Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers
11-2, 4-2 Away
104
11-2, 4-2 Away
9-6, 4-3 Home
109
9-6, 4-3 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 14-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Ray Allen misses 15-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Drew Gooden makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 7-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden misses 20-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 22-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 15-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kendrick Perkins misses two point shot
- LeBron James makes dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown makes 7-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Drew Gooden misses 15-foot two point shot
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 12-foot two point shot
- Scot Pollard misses 18-foot jumper
- Damon Jones misses 18-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Ray Allen misses 22-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Scot Pollard makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes layup
- LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 7-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
- James Posey misses three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes technical free throw
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 9-foot running jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic makes layup
- Ray Allen makes two point shot
- Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
- Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
- Daniel Gibson misses three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Ray Allen makes technical free throw
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Daniel Gibson misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes driving layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Drew Gooden makes 20-foot two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 8-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James makes 24-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 3-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Drew Gooden makes 22-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Ray Allen misses two point shot
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot two point shot
- Drew Gooden makes 13-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot
- Drew Gooden makes 12-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- James Posey misses layup
- Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 18-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes driving layup (Eddie House assists)
- James Posey misses free throw 1 of 1
- Glen Davis makes layup
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 16-foot jumper
- Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
- Glen Davis makes two point shot (Eddie House assists)
- Brian Scalabrine makes 20-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes technical free throw
- LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Glen Davis makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden misses layup
- Sasha Pavlovic misses tip shot
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 12-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot two point shot
- Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Ray Allen makes 7-foot running jumper
- LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 4-foot two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 22-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses three point jumper
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ira Newble makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ira Newble makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2
- Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Daniel Gibson gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Kevin Garnett blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's dunk | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 14-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Kevin Garnett traveling | 2 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 2 | 5 |
| 10:07 | | Ray Allen misses 15-foot two point shot | 2 | 5 |
| 10:04 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 9:59 | | Daniel Gibson makes jumper (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 7 |
| 9:47 | | Paul Pierce turnover | 2 | 7 |
| 9:32 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 9 |
| 9:15 | | Kevin Garnett misses layup | 2 | 9 |
| 9:14 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 9:02 | | Drew Gooden makes two point shot | 2 | 11 |
| 8:55 | | Boston full timeout | 2 | 11 |
| 8:48 | | Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists) | 4 | 11 |
| 8:30 | | Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 4 | 13 |
| 8:11 | | Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 8:11 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 8:03 | | LeBron James misses 7-foot jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 8:03 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 7:48 | | Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 7:47 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 7:37 | | Drew Gooden misses 20-foot jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 7:35 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 7:30 | | Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 4 | 13 |
| 7:24 | | Ray Allen misses 22-foot jumper | 4 | 13 |
| 7:22 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 7:09 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot two point shot | 4 | 15 |
| 6:56 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 4 | 15 |
| 6:50 | | Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 15 |
| 6:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 4 | 15 |
| 6:37 | | Kevin Garnett blocks LeBron James's 5-foot jumper | 4 | 15 |
| 6:35 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 4 | 15 |
| 6:28 | | Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 15 |
| 6:13 | | Sasha Pavlovic misses 19-foot jumper | 7 | 15 |
| 6:13 | | Daniel Gibson offensive rebound | 7 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Daniel Gibson bad pass (Ray Allen steals) | 7 | 15 |
| 6:05 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Ray Allen's layup | 7 | 15 |
| 6:03 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 7 | 15 |
| 6:00 | | Drew Gooden traveling | 7 | 15 |
| 5:47 | | Rajon Rondo misses layup | 7 | 15 |
| 5:45 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 7 | 15 |
| 5:28 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 15-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 7 | 17 |
| 5:11 | | Kendrick Perkins misses two point shot | 7 | 17 |
| 5:07 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 7 | 17 |
| 5:03 | | LeBron James makes dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 7 | 19 |
| 4:58 | | Boston 20 Sec. timeout | 7 | 19 |
| 4:58 | | James Posey enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 7 | 19 |
| 4:58 | | Ira Newble enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 7 | 19 |
| 4:43 | | James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 10 | 19 |
| 4:26 | | Drew Gooden traveling | 10 | 19 |
| 4:09 | | Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists) | 12 | 19 |
| 3:46 | | Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 19 |
| 3:46 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 3:41 | | Daniel Gibson personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 12 | 19 |
| 3:41 | | Devin Brown enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic | 12 | 19 |
| 3:26 | | Drew Gooden blocks James Posey's layup | 12 | 19 |
| 3:24 | | Ira Newble defensive rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 3:10 | | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 19 |
| 3:09 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 2:55 | | Drew Gooden shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 12 | 19 |
| 2:55 | | Cleveland full timeout | 12 | 19 |
| 2:55 | | Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 12 | 19 |
| 2:55 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 2:55 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 19 |
| 2:45 | | Paul Pierce personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 14 | 19 |
| 2:29 | | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 19 |
| 2:28 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 14 | 19 |
| 2:12 | | Devin Brown makes 7-foot two point shot | 14 | 21 |
| 1:58 | | Ray Allen traveling | 14 | 21 |
| 1:47 | | LeBron James bad pass (Ray Allen steals) | 14 | 21 |
| 1:32 | | Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists) | 17 | 21 |
| 1:12 | | Drew Gooden misses 15-foot two point shot | 17 | 21 |
| 1:10 | | Devin Brown offensive rebound | 17 | 21 |
| 1:10 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Devin Brown draws the foul) | 17 | 21 |
| 1:10 | | Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 17 | 21 |
| 1:10 | | Rajon Rondo enters the game for Paul Pierce | 17 | 21 |
| 1:10 | | Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 1:10 | | Damon Jones enters the game for Daniel Gibson | 17 | 22 |
| 1:10 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden | 17 | 22 |
| 1:10 | | Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 23 |
| 59.9 | | LeBron James blocks Rajon Rondo's layup | 17 | 23 |
| 57.9 | | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 17 | 23 |
| 54.0 | | Scot Pollard enters the game for Brian Scalabrine | 17 | 23 |
| 51.0 | | LeBron James makes driving layup | 17 | 25 |
| 51.0 | | James Posey shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 17 | 25 |
| 51.0 | | Cleveland 20 Sec. timeout | 17 | 25 |
| 51.0 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 26 |
| 38.9 | | Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 20 | 26 |
| 22.9 | | Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 21.6 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 0.0 | | Rajon Rondo misses 12-foot two point shot | 20 | 26 |
| 0.0 | | Boston offensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 20 | 26 | |
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Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Mark Lindsay
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