⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 35-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:11 · CHI 51-52 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 4:42 · CHI 106-108 CLE
- Turnover
Patrick Williams bad pass
Q4 2:22 · CHI 108-115 CLE
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · CHI 110-115 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:22 · CHI 31-34 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 9:12 · CHI 42-52 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:59 · CHI 85-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q3 0:30 · CHI 89-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
