⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- Steal
Nikola Vucevic stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 2:42 · CHI 96-101 CLE
- Steal
Alex Caruso stole it from Jarrett Allen
Q4 1:02 · CHI 99-103 CLE
- Steal
Ayo Dosunmu stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 0:38 · CHI 100-103 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · CHI 96-101 CLE
- Missed FT
Alex Caruso misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · CHI 98-103 CLE
- Missed FT
Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · CHI 100-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 10:00 · CHI 36-46 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 4:38 · CHI 66-77 CLE
- Steal
Caris LeVert stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 3:00 · CHI 96-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 1:02 · CHI 99-103 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 0:38 · CHI 100-103 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · CHI 102-103 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
