Cavs are learning to close out games. Yep, two months ago they would have lost this one when LaVine started going nuts at the end.
Horrible game by the bench, going 1-for-19 overall and 0-for-13 on 3's. I get they were tired but those numbers are ridiculous. And we still won.
The Cavs turned it up in the 4th quarter, winning the quarter 28-15. The Bulls scored 4 points in the first 8 minutes. The Cavs dug deep and played exceptional defense until some shots started falling. The Bulls committed 23 turnovers to 13 for the Cavs.
They did a great job on DeRozan, holding him to 16 points in 40 minutes.
For the game they were an abysmal 9-for-35 from deep, but Garland hit a big one down the stretch. With just ordinary 3-point shooting this game is a blowout. But coming off a late game last night it was clear the 3's were going to be tough to hit, as I said in the preview.
To start the 4th quarter JB put Allen and four guards on the floor: Mitchell, Garland, Rubio, and LeVert. It worked as the Cavs quickly caught up and took the lead. He soon brought in Mobley for Rubio, who was bricking everything he threw up, and that was the team that brought it home.
Very impressive win, especially the defense in the 4th quarter combined with just enough offense.