Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls

Dec 23, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	32	25	25	27	109
CHI	30	26	16	23	95

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Bulls, 109-95. Max Strus led the way for the Cavaliers with 26 points, seven assists and five 3PM, while Jarrett Allen added 19 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists in the victory. DeMar DeRozan (21 points, eight assists) and Nikola Vucevic (20 points, 12 rebounds) combined for 41 points for the Bulls in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 17-13 on the season, while the Bulls fall to 13-18.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	34	3-9	0-5	6-7	3	3	0	0	1	2	+6	12
32Dean WadePF	36	4-12	3-10	0-0	7	1	2	0	1	1	+12	11
31Jarrett AllenC	34	6-9	0-1	7-10	17	7	1	1	0	0	+6	19
1Max StrusSG	40	9-22	5-17	3-3	1	7	2	1	3	2	+15	26
9Craig Porter Jr.PG	39	8-14	1-3	2-5	7	8	1	1	3	1	+14	19
20Georges Niang	20	3-12	1-5	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	4	-4	7
21Emoni Bates	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-3	3
13Tristan Thompson	13	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	1	+8	6
30Damian Jones	11	2-4	1-2	1-1	2	1	1	0	1	5	+16	6
3Caris LeVert	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Sam Merrill	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Isaiah Mobley	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8844.3%	12-4526.7%	19-2673.1%	48	28	7	4	12	16	-	109

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11DeMar DeRozanSF	40	6-14	1-3	8-9	5	8	3	0	2	4	-8	21
44Patrick WilliamsPF	35	5-11	2-5	1-1	2	2	0	1	2	3	0	13
9Nikola VucevicC	33	7-11	2-5	4-4	12	4	1	1	1	1	-12	20
6Alex CarusoSG	32	4-9	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	3	-10	10
0Coby WhitePG	39	8-19	0-8	1-1	4	7	0	1	4	2	-5	17
12Ayo Dosunmu	19	2-6	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	-8	4
5Jevon Carter	9	1-7	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	-5	3
25Dalen Terry	17	2-3	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	-12	6
3Andre Drummond	13	0-0	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	0	1	4	-10	1
13Torrey Craig	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Julian Phillips	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Terry Taylor	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8043.8%	8-3522.9%	17-1989.5%	37	23	6	5	12	22	-	95

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLECHI

(11:57) Jump Ball Vucevic vs. Allen: Tip to Porter Jr.
(11:41) MISS Strus 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:38) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:31) Williams 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:18) MISS Okoro 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:18) DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) MISS White 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(11:00) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:46) Allen 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
22
+3 (10:25) Vucevic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
25
(10:14) White P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+3 (10:05) Wade 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
55
(9:44) MISS DeRozan 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:42) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:31) Strus 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
85
(9:18) White Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:03) MISS Okoro 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:01) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:54) MISS Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:52) Cavaliers Rebound
+3 (8:46) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
115
(8:28) MISS Caruso 3PT Jump Shot
(8:25) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:18) MISS Strus 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:08) Vucevic Running Layup (5 PTS) (White 1 AST)
117
+2 (7:56) Allen 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
137
(7:56) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:35) MISS Vucevic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:33) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:24) MISS Strus 3PT Jump Shot
(7:21) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (7:21) Strus Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
157
(7:21) Dosunmu S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
+1 (7:21) Strus Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
167
+2 (7:12) DeRozan 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
169
(6:46) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:46) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:26) MISS Dosunmu 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:26) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:24) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:20) MISS Wade 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:16) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:11) Williams 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1612
+2 (5:48) Okoro 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Allen 3 AST)
1812
+2 (5:34) White 12' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1814
(5:23) MISS Okoro 1' Driving Layup
(5:23) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:21) Cavaliers Rebound
(5:16) Dosunmu P.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Scott)
+2 (5:10) Porter Jr. 18' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
2014
+2 (4:54) Vucevic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS) (White 3 AST)
2016
(4:42) MISS Okoro 3PT Jump Shot
(4:38) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:36) MISS White 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:36) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:34) BULLS Rebound
(4:34) Okoro AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (4:34) White Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2017
(4:24) MISS Carter 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:22) Cavaliers Rebound
+3 (4:04) Bates 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 4 AST)
2317
+2 (3:52) White 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
2319
(3:39) Niang Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:39) Vucevic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:32) Dosunmu 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (White 4 AST)
2321
(3:14) MISS Allen 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:12) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:08) MISS Carter 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:06) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:52) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(2:52) Carter BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:49) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:44) Allen 14' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
2521
(2:30) Niang S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Scott)
+1 (2:30) Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2522
+1 (2:30) Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2523
(2:14) Strus Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:14) Drummond STEAL (1 STL)
(2:07) Carter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:07) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:50) Niang 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
2823
+2 (1:30) Terry Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (DeRozan 1 AST)
2825
(1:16) DeRozan S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Scott)
+1 (1:16) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2925
+1 (1:16) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3025
+3 (1:03) Carter 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DeRozan 2 AST)
3028
(0:48) MISS Wade 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Allen REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(0:44) Drummond P.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (0:44) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
3128
+1 (0:44) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
3228
(0:31) MISS Carter 3' Driving Layup
(0:31) Cavaliers Rebound
(0:19) Niang Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(0:19) DeRozan STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:16) Terry 1' Running Layup (6 PTS) (DeRozan 3 AST)
3230
(0:01) MISS Wade 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Allen REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

CHI

109Points95

39-88(44.3%)Field Goal(%)35-80(43.8%)

12-45(26.7%)3-Point(%)8-35(22.9%)

19-26(73.1%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)

48(15)Rebounds(Offensive)37(5)

28Assists23

7Steals6

4Blocks5

12Turnovers12

16Fouls22

44Pts In The Paint42

6Fast Break Pts16

12Pts Off Turnovers19

22Bench Pts14

17Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, December 23, 2023 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 19,583 (83.3%)