⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their seventeen- A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 19
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:26 · CHI 11-2 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 18
Q3 1:27 · CHI 75-93 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:02 · CHI 99-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Richards misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 4:24 · CHI 17-18 CLE
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:34 · CHI 100-103 CLE
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CHI 107-112 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 8:39 · CHI 11-14 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:08 · CHI 17-26 CLE
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 23
Q1 0:39 · CHI 22-45 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CHI 108-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHI 108-113 CLE
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHI 108-113 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
