⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the third 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q3 8:59 · CHI 66-53 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 1:52 · CHI 80-63 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 7:43 · CHI 100-80 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 6:20 · CHI 33-39 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 1:44 · CHI 107-96 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 82 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
