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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 32 | 37 | 16 | 29 | 114 |
 Bulls | 31 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 109 |
CLETeam statsCHI| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 44-8750.6% | 13-3735.1% | 13-2065.0% | 44 | 25 | 13 |
| CHI | 41-9145.1% | 16-3447.1% | 11-1573.3% | 45 | 30 | 12 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers114| 43 | 21 | 8-14 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 0 | −4 | +0.6 | |||||||
| 40 | 33 | 15-26 | 2-8 | 1-4 | −4 | +8.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 | +3.0 | |||||
| 33 | 8 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +14 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 20 | 14 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −6 | +3.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 19 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.7 | ||||
| 22 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.6 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 44-8750.6% | 13-3735.1% | 44 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 13-2065.0% | 11 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 29 points on 9 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Rodney Hood (injury/illness); Kyle Korver (personal).
Chicago Bulls109| 39 | 34, Career high (his best before, 20) | 13-20 | 8-11, Career high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +15.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +0.2 | |||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +3 | −1.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 15 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.0 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | |||
| Team | 109 | 41-9145.1% | 16-3447.1% | 45 | 30 | 12 | 21 | 11-1573.3% | 11 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Omer Asik (coach’s decision); Noah Vonleh (injury/illness).
Cavaliers114Bulls109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James had 33 points (18 in the paint), 13 rebounds and 12 assists, his 15th triple-double of the season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls 114-109.
Jordan Clarkson’s corner 3-pointer put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 1:27 left in the fourth quarter.
George Hill’s free throw with 11.8 seconds left made it 114-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Bulls 15-6. James (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 6 of the Cavaliers’ 15 on 3 for 4 shooting.
Jeff Green scored 21 points (14 in the first quarter).
For the Bulls, Denzel Valentine had a career-high 34 points and 6 assists on 13 for 20 shooting.
The Cavaliers shot 50.6% from the field to the Bulls’ 45.1%. The Bulls were outscored 16-3 in 5 minutes with Grant, Portis, Felicio, Nwaba and Blakeney on the floor together.
Cleveland CavaliersChicago BullsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 87 shots: 4.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-32 | 75.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 1-4 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 8-17 | 47.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-20 | 25.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Zipser | 16 | 11 | 5-8 | +6 |
| Justin Holiday | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Bobby Portis | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 11 | 6 | 3-9 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 14 | 6-9 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Portis | 26 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Paul Zipser | 17 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Denzel Valentine | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nwaba | 17 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Denzel Valentine | 14 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Antonio Blakeney | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Cameron Payne | 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHI win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Clarkson 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (James 12 AST)
Q4 1:27
35.9%
56→21
Payne 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Zipser 2 AST)
Q4 1:41
32.4%
24→56
Valentine 26' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Portis 2 AST)
Q4 4:13
22.7%
34→56
James 19' Fadeaway Jumper (29 PTS)
Q4 3:49
17.6%
55→37
Blakeney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Valentine 6 AST)
Q4 5:48
16.8%
21→37
