Game ID: 22300396
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 30 26 16 23 95CLE 32 25 25 27 109
CHI vs CLE ScoutingCHI vs CLE Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 19 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 5 min since (17% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 20 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 5 min since (17% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 21 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 18 min since (62% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 22 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 21 min since (73% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 11 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 23 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 21 min since (74% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT LaVine missed 12 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 24 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Terry 12 to 16 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 13 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 25 since 11/06, out tonight
CHI availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 14 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Vučević missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 6 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 26 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 32 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT LaVine missed 15 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Vučević missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 7 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 27 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Eva. Mobley missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 12/12, returns tonight: 8 min (47% of 17)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 15 min (119% of 13)
BACK LeVert back 12/12 after 4, 29 min since (102% of 28)
BACK Wade back 12/06 after 6, 21 min since (101% of 20)
CLE availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Eva. Mobley missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 12/12 after 4, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 8 min since (47% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 15 min since (119% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 12/12 after 4, 28 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 16 min since (95% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 12 min since (94% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT Garland missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 12/12 after 4, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 21 min since (124% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 16 min since (128% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Garland missed 4 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 8 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 19 min since (111% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 19 min since (153% of 13)
CLE availability going into 12/27 · 3 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Garland missed 5 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 9 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 12/16 after 2, 19 min since (111% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (184% of 13)
NEW Wade 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 4 since 12/20, returns tonight: 36 min (101% of 36)
OUT Garland missed 6 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 10 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (89% of 17)
NEW Okoro 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Wade 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/01 · 2 days' restOUT Garland missed 7 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 11 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 12/29 after 4, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Merrill back 12/29 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
NEW Okoro 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Wade 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 28 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 8 since 12/16, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 12 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 12/29 after 4, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Merrill back 12/29 after 2, 16 min since (95% of 17)
NEW Okoro 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Wade 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Porter Jr. 13 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without LaVine (11 straight), Craig (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and LeVert at 17 a game. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Garland (4 straight), Eva. Mobley (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 121. Call it Chicago 116, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/16 @ MIA 116-118 — CHI notes
CHI lost 116-118. CHI shot 48% (37 of 77) to MIA's 52%, 16 of 38 from three. DeRozan led with 27 (9 of 13, 8 of 9 at the line); Williams added 25, White 22. Q2 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them.
12/18 @ PHI 108-104 — CHI notes
CHI won 108-104. CHI shot 47% (42 of 89) to PHI's 43%, 12 of 29 from three. White led with 24 (9 of 17, 2 of 6 from three); Vučević added 23, DeRozan 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-20: a lead of 1 became 11. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/20 vs LAL 124-108 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-108. CHI shot 55% (48 of 88) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 34 from three. DeRozan led with 27 (12 of 16); White added 17, Williams 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 18. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/21 vs SAS 114-95 — CHI notes
CHI won 114-95. CHI shot 54% (49 of 90) to SAS's 46%, 7 of 28 from three. CHI turned it over 11 times to SAS's 19. White led with 22 (10 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); DeRozan added 21, Williams 18. The hinge was Q4, 37-25: a lead of 7 became 19, and the lead reached 22. Drummond was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/23 vs CLE 95-109 — CHI notes
CHI lost 95-109. CHI shot 44% (35 of 80) to CLE's 44%, 8 of 35 from three, and got to the line 19 times to CLE's 26. The glass went 37-48 against them. DeRozan led with 21 (6 of 14, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Vučević added 20, White 17. Q2 was theirs, 26-25, the deficit cut from 2 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 84-69 against them. Vučević's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without LaVine (12 straight), Craig (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Murray at 22 a game. Without Johnson (14 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the line, where Atlanta takes 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 17. Call it Chicago 119, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/28 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without LaVine (13 straight), Craig (5 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Bru. Brown (2 straight), Sheppard (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 123 and the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Chicago's 34. Call it Chicago 119, Indiana 115, Indiana keeping it close.
12/30 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 18 a game. Without LaVine (14 straight), Vučević (2 straight), Craig (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Harris at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Embiid (3 straight), Batum (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-0 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Chicago's 32. Call it Philadelphia 114, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
1/02 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and Harris at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Embiid (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 26 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 19 a game. Without LaVine (15 straight), Vučević (3 straight), Craig (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-10 and the arc, Philadelphia at 35 percent from three to Chicago's 26. Call it Philadelphia 114, Chicago 109.
12/16 vs ATL 127-119 — CLE notes
CLE won 127-119. CLE shot 49% (49 of 101) to ATL's 48%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ATL's 25. The glass went 49-34 for them. Allen led with 25 (12 of 14); Mitchell added 22, Okoro 18. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/18 vs HOU 135-130 — CLE notes
CLE won 135-130 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 48% (47 of 97) to HOU's 46%, 19 of 48 from three, and went to the line 34 times to HOU's 27 — 22 points from the stripe to their 24. Mitchell led with 37 (14 of 27, 4 of 11 from three); Merrill added 19, Strus 17. The hinge was OT1, 13-8: from level to 5 ahead. CLE trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 78-71.
12/20 vs UTA 124-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 124-116. CLE shot 47% (45 of 96) to UTA's 51%, 23 of 51 from three, and got to the line 16 times to UTA's 28. CLE turned it over 11 times to UTA's 16. Merrill led with 27 (9 of 16, 8 of 14 from three); LeVert added 23, Strus 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/21 vs NOP 104-123 — CLE notes
CLE lost 104-123. CLE shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 55%, 17 of 44 from three, and got to the line 8 times to NOP's 16. Wade led with 20 (7 of 11, 6 of 8 from three); Okoro added 16, Allen 14. Q4 was theirs, 28-29, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. LeVert's -24 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 @ CHI 109-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 109-95. CLE shot 44% (39 of 88) to CHI's 44%, 12 of 45 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CHI's 19 — 19 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 48-37 for them. Strus led with 26 (9 of 22, 5 of 17 from three); Porter Jr. added 19, Allen 19. The hinge was Q3, 25-16: a lead of 1 became 10, and the lead reached 17. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/27 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 39 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Irving (9 straight), Green (12 straight), Kleber (22 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Allen at 17 and Strus at 17 a game. Without Mitchell (3 straight), Garland (5 straight), Eva. Mobley (9 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 118, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/29 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; LeVert at 18 and Allen at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Garland (6 straight), Eva. Mobley (10 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lillard at 25 a game. Without Crowder (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Milwaukee 119, Cleveland 118, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/01 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Barnes at 23 a game. Without Dick (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (30 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Allen at 21 and LeVert at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Garland (7 straight), Eva. Mobley (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 33 and the line, where Toronto takes 23 free throws a game to Cleveland's 16. Call it Toronto 116, Cleveland 114, Cleveland keeping it close.
1/03 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Allen at 21 and LeVert at 19 a game. Without Garland (8 straight), Eva. Mobley (12 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuzma at 20 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-11 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Washington's 124. Call it Cleveland 120, Washington 113.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 4 7 -6 2 3 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 7 18 +4 4 5 80 3 11 27 1 1 100 2 5 7 0 1 0 0
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoVuWhWi 3 7 +2 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Vučević, White, Williams
in Dosunmu
out Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 7 18 +4 4 5 80 3 11 27 1 1 100 2 5 7 0 1 0 0
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDoTeVuWh 2 4 +1 2 2 100 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
CHI Carter, Dosunmu, Terry, Vučević, White
in Terry
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaNiOkJr 2 3 -1 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, Bates, Niang, Okoro, Porter Jr.
in Bates
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDeDrTe 4 7 -5 2 5 40 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 1 3 2 0 1 2
CHI Carter, Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Terry
in Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond
out Dosunmu, Vučević, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaNiStWa 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 33 4 4 100 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
CLE Allen, Bates, Niang, Strus, Wade
in Strus, Wade
out Okoro, Porter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCaDeDrTe 4 7 -5 2 5 40 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 1 3 2 0 1 2
CHI Carter, Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Terry
in Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond
out Dosunmu, Vučević, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaNiOkStTh 2 6 +3 1 1 100 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 4 1 0 0 0 3
CLE Bates, Niang, Okoro, Strus, Thompson
in Okoro, Thompson
out Allen, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoDrWhWi 2 4 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Drummond, White, Williams
in White
out Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaNiStThWa 2 0 -4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
CLE Bates, Niang, Strus, Thompson, Wade
in Wade
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoTeVuWhWi 2 4 -6 1 2 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
CHI Dosunmu, Terry, Vučević, White, Williams
in Terry, Vučević
out DeRozan, Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoJrStThWa 2 10 +8 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1
CLE Jones, Porter Jr., Strus, Thompson, Wade
in Jones, Porter Jr.
out Bates, Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDrVuWh 2 7 +2 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Vučević, White
in Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond
out Dosunmu, Terry, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJoOkJrWa 2 4 -1 1 1 100 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Allen, Jones, Okoro, Porter Jr., Wade
in Allen
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 9 19 +5 6 7 86 1 7 14 4 4 100 0 10 4 1 1 2 3
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Williams
out Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlNiOkJrSt 3 2 -6 1 3 33 0 3 0 1 2 50 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
CLE Allen, Niang, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus
in Niang, Strus
out Jones, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 9 19 +5 6 7 86 1 7 14 4 4 100 0 10 4 1 1 2 3
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Williams
out Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 7 12 +1 4 5 80 0 4 0 2 2 100 0 6 4 2 0 2 0
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Wade
out Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDoVuWhWi 2 2 -2 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
CHI Carter, Dosunmu, Vučević, White, Williams
in Carter, Dosunmu
out Caruso, DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJoNiOkSt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Jones, Niang, Okoro, Strus
in Jones
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDoDrVu 3 3 -6 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 4 75 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Dosunmu, Drummond, Vučević
in Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond
out Carter, White, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoNiJrStTh 2 7 +4 2 3 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2
CLE Jones, Niang, Porter Jr., Strus, Thompson
in Thompson
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeDrTeWh 1 0 -7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Drummond, Terry, White
in Terry, White
out Dosunmu, Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoNiJrThWa 2 7 +2 3 6 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
CLE Jones, Niang, Porter Jr., Thompson, Wade
in Wade
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeTeWhWi 4 13 +9 2 4 50 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 4 3 0 0 0 3
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Terry, White, Williams
in Williams
out Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoNiJrThWa 2 7 +2 3 6 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
CLE Jones, Niang, Porter Jr., Thompson, Wade
in Wade
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeTeWhWi 4 13 +9 2 4 50 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 4 3 0 0 0 3
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Terry, White, Williams
in Williams
out Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
NiJrStThWa 1 0 -5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
CLE Niang, Porter Jr., Strus, Thompson, Wade
in Strus
out Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeTeWhWi 4 13 +9 2 4 50 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 4 3 0 0 0 3
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Terry, White, Williams
in Williams
out Drummond
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 8 20 +7 4 7 57 3 7 43 3 4 75 2 6 4 1 0 2 2
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Allen, Okoro
out Niang, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DeDoTeWhWi 2 0 -5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
CHI DeRozan, Dosunmu, Terry, White, Williams
in Dosunmu
out Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 8 20 +7 4 7 57 3 7 43 3 4 75 2 6 4 1 0 2 2
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Allen, Okoro
out Niang, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDeVuWhWi 3 7 -2 3 3 100 0 3 0 1 1 100 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
CHI Caruso, DeRozan, Vučević, White, Williams
in Caruso, Vučević
out Dosunmu, Terry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlOkJrStWa 8 20 +7 4 7 57 3 7 43 3 4 75 2 6 4 1 0 2 2
CLE Allen, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus, Wade
in Allen, Okoro
out Niang, Thompson
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DJ D. Jones
DW D. Wade
EB E. Bates
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
TT T. Thompson
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
JC J. Carter
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
VU Vucevic
CLE/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Max Strus scores 26 points to lead injury-depleted Cavaliers past Bulls, 109-95
CHICAGO -- — Max Strus had 26 points and seven assists to help the injury-depleted Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls 109-95 on Saturday night.
The Bulls lost for just the fourth time in 12 games since Zach LaVine was sidelined because of inflammation in his right foot.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 21 points, and Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Jarrett Allen had 19 points, 17 rebounds and Craig Porter Jr. added 19, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, who played without their top four scorers — Donovan Mitchell , Darius Garland , Evan Mobley , and Caris LeVert . The quartet combines to average 78 points.
“It's the grit, it's the physical and mental toughness and it's one of those things where a group of guys just don't want to disappoint one another, so they went out and played the game purely on both ends of the floor, but it just speaks volume of their character and commitment to each other,” Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.
A four-time All-Star, Mitchell missed his third straight game due to an illness, while Garland (jaw fracture) and Mobley (knee surgery) are both expected to be out at least until February. LeVert, who was listed as questionable, missed the game because of left knee tendonitis.
Despite the injuries building up, Cleveland has won four of its last five.
“Next man mentality, had a lot of guys step up tonight, a lot of multiple efforts, and a rookie was sensational tonight,” said Strus.
The rookie Strus is referring to is Porter, who is currently on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G-League.
“Everybody stepped up," Strus said. "When the ball was put in their hands they made a play. It's fun to play basketball like that. When guys are confident, when guys are moving, when everybody feels involved, that's how you win games.”
Strus scored 10 of Cleveland's last 16 points.
“I told him before everybody got hurt. If I am (out) there with you and I see even a little bit of a space I'm throwing you the ball and I'm expecting a shot,” Porter said. “He's one of those of those guys you just find him and he awards you every time.”
Cleveland was also missing Sam Merrill . Merrill didn’t score in 12 minutes Thursday night loss to New Orleans after getting a career-high 27 points while making eight 3-pointers Wednesday night in a win over Utah. Merrill was added to the injury report Thursday with a wrist issue after a fall against the Jazz. Before Saturday's game, he was listed as probable but was a late scratch with the wrist injury.
With 8:45 left in the third quarter, Strus, a former Bull, threw down on a dunk on Vucevic, sending Vucevic to the ground. Strus was originally called for an offensive foul. Cleveland challenged the call and the call was overturned, giving the Cavs a 65-60 lead. Vucevic, who was on the floor during the challenge, stayed in the game and responded with a 3-pointer. Later in the quarter, Strus made a 3, and Georges Niang followed with a basket to extend the Cleveland lead to 80-70 with 1:09 left in the quarter.
Porter had a chance at three-point play to start the third quarter with a three-point play but he missed his free free throw, but Tristan Thompson was there for the tip-in. Damian Jones followed with a 3 to extend the Cleveland lead to 89-72 with 10:55 left.
Patrick Williams did cut the Cleveland lead to 90-85 with 7:08, but Strus, the former DePaul star and South Suburban high school star answered with eight points straight. He bought a suite for friends and family.