⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 12 rebounds to 23
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
- Steal
Delonte West stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 2:06 · CLE 98-96 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · CLE 95-92 CHI
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:54 · CLE 98-96 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:42 · CLE 98-99 CHI
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:42 · CLE 98-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 2:06 · CLE 98-96 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon offensive foul (Delonte West draws the foul)
Q4 1:05 · CLE 98-99 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 1:05 · CLE 98-99 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
