⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 5:52 · CHI 23-17 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:52 · CHI 69-58 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 2:30 · CHI 106-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Garrett Temple turnover
Q4 4:46 · CHI 93-90 CLE
- Turnover
Daniel Theis out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:28 · CHI 93-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 2:49 · CHI 46-49 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:02 · CHI 80-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Sexton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · CHI 99-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
