⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:40 · CHI 12-2 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · CHI 29-17 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 4:20 · CHI 88-75 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:58 · CHI 76-73 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:00 · CHI 72-68 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joey Graham misses technical free throw
Q3 1:54 · CHI 67-60 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
