⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Wayne Selden hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kris Dunn with the assist
Q4 1:07 · CHI 101-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Dunn traveling
Q4 2:56 · CHI 98-98 CLE
- Turnover
Zach LaVine out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:43 · CHI 98-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 8:02 · CHI 64-68 CLE
- Lead
Matthew Dellavedova hit a 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:40 · CHI 98-100 CLE
- Winner
Alec Burks hit a jumper
Q4 0:17 · CHI 101-102 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
