⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 1:57 · CLE 58-52 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 9:16 · CLE 63-66 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:57 · CLE 72-84 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 11 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
