⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 74 rebounds to 39
- Made thirteen threes to their 22
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 22-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:45 · CHI 48-45 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 5:04 · CHI 98-97 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
OT 0:12 · CHI 123-115 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Coby White steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:34 · CHI 100-100 CLE
- Turnover
Coby White out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:29 · CHI 103-103 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:38 · CHI 108-109 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 11:21 · CHI 78-89 CLE
- Ties it
Max Strus hit a 26-foot three jumper, Caris LeVert with the assist
OT 3:42 · CHI 106-106 CLE
- Lead
Darius Garland hit a 22-foot three jumper, Max Strus with the assist
OT 2:54 · CHI 106-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 0:18 · CHI 103-103 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:51 · CHI 110-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:13 · CHI 112-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 22 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 37 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
