Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
PLAYOFFS • Series tied 1-1
42-40, 15-26 Away
89
42-40, 15-26 Away
50-32, 31-10 Home
84
50-32, 31-10 Home
Shot Chart
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot
- Drew Gooden misses 12-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes makes 15-foot jumper
- Jared Jeffries blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's jumper
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Drew Gooden makes tip shot
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Larry Hughes makes 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jared Jeffries blocks Larry Hughes's 8-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot hook shot
- Drew Gooden makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
- Brendan Haywood blocks Larry Hughes's 4-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 4-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Ronald Murray misses 17-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes layup
- Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses layup
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Ronald Murray makes layup (Donyell Marshall assists)
- Jared Jeffries blocks LeBron James's layup
- Ronald Murray misses 17-foot jumper
- Caron Butler blocks Ronald Murray's jumper
- Drew Gooden makes layup
- Eric Snow misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- LeBron James misses layup
- Eric Snow misses layup
- Drew Gooden makes slam dunk
- Larry Hughes misses 5-foot running jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses two point shot
- Ronald Murray misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- Larry Hughes makes three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Larry Hughes misses layup
- Eric Snow makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes layup
- Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
- Eric Snow misses 14-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- LeBron James misses layup
- Eric Snow makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 6-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 13-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas blocks Eric Snow's layup
- Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Drew Gooden makes 6-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
- Larry Hughes misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 4-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 12-foot two point shot
- Larry Hughes misses layup
- Larry Hughes makes driving layup (Drew Gooden assists)
- Ronald Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ronald Murray misses 16-foot jumper
- Ronald Murray misses layup
- LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- LeBron James misses tip shot
- Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- LeBron James misses 7-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 37-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Larry Hughes misses running jumper
- Larry Hughes makes 19-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James blocks Antawn Jamison's layup
- Gilbert Arenas misses 22-foot jumper
- Jared Jeffries misses layup
- Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler makes 14-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Caron Butler's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Caron Butler's layup
- Gilbert Arenas misses layup
- Jared Jeffries makes two point shot
- Jared Jeffries misses 1-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Caron Butler's layup
- Jared Jeffries misses jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses 18-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses 19-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas makes driving layup (Brendan Haywood assists)
- Gilbert Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 21-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 6-foot two point shot
- Caron Butler makes 17-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 21-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 15-foot two point shot
- Gilbert Arenas makes 36-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- Caron Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Gilbert Arenas makes 20-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler misses 21-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas makes 1-foot two point shot
- Drew Gooden blocks Jared Jeffries's layup
- Gilbert Arenas makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden blocks Caron Butler's 4-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses layup
- Gilbert Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jared Jeffries misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses 19-foot jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes 7-foot two point shot
- Antawn Jamison makes slam dunk (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses 22-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 8-foot running jumper
- LeBron James blocks Caron Butler's 34-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Jared Jeffries's layup
- Gilbert Arenas makes dunk
- Antawn Jamison makes layup (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot running jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses 23-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 6-foot running jumper (Jared Jeffries assists)
- Jared Jeffries misses 9-foot two point shot
- Antawn Jamison misses 7-foot running jumper
- Gilbert Arenas makes 19-foot jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 9-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 19-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brendan Haywood assists)
- Gilbert Arenas makes layup
- Gilbert Arenas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jared Jeffries assists)
- Jared Jeffries misses layup
- Gilbert Arenas misses 8-foot two point shot
- Billy Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses layup
- Antonio Daniels makes two point shot
- Caron Butler makes slam dunk
- LeBron James blocks Billy Thomas's layup
- Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses layup
- Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 21-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao blocks Jared Jeffries's 4-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses 8-foot two point shot
- Antawn Jamison makes layup
- Antawn Jamison misses 15-foot jumper
- Jared Jeffries makes slam dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Caron Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes driving layup
- Antawn Jamison makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Gilbert Arenas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gilbert Arenas makes layup
- Gilbert Arenas makes layup
- Gilbert Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper
WIZARDS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Jared Jeffries vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Drew Gooden gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Caron Butler loose ball foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Drew Gooden misses 12-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | LeBron James blocks Antawn Jamison's layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Larry Hughes makes 15-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Antawn Jamison bad pass (Larry Hughes steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:34 | | LeBron James lost ball (Brendan Haywood steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Gilbert Arenas misses 22-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | Jared Jeffries offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Jared Jeffries misses layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:25 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Jared Jeffries blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | LeBron James misses two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:59 | | Drew Gooden makes tip shot | 0 | 4 |
| 9:42 | | Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 9:41 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 7 |
| 9:12 | | Caron Butler makes 14-foot two point shot | 2 | 7 |
| 8:47 | | Larry Hughes makes 21-foot jumper | 2 | 9 |
| 8:30 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Caron Butler's layup | 2 | 9 |
| 8:27 | | Caron Butler offensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 8:26 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Caron Butler's layup | 2 | 9 |
| 8:26 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 8:25 | | Antawn Jamison shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 2 | 9 |
| 8:25 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8:25 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 8:25 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 8:15 | | Gilbert Arenas misses layup | 2 | 10 |
| 8:14 | | Jared Jeffries offensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 8:14 | | Jared Jeffries makes two point shot | 4 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Drew Gooden lost ball (Gilbert Arenas steals) | 4 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | Jared Jeffries misses 1-foot two point shot | 4 | 10 |
| 7:46 | | Caron Butler offensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 7:45 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Caron Butler's layup | 4 | 10 |
| 7:43 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists) | 4 | 12 |
| 7:39 | | Gilbert Arenas shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 4 | 12 |
| 7:39 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 7:39 | | Washington full timeout | 4 | 13 |
| 7:24 | | Jared Jeffries bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 4 | 13 |
| 7:07 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 7:07 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Caron Butler lost ball (Larry Hughes steals) | 4 | 13 |
| 6:37 | | Jared Jeffries blocks Larry Hughes's 8-foot jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 6:37 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | Jared Jeffries misses jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 6:16 | | Larry Hughes defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 6:00 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot hook shot | 4 | 13 |
| 5:56 | | Gilbert Arenas defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 5:50 | | Antawn Jamison misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 5:48 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 5:46 | | Jared Jeffries shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 4 | 13 |
| 5:46 | | Antonio Daniels enters the game for Jared Jeffries | 4 | 13 |
| 5:46 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5:46 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 5:31 | | Gilbert Arenas misses 19-foot jumper | 4 | 15 |
| 5:30 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 4 | 15 |
| 5:24 | | LeBron James bad pass (Antawn Jamison steals) | 4 | 15 |
| 5:22 | | Antawn Jamison lost ball (Eric Snow steals) | 4 | 15 |
| 5:07 | | Drew Gooden makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists) | 4 | 17 |
| 4:48 | | Gilbert Arenas makes driving layup (Brendan Haywood assists) | 6 | 17 |
| 4:26 | | Brendan Haywood blocks Larry Hughes's 4-foot jumper | 6 | 17 |
| 4:18 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 6 | 19 |
| 4:18 | | Drew Gooden makes 4-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists) | 6 | 19 |
| 3:59 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul) | 6 | 19 |
| 3:59 | | Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 6 | 19 |
| 3:59 | | Ronald Murray enters the game for Eric Snow | 6 | 19 |
| 3:59 | | Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 3:59 | | Brendan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 3:47 | | Brendan Haywood shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 8 | 19 |
| 3:47 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 3:47 | | Michael Ruffin enters the game for Brendan Haywood | 8 | 20 |
| 3:47 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 3:33 | | Gilbert Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 21 |
| 3:31 | | Ronald Murray defensive rebound | 8 | 21 |
| 3:15 | | Ronald Murray misses 17-foot jumper | 8 | 21 |
| 3:13 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 8 | 23 |
| 3:13 | | Drew Gooden makes layup | 8 | 23 |
| 2:58 | | Antonio Daniels misses 21-foot jumper | 8 | 23 |
| 2:56 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 8 | 23 |
| 2:48 | | Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 23 |
| 2:47 | | Michael Ruffin defensive rebound | 8 | 23 |
| 2:41 | | Caron Butler makes 6-foot two point shot | 10 | 23 |
| 2:16 | | LeBron James bad pass (Michael Ruffin steals) | 10 | 23 |
| 1:58 | | Caron Butler makes 17-foot jumper | 12 | 23 |
| 1:30 | | shot clock violation | 12 | 23 |
| 1:30 | | Cleveland full timeout | 12 | 23 |
| 1:30 | | Jared Jeffries enters the game for Antawn Jamison | 12 | 23 |
| 1:30 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden | 12 | 23 |
| 1:14 | | Caron Butler makes 21-foot jumper | 14 | 23 |
| 54.9 | | Donyell Marshall bad pass (Gilbert Arenas steals) | 14 | 23 |
| 54.1 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Gilbert Arenas draws the foul) | 14 | 23 |
| 54.1 | | Gilbert Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 23 |
| 54.1 | | Gilbert Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 23 |
| 37.9 | | LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper | 16 | 23 |
| 36.4 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound | 16 | 23 |
| 25.9 | | Caron Butler makes 15-foot two point shot | 18 | 23 |
| 2.9 | | LeBron James bad pass | 18 | 23 |
| 0.3 | | Gilbert Arenas makes 36-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists) | 21 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 21 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 32 | 31 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Rocket Arena
12:00 AM, 26 April 2006
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 20,562
- Referees:
- Bill Spooner
- Eddie F. Rush
- David Jones
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 16 | 12 | .571 | - | W1 |
| Miami | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
| Atlanta | 15 | 14 | .517 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Charlotte | 9 | 19 | .321 | 7 | L1 |
| Washington | 5 | 21 | .192 | 10 | W1 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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