The Cleveland Cavaliers endured a sweaty finish to Game 5, but they largely controlled the contest and emerged with a 106-101 home win Tuesday night, pushing the series to 3-2 and the Chicago Bulls to the brink of elimination. As noted on TNT during the game, the team that wins Game 5 takes a 2-2 series 82 percent of the time in the NBA playoffs.
The Bulls started strong, despite Pau Gasol (hamstring) sitting out, and built a 10-point lead in the first six minutes, but they faded fast and were lucky to trail by only 10 at the half. An 18-5 Cavs run stretched over from the third quarter to the fourth, putting Cleveland up by 17 with under 10 minutes to play.
Just when all seemed lost, the visitors put together an 18-5 run of their own to crawl back within reach, though they could not deal the death blow in the final minute to complete the comeback.
Also, Cavaliers head coach David Blatt made zero noticeable blunders that nearly lost the game for his team, so he's improving as well.
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Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game 5 Grades and Analysis
May 12th, 2015 by Sean Hojnacki Leave a reply »
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