Chicago Bulls 121, Phoenix Suns 127 — Recap

March 19, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 121, Phoenix Suns 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 22-31 PHX; Q2 CHI 29-32 PHX; Q3 CHI 33-36 PHX; Q4 CHI 37-28 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 41 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 threes on 14-of-26 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Coby White (CHI) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Josh Giddey (CHI) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

41 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 6 3PM · 14-26 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

26 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 8-15 FG

Scoring · CHI

Nikola Vucevic

24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 10-17 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHI	22	29	33	37		121
PHX	31	32	36	28		127

🧮 How They Scored

CHIPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.8%Effective FG%56.7%

12.0%Turnover %8.3%

20.5%Offensive rebound %28.9%

0.133Free-throw rate0.222

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Coby White G	35	24	6	5	—	—	2	9-18	3-9	3-4	-9
Kevin Huerter G	32	15	2	4	—	1	1	6-11	3-8	—	+1
Tre Jones G	32	12	6	9	—	1	1	5-7	—	2-2	-6
Josh Giddey G	31	22	7	7	2	1	1	10-15	2-4	—	+2
Nikola Vucevic C	30	24	6	2	—	3	1	10-17	4-8	0-2	-4
Matas Buzelis F	25	5	—	1	1	—	1	1-6	0-3	3-3	-6
Zach Collins F-C	18	8	7	1	—	1	2	4-6	—	—	-2
Patrick Williams F	18	5	2	—	1	1	2	2-5	1-3	0-1	-2
Julian Phillips F	15	6	2	—	1	—	—	2-4	2-3	—	-6
Dalen Terry F	5	—	2	—	2	—	2	0-1	—	—	+2

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	36	41	4	7	—	—	4	14-26	6-12	7-7	+10
Kevin Durant F	36	26	4	8	—	—	1	8-15	3-7	7-8	+12
Ryan Dunn F	29	16	5	—	1	1	—	7-11	2-4	0-1	-2
Nick Richards C	28	18	9	2	—	3	2	8-16	—	2-2	+7
Royce O'Neale F	26	5	10	5	1	1	—	2-7	1-4	—	-1
Collin Gillespie G	26	4	5	7	1	—	—	1-6	0-3	2-2	+11
Tyus Jones G	21	6	1	2	3	—	1	2-7	2-7	—	+2
Oso Ighodaro F	20	4	6	3	—	—	1	2-2	—	—	-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	30	24	67.1	28.8	-6.5	11.6
Coby White	Bench	35	24	60.7	26.3	-10.4	11.0
Josh Giddey	Bench	31	22	73.3	21.9	+8.7	18.4
Kevin Huerter	Bench	32	15	68.2	16.7	+1.5	6.5
Tre Jones	Bench	32	12	76.1	12.7	-7.0	11.9
Zach Collins	Bench	18	8	66.7	18.6	+0.1	11.7
Julian Phillips	Bench	15	6	75.0	11.4	-12.3	7.6
Patrick Williams	Bench	18	5	46.0	16.3	-2.0	0.5
Matas Buzelis	Bench	25	5	34.2	15.4	-6.7	0.0
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Smith	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dalen Terry	Bench	5	—	0.0	27.3	+18.2	0.0

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	36	41	70.5	36.3	+8.4	19.2
Kevin Durant	Bench	36	26	70.2	21.1	+12.5	13.4
Nick Richards	Bench	28	18	53.3	28.8	+12.5	10.8
Ryan Dunn	Bench	29	16	69.9	15.3	-5.4	9.1
Tyus Jones	Bench	21	6	42.9	14.8	-0.7	4.3
Royce O'Neale	Bench	26	5	35.7	10.1	-5.3	10.7
Collin Gillespie	Bench	26	4	29.1	10.4	+17.2	6.8
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	20	4	100.0	5.8	-11.5	9.6
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0