Overview
- The loss is Cleveland's seventh in 10 games, dropping the Cavaliers to 15-13 after an early lead slipped away in the second half.
- Josh Giddey logged 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, with Coby White adding 25 and Nikola Vucevic 20 as Chicago produced seven double-figure scorers and 35 assists.
- The Bulls shot 56.2% and made 14-of-36 threes, while the Cavaliers committed 20 turnovers and went 12-of-39 from beyond the arc.
- Coach Kenny Atkinson inserted Jaylon Tyson into the starting lineup for De'Andre Hunter; Tyson scored 21, but the switch did not change the outcome.
- Cleveland remained without Evan Mobley, Sam Merrill, Larry Nance Jr. and Max Strus, and the teams play the rematch Friday in Cleveland.