Schedule and 2014-15 Results
Regular Season Records: Cleveland 53-29, Chicago 50-32
Game 1 on Monday, 04 May: Chicago wins at Cleveland, 99-pts-92
Game 2 on Wednesday, 06 May: Chicago loses at Cleveland, 106-pts-91
Game 3 on Friday, 08 May: Cleveland loses at Chicago, 99-pts-96
Game 4 on Sunday, 10 May: Cleveland wins at Chicago, 86-pts-84
Game 5 on Tuesday, 12 May: Chicago loses at Cleveland, 106-pts-101
Game 6 on Thursday, 14 May: Cleveland wins at Chicago, 94-pts-73

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Cleveland Cavaliers visited and topped the Chicago Bulls 94-pts-73 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1278 victory. With the series 1278 win, the Cleveland Cavaliers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 12-8 overall and 5-4 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1278 loss, the Chicago Bulls see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 27-23 overall and 11-12 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Cleveland Cavaliers in series 1278 was LWLWWW: Series 1278 thus becomes the sixth NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the 12th NBA series (all rounds), and the 33rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The 21-point victory margin by the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Chicago Bulls in series 1278 Game 6 is the largest victory margin in Game 6 of a best-of-7 NBA playoff series lasting six games since the Chicago Bulls defeated the Bucks in Milwaukee by 54 points in series 1271 Game 6, in the just-concluded 2015 NBA Preliminary round.

After Game 5: The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted and topped the Chicago Bulls 106-pts-101 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1278 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 6-1 and a Game 6 record of 4-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 0-11 and a Game 6 record of 5-6. The sole Cleveland loss when leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2 occurred in series 980, to the Detroit Pistons in the 2006 NBA Quarterfinals.

After Game 4: The Cleveland Cavaliers visited and defeated the Chicago Bulls 86-pts-84 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1278 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 4-5 and a Game 5 record of 5-4, while the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 9-10 and a Game 5 record of 10-9. Cleveland trailed series 1278 Game 4 by seven points after three quarters in Chicago. In the history of best-of-7 format NBA playoff games since 1946, inclusive, road teams down seven points after three quarters prior to series 1278 Game 4 had a game record of 12-91 (.117). When knotted 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Chicago Bulls have a 0-9 series record upon losing Game 5, and have a 9-1 series record upon winning Game 5.

After Game 3: The Chicago Bulls hosted and outscored the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-pts-96 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1278 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 18-3 and a Game 4 record of 10-11. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 2-5 and a Game 4 record of 6-1. The Bulls in Chicago trailed the Cleveland Cavaliers by six points after the first quarter of series 1278 Game 3. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff since since 1946 (inclusive) prior to series 1278 Game 3, home teams down six points after one quarter had a game record of 43-48 (.473).

After Game 2: The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted and topped the Chicago Bulls 106-pts-91 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1278 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 3-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-3, while the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 12-8 and a Game 3 record of 14-6.

After Game 1: The Chicago Bulls visited and outscored the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-pts-92 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1278 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 20-6 and a Game 2 record of 15-11. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 2 record of 3-6.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2014-15 NBA regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers finished three games ahead of the Chicago Bulls. From 1947 through the 2015 NHL and NBA Preliminary rounds, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by three regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 16-16 (.500) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1278 is the 20th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the 50th for the Chicago Bulls. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Cleveland Cavaliers have an all-rounds series record of 11-8, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 4-4, and a Game 1 record of 10-9, while the Chicago Bulls have an all-rounds series record of 27-22, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 11-11, and a Game 1 record of 26-23. Series 1278 is the fourth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls. Chicago defeated Cleveland in series 620 (the 1992 NBA Quarterfinals) and series 642 (the 1993 NBA Quarterfinals), but Cleveland defeated Chicago in series 1104 (the 2010 NBA Preliminary round).