⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind 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
▲ 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 21-11 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:00 · CLE 76-74 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:24 · CLE 91-78 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · CLE 93-87 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 6:07 · CLE 37-47 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:08 · CLE 80-76 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
