⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:29 · CLE 15-6 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 1:49 · CLE 32-17 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 11:32 · CLE 72-47 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:38 · CLE 35-19 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
