⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 22 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, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 27-16 off them
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:08 · CLE 55-57 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 4:31 · CLE 74-88 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 1:59 · CLE 76-99 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Arcidiacono misses technical free throw
Q2 12:00 · CLE 31-25 CHI
- Technical
Denzel Valentine technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:45 · CLE 82-102 CHI
- Technical
Kris Dunn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:09 · CLE 92-106 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
