⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
+3Q126-23
-5Q220-24
-1Q318-18
+3Q416-15
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of seventeen from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
Key battles
12%Three-point accuracy38%
21Free throws made8
16Offensive rebounds8
2Threes made5
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
