⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fifteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 2:25 · CLE 24-19 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:58 · CLE 75-77 CHI
- Missed FT
Eric Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · CLE 78-79 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:39 · CLE 40-41 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 0:00 · CLE 43-52 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Bad Pass. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 3:09 · CLE 77-79 CHI
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Ollie.
Q4 0:52 · CLE 78-79 CHI
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · CLE 78-79 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
