⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:41 · CHI 39-38 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:50 · CHI 58-57 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:38 · CHI 82-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q4 9:45 · CHI 75-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:05 · CHI 5-11 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 7:21 · CHI 39-48 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:50 · CHI 85-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Georges Niang technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:45 · CHI 75-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
