⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 24 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 2:17 · CHI 28-22 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:19 · CHI 39-27 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses technical free throw
Q3 3:24 · CHI 68-54 CLE
- Flagrant
Ayo Dosunmu flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:00 · CHI 70-54 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:24 · CHI 68-54 CLE
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q3 3:00 · CHI 70-54 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
