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Chris Paul notched a double-double with 14
points and 15 assists for Phoenix, which notched its 13th win in
the past 16 games. Chicago-area native Frank Kaminsky added 15
points off the bench for the Suns.
Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 24 points. Coby White scored 19
points and Thaddeus Young had a double-double with 13 points and
10 boards for Chicago, whose three-game winning streak ended.
Phoenix took control with a 10-0 run to grab a 101-92 lead with
3:19 left. The run featured a jump shot by Paul, a 3-pointer by
Mikal Bridges, an alley-oop dunk by Ayton and a 3-pointer by
Cameron Johnson.
Chicago led by seven points with 8:12 to play after a 3-pointer
by Ryan Arcidiacono made it 87-80. Bridges converted a
three-point play on the next possession to prompt the Suns'
comeback.
The Bulls entered the fourth quarter with an 81-74 lead. A
driving layup by LaVine made it 77-63 in favor of Chicago with
3:14 left in the third quarter, but the Suns bounced back with
an 11-4 run.
Luke Kornet provided an unexpected burst of offense for the
Bulls during the third quarter. Kornet, who entered Friday with
nine points in eight games this season, hit a trio of 3-pointers
in a span of 1:57 to match his scoring output for the entire
2020-21 campaign.
Chicago jumped to a 58-46 lead at the half.
Phoenix led by as many as 11 points in the first quarter before
the Bulls rallied to pull even at 26-all. Booker's pull-up jump
shot made it 22-11 with 4:14 remaining in the period.
In the second quarter, Phoenix inched its lead to 42-39 on a
layup by Ayton with 5:12 left. But the Bulls responded once
again with a strong finish, this time closing the quarter on a
19-4 run to establish a double-digit lead.
Phoenix shot 50 percent (44-of-88) from the field for the game.
Chicago shot 49.4 percent (39-of-79).
--Field Level Media
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