⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 22-9 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 33 from three
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
- Go-ahead
Evan Mobley hit a 9-foot two point shot, Isaac Okoro with the assist
Q4 2:49 · CLE 98-97 CHI
- Lead
Darius Garland hit a 26-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:14 · CLE 103-100 CHI
- Winner
Donovan Mitchell hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:43 · CLE 104-103 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Georges Niang and Coby White
Q4 8:25 · CLE 85-84 CHI
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:26 · CLE 95-97 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · CLE 0-8 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 7:48 · CLE 29-46 CHI
- Ties it
Coby White hit a 26-foot three jumper, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 1:03 · CLE 103-103 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul
Q3 8:59 · CLE 49-53 CHI
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · CLE 100-98 CHI
- Turnover
Coby White out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:17 · CLE 104-103 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
