⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 34
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the fourth 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
- Ties it
Donovan Mitchell hit a two point shot
Q4 0:03 · CLE 130-130 CHI
- Winner
Donovan Mitchell hit a 28-foot step back jumper
OT 4:26 · CLE 133-130 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 0:04 · CLE 140-130 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:39 · CLE 110-113 CHI
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · CLE 123-123 CHI
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CLE 128-130 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 10:50 · CLE 30-45 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 3:29 · CLE 39-60 CHI
- Lead
Nikola Vucevic hit a 24-foot three jumper, Zach LaVine with the assist
Q4 0:37 · CLE 123-126 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:59 · CLE 80-89 CHI
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · CLE 119-123 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
