⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their fourteen- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:59 · CHI 8-2 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 1:00 · CHI 62-45 CLE
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:51 · CHI 102-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray lost ball
Q4 1:23 · CHI 102-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHI 104-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CHI 108-106 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:37 · CHI 68-60 CLE
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Ronald Murray
Q4 1:23 · CHI 102-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West traveling
Q4 3:00 · CHI 98-92 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)
Q4 1:17 · CHI 102-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · CHI 105-103 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
