⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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 Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 6:47 · CHI 20-9 CLE
- Winner
Tyson Chandler made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Q4 2:45 · CHI 77-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Q4 4:07 · CHI 73-69 CLE
- Turnover
Donyell Marshall Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 3:58 · CHI 73-71 CLE
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Bad Pass. Stolen by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Q4 1:38 · CHI 79-77 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:04 · CHI 71-63 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 5:00 · CHI 73-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Technical Foul
Q2 4:50 · CHI 38-22 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:54 · CHI 79-76 CLE
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Bad Pass. Stolen by Donyell Marshall.
Q4 0:27 · CHI 83-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
