⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:47 · CLE 30-17 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 11:34 · CLE 85-76 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 1:22 · CLE 139-121 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · CLE 122-117 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:39 · CLE 85-84 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:27 · CLE 123-117 CHI
- Turnover
Ayo Dosunmu bad pass
Q4 2:10 · CLE 125-119 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 21 | Threes made | 20 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 33 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
