Minnesota Timberwolves @ Cleveland Cavaliers
3-5, 1-4 Away
76
3-5, 1-4 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 76 |
CLE | 22 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 92 |
7-2, 5-1 Home
92
7-2, 5-1 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot two point shot
- Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
- Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot two point shot
- David Wesley misses layup
- Ricky Davis makes 11-foot two point shot (Mike James assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Wesley makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 15-foot two point shot
- Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Mike James misses 8-foot running jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Trenton Hassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell makes driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes technical free throw
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Craig Smith makes layup
- Drew Gooden misses layup
- LeBron James makes tip shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden misses 7-foot two point shot
- Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes technical free throw
- Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 22-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mike James makes 6-foot running jumper (Craig Smith assists)
- Mike James makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Marko Jaric misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marko Jaric makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup
- Ricky Davis makes two point shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Damon Jones assists)
- Craig Smith misses 13-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson makes 12-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
- David Wesley misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
- Damon Jones makes technical free throw
- Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Craig Smith makes layup
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
- Randy Foye misses 16-foot jumper
- Eddie Griffin makes 17-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Damon Jones makes 19-foot jumper
- Eddie Griffin misses two point shot
- Damon Jones makes 17-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson makes 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
- Troy Hudson makes 16-foot jumper
- David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2
- David Wesley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Randy Foye misses 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
- Eddie Griffin makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- David Wesley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trenton Hassell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 2
- Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eddie Griffin misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 6-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses two point shot
- Trenton Hassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trenton Hassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell makes layup
- LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
- Eddie Griffin makes 21-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
- Eric Snow misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Snow makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (David Wesley assists)
- Mike James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 15-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Mark Blount misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mark Blount makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Davis misses two point shot
- David Wesley misses layup
- Drew Gooden misses 7-foot two point shot
- Trenton Hassell misses 21-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot hook shot
- Mark Blount makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mark Blount makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Wesley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Mike James misses 6-foot running jumper
- David Wesley makes free throw 1 of 2
- David Wesley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike James makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Mark Blount misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Mark Blount makes free throw
- Mike James makes 13-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
- Donyell Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donyell Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damon Jones makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Mike James misses jumper
- LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Craig Smith makes slam dunk (Marko Jaric assists)
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 1
- Craig Smith makes slam dunk (Troy Hudson assists)
- Troy Hudson makes layup
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Damon Jones misses 13-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson misses 18-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 8-foot running jumper
- Damon Jones makes 3-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trenton Hassell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses layup
- Anderson Varejao misses tip shot
- Marko Jaric misses 22-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Troy Hudson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk
- LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
- Damon Jones makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Damon Jones misses 19-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
- Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Craig Smith misses tip shot
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Mike James misses 21-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
- LeBron James makes driving dunk
- Craig Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis misses 4-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three pointer
- Mark Blount misses 19-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes slam dunk (Anderson Varejao assists)
- Mike James makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Mike James makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike James makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
- LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 13-foot two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Craig Smith makes dunk (Mark Blount assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Drew Gooden gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Mark Blount gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas lost ball (Kevin Garnett steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:04 | | Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:42 | | Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:34 | | LeBron James makes driving layup | 0 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:07 | | David Wesley misses layup | 0 | 4 |
| 10:04 | | Mark Blount defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:00 | | Ricky Davis makes 11-foot two point shot (Mike James assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Trenton Hassell shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9:37 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9:26 | | Ricky Davis offensive foul (Eric Snow draws the foul) | 2 | 6 |
| 9:26 | | Ricky Davis turnover | 2 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | David Wesley makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists) | 2 | 8 |
| 9:00 | | Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Mike James assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 8:45 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 15-foot two point shot | 4 | 10 |
| 8:30 | | Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 8:29 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 8:17 | | LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 8:15 | | Mark Blount defensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 8:07 | | Mike James misses 8-foot running jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 8:04 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 8:00 | | LeBron James makes driving layup | 4 | 12 |
| 7:43 | | Trenton Hassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists) | 7 | 12 |
| 7:24 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper | 7 | 12 |
| 7:24 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 7 | 12 |
| 7:07 | | Mark Blount traveling | 7 | 12 |
| 6:54 | | Mark Blount shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 7 | 12 |
| 6:54 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 6:54 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6:41 | | Drew Gooden blocks Kevin Garnett's 7-foot jumper | 7 | 14 |
| 6:41 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 7 | 14 |
| 6:37 | | Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot jumper | 7 | 14 |
| 6:35 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 7 | 14 |
| 6:26 | | Kevin Garnett blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 2-foot two point shot | 7 | 14 |
| 6:24 | | Trenton Hassell defensive rebound | 7 | 14 |
| 6:20 | | Trenton Hassell makes driving layup | 9 | 14 |
| 5:54 | | Mark Blount personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 9 | 14 |
| 5:54 | | Cleveland full timeout | 9 | 14 |
| 5:54 | | Craig Smith enters the game for Mark Blount | 9 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 9 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas turnover | 9 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul) | 9 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Kevin Garnett makes technical free throw | 10 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 10 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Damon Jones enters the game for David Wesley | 10 | 14 |
| 5:35 | | Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 5:33 | | Craig Smith offensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 5:31 | | Craig Smith makes layup | 12 | 14 |
| 5:13 | | LeBron James bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals) | 12 | 14 |
| 5:09 | | Kevin Garnett bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 12 | 14 |
| 5:05 | | Drew Gooden misses layup | 12 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 12 | 16 |
| 5:01 | | LeBron James makes tip shot | 12 | 16 |
| 4:50 | | Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper | 12 | 16 |
| 4:48 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 12 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | Drew Gooden misses 7-foot two point shot | 12 | 16 |
| 4:33 | | Craig Smith defensive rebound | 12 | 16 |
| 4:24 | | Drew Gooden shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul) | 12 | 16 |
| 4:24 | | Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 16 |
| 4:24 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Eric Snow | 13 | 16 |
| 4:24 | | Craig Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 4:01 | | Ricky Davis illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 4:01 | | LeBron James makes technical free throw | 14 | 17 |
| 3:47 | | Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 3:45 | | Craig Smith defensive rebound | 14 | 17 |
| 3:25 | | Kevin Garnett makes 22-foot jumper (Mike James assists) | 16 | 17 |
| 2:59 | | Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 17 |
| 2:57 | | Craig Smith defensive rebound | 16 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Mike James makes 6-foot running jumper (Craig Smith assists) | 18 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Damon Jones shooting foul (Mike James draws the foul) | 18 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Minnesota full timeout | 18 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden | 18 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Marko Jaric enters the game for Trenton Hassell | 18 | 17 |
| 2:54 | | Mike James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 17 |
| 2:32 | | LeBron James misses driving layup | 19 | 17 |
| 2:32 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 2:32 | | Craig Smith loose ball foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 19 | 17 |
| 2:32 | | Troy Hudson enters the game for Mike James | 19 | 17 |
| 2:18 | | Damon Jones lost ball (Troy Hudson steals) | 19 | 17 |
| 2:15 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Marko Jaric draws the foul) | 19 | 17 |
| 2:15 | | Marko Jaric misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 17 |
| 2:15 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 2:15 | | Marko Jaric makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 1:51 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 1:47 | | Troy Hudson defensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 1:44 | | Troy Hudson bad pass (Sasha Pavlovic steals) | 20 | 17 |
| 1:37 | | Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup | 20 | 19 |
| 1:12 | | Ricky Davis makes two point shot | 22 | 19 |
| 57.1 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 20 |
| 57.1 | | LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 20 |
| 57.1 | | Marko Jaric shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 22 | 19 |
| 56.6 | | Craig Smith defensive rebound | 22 | 20 |
| 44.9 | | Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper | 22 | 20 |
| 43.8 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 22 | 20 |
| 26.4 | | Sasha Pavlovic offensive foul (Craig Smith draws the foul) | 22 | 20 |
| 26.4 | | Sasha Pavlovic turnover | 22 | 20 |
| 3.9 | | Troy Hudson bad pass (Damon Jones steals) | 22 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | LeBron James makes driving layup (Damon Jones assists) | 22 | 22 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 22 | |
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Game Information
Cleveland, OH
Referee:Bob Delaney
Referee:David Jones
Referee:Olandis Poole
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