⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-1Q130-24
+5Q227-21
+3Q326-26
+2Q424-22
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
Key battles
18Points off turnovers11
5Threes made8
11Offensive rebounds8
57Rebounds45
🏀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 stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 5:13 · CLE 75-58 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
Q4 4:56 · CLE 90-83 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
