Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH | Game ID: 22401147
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 25 43 30 37 135CHI 24 24 37 28 113
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Cavaliers claim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 135-113 win over the Bulls
CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 28 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 135-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.
Ty Jerome added 18 points off the bench and De’Andre Hunter scored 17 for Cleveland, which has the second-best record in franchise history at 63-16. The Cavaliers secured the No. 1 seed in the East for the fourth time.
Patrick Williams scored a season-high 21 points and made 5 of 6 3-pointers, and Matas Buzelis added 19 points for Chicago. The Bulls have clinched a play-in tournament berth and are tied with Miami for ninth in the East.
Chicago’s top five scorers were not in uniform, including Coby White (rest), Nikola Vucevic (right calf soreness) and Josh Giddey (right forearm). Lonzo Ball (right wrist sprain) also was not available.
Takeaways Bulls: White, who is averaging team highs of 20.7 points and 33.3 minutes, was rested. Coach Billy Donovan expressed concern “with the load Coby has had to endure,” but expects White to play in the final three regular-season games.
Cavaliers: All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell did not dress for precautionary reasons after spraining his left ankle Sunday against Sacramento. Coach Kenny Atkinson said Mitchell will be good to go for the playoffs, but may sit out additional games.
Key moment Garland made four 3-pointers in eight minutes during the second quarter, triggering a 41-21 run that allowed the Cavaliers to push their lead to 21 points. Cleveland made 10 3-pointers in the period.
Key stat White, Vucevic, Giddey, Ayo Dosunmu (left shoulder surgery) and Kevin Huerter (cervical strain) are averaging a combined 103.0 points for the Bulls, whose season average is 117.8.
Up next The Bulls visit Miami on Wednesday in a critical game for seeding. The Cavaliers are at Indiana on Thursday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIDT D. Terry
EL E. Liddell
EM E. Miller
JC J. Carter
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
JY J. Young
MB M. Buzelis
PW P. Williams
TH T. Horton-Tucker
ZC Z. Collins
CLECO C. Okeke
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DW D. Wade
EB E. Bates
EM E. Mobley
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JG J. Green
JT J. Tyson
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TR Travers
CHI/CLE 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
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