| Atlanta Hawks | 102 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 92 |
| Box Score | |
| Boston Celtics | 85 |
| Miami Heat | 76 |
| Box Score | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 96 |
| Chicago Bulls | 83 |
| Box Score | |
| Denver Nuggets | 126 |
| Utah Jazz | 113 |
| Box Score | |
Chicago 83, Cleveland 96
Opening Round - Cleveland wins 4-1
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, Ohio)
Attendance: 20,562
Officials: John Goble, Bob Delaney, Eddie Rush
Team Rebounds: Chicago (8) Cleveland (7)
Technicals: Chicago (0) Cleveland (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI (38-13) | 18 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 83 |
| CLE (61-21) | 32 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 96 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 96 | 86.7 | 100.3 |
| CLE | 96 | 100.3 | 86.7 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | .431 | 0.146 | 0.184 | 0.092 |
| CLE | .500 | 0.188 | 0.260 | 0.143 |
Chicago Bulls
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Luol Deng | Starter | SF | 38:44 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 4.6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 22 | Taj Gibson | Starter | PF | 32:45 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Kirk Hinrich | Starter | SG | 44:01 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 13.2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Joakim Noah | Starter | C | 35:08 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1 | Derrick Rose | Starter | PG | 43:17 | 13-28 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 14.2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| 16 | James Johnson | Bench | SF | 00:40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Brad Miller | Bench | C | 21:51 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Flip Murray | Bench | SG | 10:46 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Jannero Pargo | Bench | PG | 02:33 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Chris Richard | Bench | C | 01:37 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Hakim Warrick | Bench | PF | 08:38 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 37-87 | 1-7 | 8-11 | 75.4 | 7 | 31 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 83 | ||||
| 42.5% | 14.3% | 72.7% |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | LeBron James | Starter | SF | 40:14 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 17.6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Antawn Jamison | Starter | PF | 32:27 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 11.8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 33 | Shaquille O'Neal | Starter | C | 24:31 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 10.9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 18 | Anthony Parker | Starter | SG | 30:54 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 52 | Mo Williams | Starter | PG | 38:29 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 16.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 1 | Daniel Gibson | Bench | PG | 00:40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | J.J. Hickson | Bench | PF | 00:40 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | Bench | C | 09:02 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Jamario Moon | Bench | SF | 07:15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Anderson Varejao | Bench | C | 31:34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15.8 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Delonte West | Bench | SG | 23:34 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Jawad Williams | Bench | PF | 00:40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 39-84 | 6-23 | 12-17 | 99.9 | 13 | 37 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 96 | ||||
| 46.4% | 26.1% | 70.6% |
Chicago Bulls Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Derrick Rose 20.8p, 3.8r, 6a |
Kirk Hinrich 10.9p, 3.5r, 4.5a |
Luol Deng 17.6p, 7.3r, 2a |
Taj Gibson 9p, 7.5r, 0.9a |
Joakim Noah 10.7p, 11r, 2.1a |
| Rotation | |
Flip Murray 9.9p, 2.4r, 1.8a |
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Brad Miller 8.8p, 4.9r, 1.9a |
| Lim PT | Jannero Pargo 5.5p, 1.2r, 1.4a |
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James Johnson 3.9p, 2r, 0.7a |
Hakim Warrick 9.6p, 4.1r, 0.7a |
Chris Richard 2.1p, 3.3r, 0.4a |
Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Mo Williams 15.8p, 3r, 5.3a |
Anthony Parker 7.3p, 2.9r, 1.9a |
LeBron James 29.7p, 7.3r, 8.6a |
Antawn Jamison 18.7p, 8.4r, 1.3a |
Shaquille O'Neal 12p, 6.7r, 1.5a |
| Rotation | |
Delonte West 8.8p, 2.8r, 3.3a |
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Anderson Varejao 8.6p, 7.6r, 1.1a |
| Lim PT | Daniel Gibson 6.3p, 1.3r, 1.3a |
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Jamario Moon 4.9p, 3.1r, 0.8a |
Jawad Williams 4.1p, 1.5r, 0.6a |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.4p, 5.4r, 0.8a |
| Lim PT | |
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J.J. Hickson 8.5p, 4.9r, 0.5a |
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