⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 11:21 · CHI 58-50 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 11:17 · CHI 84-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller
Q4 4:47 · CHI 89-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · CHI 89-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:56 · CHI 67-65 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:13 · CHI 90-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · CHI 99-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
