| Chicago Bulls | 104 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 93 |
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| Dallas Mavericks | 120 |
| Houston Rockets | 110 |
| Box Score | |
| Detroit Pistons | 96 |
| Washington Wizards | 87 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | 108 |
| Utah Jazz | 96 |
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Cleveland 93, Chicago 104
Opening Round - Chicago wins 3-2
Chicago Stadium (Chicago, Illinois)
Attendance: 18,676
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Cleveland (0) Chicago (0)
Technicals: Cleveland (0) Chicago (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE (42-40) | 29 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 93 |
| CHI (50-32) | 23 | 30 | 20 | 31 | 104 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 95 | 97.7 | 109.3 |
| CHI | 95 | 109.3 | 97.7 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | .463 | 0.179 | 0.297 | 0.207 |
| CHI | .467 | 0.168 | 0.360 | 0.196 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Brad Daugherty | Starter | C | 38:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Craig Ehlo | Starter | SG | 44:00 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 16.9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 22 | Larry Nance | Starter | PF | 42:00 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10.9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 25 | Mark Price | Starter | PG | 42:00 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 21.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 33 | Mike Sanders | Starter | SF | 24:00 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 30 | Dell Curry | Bench | SG | 11:00 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Phil Hubbard | Bench | PF | 12:00 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -0.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Hot Rod Williams | Bench | C | 27:00 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 38-82 | 0-5 | 17-23 | 90.9 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 93 | ||||
| 46.3% | 0.0% | 73.9% |
Chicago Bulls
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Dave Corzine | Starter | PF | 38:00 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9.4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 23 | Michael Jordan | Starter | SG | 44:00 | 19-35 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 24.2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 50 |
| 34 | Charles Oakley | Starter | SF | 44:00 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17.8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Brad Sellers | Starter | C | 16:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4.9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Sam Vincent | Starter | PG | 26:00 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 54 | Horace Grant | Bench | PF | 26:00 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12.2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | John Paxson | Bench | PG | 27:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Scottie Pippen | Bench | SF | 19:00 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 43-92 | 0-1 | 18-19 | 97.9 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 104 | ||||
| 46.7% | 0.0% | 94.7% |
Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Mark Price 16p, 2.3r, 6a |
Craig Ehlo 7.1p, 3.5r, 2.6a |
Mike Sanders 6.2p, 1.8r, 0.9a |
Larry Nance 19.1p, 9.1r, 3.1a |
Brad Daugherty 18.7p, 8.4r, 4.2a |
| Rotation | |
Dell Curry 10p, 2.1r, 1.9a |
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Phil Hubbard 8.4p, 3.6r, 1a |
Hot Rod Williams 10.9p, 6.6r, 1.3a |
Chicago Bulls Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Sam Vincent 8p, 2.1r, 5.3a |
Michael Jordan 35p, 5.5r, 5.9a |
Charles Oakley 12.4p, 13r, 3a |
Dave Corzine 10.1p, 6.6r, 1.9a |
Brad Sellers 9.5p, 3r, 1.7a |
| Rotation | John Paxson 7.9p, 1.3r, 3.7a |
|
Scottie Pippen 7.9p, 3.8r, 2.1a |
Horace Grant 7.7p, 5.5r, 1.1a |
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