⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- Steal
Evan Mobley stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 0:09 · CLE 93-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 2:38 · CLE 83-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · CLE 94-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:06 · CLE 93-98 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Zach LaVine stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 2:38 · CLE 83-91 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 3:24 · CLE 83-95 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:16 · CLE 83-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 90-98 CHI
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · CLE 93-98 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
