⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:22 · CLE 11-0 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 4:58 · CLE 87-83 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q1 3:16 · CLE 22-19 CHI
- Missed FT
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · CLE 119-124 CHI
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter bad pass turnover
Q4 2:05 · CLE 120-126 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 9:10 · CLE 11-8 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 4:12 · CLE 50-60 CHI
- Steal
Matas Buzelis stole it from De'Andre Hunter
Q4 2:05 · CLE 120-126 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Giddey flagrant foul type 1
Q1 3:16 · CLE 22-19 CHI
- Missed FT
Ayo Dosunmu misses technical free throw
Q2 7:07 · CLE 42-45 CHI
- Turnover
Zach Collins lost ball turnover
Q4 4:32 · CLE 115-119 CHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 34 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
