⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 43
- A 14-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 32 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 1:15 · CLE 62-49 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 3:20 · CLE 82-62 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 32
Q4 10:23 · CLE 99-67 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:17 · CLE 49-47 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio Davis Technical Foul
Q1 6:33 · CLE 14-13 CHI
- Technical
Eddie Robinson Technical Foul
Q1 5:58 · CLE 16-13 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 12 |
