⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 0:50 · CLE 36-24 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 9:50 · CLE 65-51 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:12 · CLE 65-53 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
