⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of fourteen from three- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:05 · CHI 32-33 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · CHI 98-91 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Hughes lost ball
Q4 0:27 · CHI 99-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHI 100-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:22 · CHI 85-78 CLE
- Steal
Joe Smith stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 0:27 · CHI 99-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:33 · CHI 53-49 CLE
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
Q4 7:26 · CHI 85-78 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
