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Phoenix Suns vs Chicago Bulls — 2026-10-07 NBA Game Analysis

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Phoenix Suns 117, Chicago Bulls 124. Final.

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Phoenix SunsPHX117
Chicago BullsCHI124
  1. 1st 11:433CHINorman Powell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)0–3
  2. 1st 11:233PHXJalen Green makes 24-foot three pointer (Dillon Brooks assists)3–3
  3. 1st 10:582CHIMatas Buzelis makes driving layup3–5
  4. 1st 10:213CHIJalen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)3–8
  5. 1st 10:022CHIJalen Smith makes dunk3–10
  6. 1st 9:402PHXDillon Brooks makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot5–10
  7. 1st 9:251CHINorman Powell makes free throw 1 of 35–11
  8. 1st 9:251CHINorman Powell makes free throw 2 of 35–12
  9. 1st 9:251CHINorman Powell makes free throw 3 of 35–13
  10. 1st 9:172PHXDevin Booker makes 20-foot jumper (Dillon Brooks assists)7–13
  11. 1st 9:022CHIMatas Buzelis makes driving layup (Josh Giddey assists)7–15
  12. 1st 8:332CHIMatas Buzelis makes layup7–17
  13. 1st 8:243PHXDillon Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)10–17
  14. 1st 7:582PHXMiles Bridges makes two point shot12–17
  15. 1st 7:581PHXMiles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 113–17
  16. 1st 7:451CHIJalen Smith makes free throw 2 of 213–18
  17. 1st 7:242PHXJalen Green makes 8-foot fade away jump shot15–18
  18. 1st 6:572PHXOso Ighodaro makes alley oop dunk (Jalen Green assists)17–18
  19. 1st 6:481CHIMatas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 217–19
  20. 1st 6:481CHIMatas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 217–20
  21. 1st 6:012CHICaleb Wilson makes 21-foot pullup jump shot17–22
  22. 1st 5:523PHXDillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Khaman Maluach assists)20–22
  23. 1st 5:121PHXJalen Green makes free throw 2 of 221–22
  24. 1st 4:203PHXDillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Goodwin assists)23–22
  25. 1st 3:592CHIDailyn Swain makes 2-foot running dunk23–24
  26. 1st 3:302PHXJordan Goodwin makes driving layup (Luke Kennard assists)25–24
  27. 1st 2:583PHXCollin Gillespie makes 28-foot three pointer29–24
  28. 1st 2:581PHXKhaman Maluach makes free throw 1 of 230–24
  29. 1st 2:303PHXJordan Goodwin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Collin Gillespie assists)33–24
  30. 1st 1:373PHXCollin Gillespie makes 26-foot three pointer36–24
  31. 1st 1:092PHXKhaman Maluach makes layup (Jordan Goodwin assists)38–24
  32. 1st 58.03CHIJalen Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)38–27
  33. 1st 32.32PHXCollin Gillespie makes 14-foot two point shot40–27
  34. 1st 17.31CHIJosh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 240–28
  35. 1st 17.31CHIJosh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 240–29
  36. 2nd 11:371CHINorman Powell makes free throw 1 of 340–30
  37. 2nd 11:371CHINorman Powell makes free throw 2 of 340–31
  38. 2nd 11:162PHXLuke Kennard makes 2-foot layup (Oso Ighodaro assists)42–31
  39. 2nd 10:301CHICaleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 242–32
  40. 2nd 10:301CHICaleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 242–33
  41. 2nd 10:162PHXOso Ighodaro makes alley oop dunk (Luke Kennard assists)44–33
  42. 2nd 10:002PHXOso Ighodaro makes running layup (Luke Kennard assists)46–33
  43. 2nd 9:302PHXOso Ighodaro makes 1-foot running dunk (Luke Kennard assists)48–33
  44. 2nd 8:572CHICaleb Wilson makes running dunk (Buddy Hield assists)48–35
  45. 2nd 8:182PHXLuke Kennard makes driving layup50–35
  46. 2nd 7:432CHIBuddy Hield makes driving layup50–37
  47. 2nd 7:431CHIBuddy Hield makes free throw 1 of 150–38
  48. 2nd 7:232CHICaleb Wilson makes two point shot (Dailyn Swain assists)50–40
  49. 2nd 7:231CHICaleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 150–41
  50. 2nd 7:122PHXDevin Booker makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Oso Ighodaro assists)52–41
  51. 2nd 6:221PHXJalen Green makes free throw 1 of 253–41
  52. 2nd 6:221PHXJalen Green makes free throw 2 of 254–41
  53. 2nd 6:062CHIIsaac Okoro makes driving layup (Caleb Wilson assists)54–43
  54. 2nd 5:591PHXDevin Booker makes free throw 1 of 255–43
  55. 2nd 5:591PHXDevin Booker makes free throw 2 of 256–43
  56. 2nd 5:292CHIDailyn Swain makes 1-foot running dunk (Leonard Miller assists)56–45
  57. 2nd 5:012PHXRasheer Fleming makes two point shot58–45
  58. 2nd 4:531CHIBuddy Hield makes free throw 1 of 258–46
  59. 2nd 4:531CHIBuddy Hield makes free throw 2 of 258–47
  60. 2nd 4:341PHXKhaman Maluach makes free throw 1 of 259–47
  61. 2nd 4:151CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 1 of 259–48
  62. 2nd 4:151CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 2 of 259–49
  63. 2nd 3:442CHILeonard Miller makes reverse layup (Norman Powell assists)59–51
  64. 2nd 2:292PHXJalen Green makes driving layup61–51
  65. 2nd 2:052CHIMatas Buzelis makes layup (Jalen Smith assists)61–53
  66. 2nd 1:223CHILeonard Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)61–56
  67. 2nd 1:131PHXDevin Booker makes free throw 2 of 262–56
  68. 2nd 1:043CHINorman Powell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)62–59
  69. 2nd 41.82PHXDillon Brooks makes 1-foot running dunk (Collin Gillespie assists)64–59
  70. 2nd 31.83CHINorman Powell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)64–62
  71. 3rd 11:502PHXDillon Brooks makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot (Devin Booker assists)66–62
  72. 3rd 11:242PHXDillon Brooks makes driving dunk (Jalen Green assists)68–62
  73. 3rd 10:532PHXJalen Green makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot70–62
  74. 3rd 10:211PHXDillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 271–62
  75. 3rd 10:211PHXDillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 272–62
  76. 3rd 10:063CHIJosh Giddey makes 25-foot three pointer72–65
  77. 3rd 9:262CHIMatas Buzelis makes 3-foot two point shot (Isaac Okoro assists)72–67
  78. 3rd 9:041PHXDillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 273–67
  79. 3rd 8:522CHIMatas Buzelis makes 1-foot driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists)73–69
  80. 3rd 8:242PHXDevin Booker makes 5-foot pullup jump shot75–69
  81. 3rd 7:562CHIJalen Smith makes two point shot75–71
  82. 3rd 7:441PHXDevin Booker makes free throw 1 of 276–71
  83. 3rd 7:441PHXDevin Booker makes free throw 2 of 277–71
  84. 3rd 7:001PHXDillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 278–71
  85. 3rd 7:001PHXDillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 279–71
  86. 3rd 6:422CHIJalen Smith makes dunk (Josh Giddey assists)79–73
  87. 3rd 5:392CHITobe Awaka makes tip shot79–75
  88. 3rd 5:181CHIJosh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 279–76
  89. 3rd 5:181CHIJosh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 279–77
  90. 3rd 5:101PHXDillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 280–77
  91. 3rd 5:101PHXDillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 281–77
  92. 3rd 4:572CHIDailyn Swain makes 14-foot jumper81–79
  93. 3rd 4:082PHXLuke Kennard makes driving layup (Khaman Maluach assists)83–79
  94. 3rd 3:321CHITobe Awaka makes free throw 2 of 283–80
  95. 3rd 3:211PHXLuke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 284–80
  96. 3rd 3:211PHXLuke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 285–80
  97. 3rd 2:573CHIPatrick Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)85–83
  98. 3rd 2:433PHXCollin Gillespie makes 24-foot three pointer (Khaman Maluach assists)88–83
  99. 3rd 2:292CHITobe Awaka makes dunk (Noa Essengue assists)88–85
  100. 3rd 1:511PHXCollin Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 289–85
  101. 3rd 1:241PHXRasheer Fleming makes free throw 2 of 290–85
  102. 3rd 1:083CHIBuddy Hield makes 26-foot three pointer (Leonard Miller assists)90–88
  103. 3rd 30.03CHIPatrick Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)90–91
  104. 3rd 0.31CHIDailyn Swain makes free throw 1 of 290–92
  105. 3rd 0.31CHIDailyn Swain makes free throw 2 of 290–93
  106. 4th 11:412CHITobe Awaka makes driving layup (Dailyn Swain assists)90–95
  107. 4th 11:252PHXKhaman Maluach makes layup (Ryan Dunn assists)92–95
  108. 4th 11:092CHICaleb Wilson makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot (Dailyn Swain assists)92–97
  109. 4th 10:522PHXJamaree Bouyea makes 1-foot two point shot (Khaman Maluach assists)94–97
  110. 4th 9:551CHIDailyn Swain makes free throw 1 of 294–98
  111. 4th 9:551CHIDailyn Swain makes free throw 2 of 294–99
  112. 4th 9:432PHXJamaree Bouyea makes driving layup96–99
  113. 4th 8:542CHICaleb Wilson makes driving layup (Dailyn Swain assists)96–101
  114. 4th 8:192CHITobe Awaka makes 15-foot two point shot (Dailyn Swain assists)96–103
  115. 4th 7:583PHXJamaree Bouyea makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pat Spencer assists)99–103
  116. 4th 7:422PHXRyan Dunn makes layup101–103
  117. 4th 6:073CHITobe Awaka makes 24-foot three point jumper (Drew Peterson assists)101–106
  118. 4th 5:551PHXKhaman Maluach makes free throw 1 of 2102–106
  119. 4th 5:551PHXKhaman Maluach makes free throw 2 of 2103–106
  120. 4th 5:253PHXPat Spencer makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jamaree Bouyea assists)106–106
  121. 4th 4:422PHXJamaree Bouyea makes 1-foot running dunk108–106
  122. 4th 4:263CHIDrew Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Noa Essengue assists)108–109
  123. 4th 3:511CHINoa Essengue makes free throw 1 of 2108–110
  124. 4th 3:511CHINoa Essengue makes free throw 2 of 2108–111
  125. 4th 2:582CHIBrandon Boston Jr. makes two point shot108–113
  126. 4th 2:252CHITobe Awaka makes driving layup (Caleb Wilson assists)108–115
  127. 4th 2:062CHICaleb Wilson makes two point shot108–117
  128. 4th 1:192PHXKoa Peat makes two point shot110–117
  129. 4th 1:092CHILeonard Miller makes driving layup (Drew Peterson assists)110–119
  130. 4th 59.61PHXPat Spencer makes free throw 1 of 2111–119
  131. 4th 59.61PHXPat Spencer makes free throw 2 of 2112–119
  132. 4th 24.52PHXRyan Dunn makes driving layup (Jamaree Bouyea assists)114–119
  133. 4th 13.42CHILeonard Miller makes alley oop dunk (Dailyn Swain assists)114–121
  134. 4th 4.33PHXPat Spencer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Dunn assists)117–121
  135. 4th 0.72CHILeonard Miller makes layup (Drew Peterson assists)117–123
  136. 4th 0.71CHILeonard Miller makes free throw 1 of 1117–124

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Game recap

Preseason. Final. Quarters: Phoenix Suns 40, 24, 26, 27; Chicago Bulls 29, 33, 31, 31.

Dillon Brooks 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists. Jalen Green 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists. Collin Gillespie 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists

Caleb Wilson 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists. Tobe Awaka 14 points, 11 rebounds. Matas Buzelis 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Phoenix Suns vs Chicago Bulls — NBA Game Analysis

Chicago Bulls defeated Phoenix Suns 124–117, a 7-point margin. Chicago Bulls shot 51% from the field, compared with 48% from the field for Phoenix Suns. Chicago Bulls shot 36% from three-point range, compared with 31% from three-point range for Phoenix Suns. Phoenix Suns led the rebounding count, 38 to 35. Chicago Bulls committed fewer turnovers, 21 to 26.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatPhoenix SunsChicago Bulls
FG40-8442-83
Field Goal %4851
3PT11-3612-33
Three Point %3136
FT26-3428-32
Free Throw %7688
Rebounds3835
Offensive Rebounds1212
Defensive Rebounds2623
Assists2530
Steals1413
Blocks25
Turnovers2621
Total Turnovers2624
Fast Break Points1112
Points in Paint5252

Leaders

  • PointsCaleb Wilson · CHI · 15
  • AssistsJosh Giddey · CHI · 7
  • ReboundsTobe Awaka · CHI · 11
  • PointsDillon Brooks · PHX · 24
  • AssistsKhaman Maluach · PHX · 4
  • ReboundsKhaman Maluach · PHX · 7

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