⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:18 · CLE 51-54 CHI
- Steal
Donyell Marshall stole it from Chris Duhon
Q4 0:46 · CLE 76-82 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:35 · CLE 12-13 CHI
- Turnover
Eric Snow offensive foul (Chris Duhon draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · CLE 71-72 CHI
- Turnover
Eric Snow turnover
Q4 4:20 · CLE 71-72 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 11:00 · CLE 25-34 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 6:00 · CLE 27-43 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:45 · CLE 71-76 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Duhon lost ball
Q4 0:46 · CLE 76-82 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 12 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
