⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
-4Q126-25
+5Q232-20
+3Q322-17
+11Q427-13
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
Key battles
18Fast break points3
29Assists8
31%Three-point accuracy15%
52Points in the paint28
🏀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 stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q4 4:37 · CHI 101-69 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 8 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
