⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 52
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:15 · CHI 26-28 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 0:14 · CHI 69-58 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:06 · CHI 16-28 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:32 · CHI 89-83 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
