⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:26 · CHI 71-77 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 5:58 · CHI 82-81 CLE
- Go-ahead
Ben Gordon hit a jumper
Q4 0:39 · CHI 88-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · CHI 81-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHI 91-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 10:34 · CHI 19-39 CLE
- Go-ahead
Eric Snow hit a 15-foot jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:35 · CHI 84-85 CLE
- Winner
Ronald Murray hit a 24-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:03 · CHI 91-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · CHI 84-83 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:15 · CHI 84-83 CLE
- Turnover
Eric Snow bad pass
Q4 1:51 · CHI 84-83 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
