⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their ten- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 6:05 · CHI 51-43 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 11:45 · CHI 63-57 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q4 9:57 · CHI 81-89 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
