Overview
- The Bulls completed a sweep of the home-and-home, breaking a 115-115 tie with a 17-8 closing run to win in Cleveland.
- Nicola Vucevic posted 24 points and 15 rebounds and Matas Buzelis added 24, part of seven Chicago players in double figures.
- Darius Garland scored a season-high 35 points with six threes and eight assists, while rookie Tyrese Proctor added 16 in his first start.
- Cleveland had only 10 players available as Mitchell and Craig Porter Jr. missed with illnesses and Mobley remained out with a calf strain; two-way forward Luke Travers arrived on a last-minute flight and logged five minutes.
- The loss drops the Cavaliers to 15-14 after three straight defeats, while Chicago builds momentum with back-to-back wins in the series.