot 58.1 percent from the field (25 of 43) to grab a 56-52 halftime lead. The Suns erased a seven-point deficit early in the second quarter with an 8-0 run that included a trio of fast-break baskets by guard Archie Goodwin. The Bulls led 33-28 after a fast-paced first quarter that included two ties and five lead changes. Forward Mike Dunleavy made a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 10 points in the first 12 minutes for Chicago, which closed the quarter on a 21-12 run. Courtesy of: kotatv.com
  CHICAGO B. (coach: Billy Donovan)112
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
86 muUlRQ, zaBBF 41 1-60 (35%) 6-6 (655%) 3-3 (655%) 5 0 0 4 8 5 6 5 5 4 67 63 5
64 XIih, zIiVaB 41 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 1 1 68 2 6 5 6 6 5 8 4 69 5
61 GisIl, Oiu 48 2-68 (11.9%) 6-6 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 8 68 63 8 5 5 5 8 5 4 88 48 5
88 GaMsIj, win 87 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 5 3 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 68 66 5
43 gujlRiLF, baVR zQ. 82 4-1 (05%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 3 8 5 6 5 5 8 60 64 5
6 eIsR, gRQQaZV 80 3-7 (33.3%) 6-4 (44.4%) 0-0 (655%) 5 3 3 0 3 5 6 5 5 6 61 63 5
5 mQIIVs, SiQIj 84 6-0 (85%) 4-1 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5 6 6 0 8 5 5 5 5 3 68 0 5
85 AjRll, wIjF 62 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 0 0 5
33 baQIUaZ, XaVIli 63 6-8 (05%) 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 2 3 5
wIUil   46-10 (39.9%) 68-83 (05.5%) 63-61 (29.0%) 63 44 39 89 63 5 0 4 5 69 668 660  


  PHOENIX SUNS (coach: Jordan Ott)107
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
66 bIQQas, biQVaRff 35 8-63 (63.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5-3 (5%) 5 0 0 4 4 5 8 5 5 8 9 -3 5
86 vRj, SlRx 43 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 7 66 6 4 5 5 6 5 5 2 60 5
60 bIQQas, biQZus 44 9-65 (95%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 69 66 5
8 mlRdsIR, qQaZ 48 3-0 (25%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 8 0 9 2 8 5 4 6 5 0 64 88 5
69 wuZVRQ, O.z. 81 3-1 (11.9%) 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 6 3 5 4 5 5 6 85 85 5
  KjaDhU, mQijdIj 80 0-9 (96.3%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 0 6 5 5 5 5 4 64 2 5
  WQaDhU, mQijdij 88 4-4 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 8 4 8 6 5 8 5 5 5 9 68 5
  GIIdTaj, SQZhaR 69 1-9 (20.9%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 68 66 5
63 GQRRj, GRQild 66 8-3 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 65 66 5
wIUil   49-14 (02.9%) 65-80 (35.5%) 4-2 (49.0%) 2 82 41 80 60 5 65 8 5 64 659 651  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)