⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 3:48 · CLE 12-14 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:16 · CLE 43-46 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:04 · CLE 85-86 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
