⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:11 · CLE 54-39 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 0:12 · CLE 96-76 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · CLE 107-99 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:22 · CLE 100-90 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
