⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:07 · CHI 43-38 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 8:53 · CHI 70-60 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 4:20 · CHI 87-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · CHI 97-102 CLE
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni bad pass
Q4 0:22 · CHI 97-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 7:01 · CHI 10-24 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:53 · CHI 51-50 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q4 11:48 · CHI 77-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:34 · CHI 53-50 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:08 · CHI 90-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
