Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers
36-9, 16-5 Away
113
36-9, 16-5 Away
27-20, 15-7 Home
114
27-20, 15-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Drew Gooden misses 9-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
- Paul Pierce makes 10-foot jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
- Ray Allen makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 2-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Brian Scalabrine's layup
- Ira Newble makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Ira Newble misses 14-foot jumper
- Ira Newble makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Ira Newble makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot jumper
- Ira Newble misses 4-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden misses tip shot
- Paul Pierce makes 16-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Ray Allen misses 10-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- Brian Scalabrine makes driving layup (Eddie House assists)
- Ray Allen makes 9-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Tony Allen makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Brian Scalabrine blocks Drew Gooden's 8-foot jumper
- Tony Allen misses layup
- Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tony Allen misses 16-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving dunk
- Tony Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
- LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House misses 5-foot jumper
- Dwayne Jones makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James blocks Leon Powe's layup
- Tony Allen misses jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Damon Jones assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (James Posey assists)
- Damon Jones makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Glen Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Devin Brown misses 12-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ira Newble makes 22-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot two point shot
- James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Larry Hughes makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks James Posey's layup
- Ira Newble misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 2-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes layup
- LeBron James blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Larry Hughes makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Brian Scalabrine makes 26-foot three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Drew Gooden makes 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 2-foot two point shot
- Larry Hughes blocks Brian Scalabrine's layup
- LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Glen Davis makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
- Larry Hughes makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Paul Pierce makes layup
- Ira Newble makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Glen Davis misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes layup
- Glen Davis makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
- Glen Davis makes two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 15-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes 1-foot two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes driving layup
- Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 18-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
- Larry Hughes makes 6-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper
- Damon Jones makes 22-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Tony Allen makes layup
- Larry Hughes misses 9-foot running jumper
- Eddie House makes jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Eddie House blocks Damon Jones's 24-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Leon Powe's 13-foot jumper
- Tony Allen makes 8-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
- Leon Powe makes layup (Tony Allen assists)
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Tony Allen makes 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Tony Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
- Ira Newble makes dunk (Larry Hughes assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 15-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
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 (Larry Hughes gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Paul Pierce personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Drew Gooden misses 9-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:17 | | Paul Pierce makes 10-foot jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:55 | | Drew Gooden traveling | 2 | 2 |
| 10:42 | | Ira Newble personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:34 | | Ray Allen makes driving layup | 4 | 2 |
| 10:23 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 2-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Brian Scalabrine's layup | 4 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Boston offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 10:04 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:04 | | Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 10:04 | | Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9:56 | | Ira Newble makes two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Paul Pierce makes driving layup | 8 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 9:40 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 9:19 | | Ira Newble misses 14-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 9:18 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Paul Pierce bad pass | 8 | 6 |
| 9:04 | | Ira Newble makes layup (Larry Hughes assists) | 8 | 8 |
| 8:42 | | Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 10 | 8 |
| 8:33 | | Ira Newble makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists) | 10 | 11 |
| 8:22 | | Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot jumper | 12 | 11 |
| 8:15 | | Rajon Rondo personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 8:15 | | Boston 20 Sec. timeout | 12 | 11 |
| 8:06 | | Paul Pierce illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 8:06 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes technical free throw | 12 | 12 |
| 7:54 | | Ira Newble misses 4-foot jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Drew Gooden misses tip shot | 12 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 7:37 | | Paul Pierce makes 16-foot jumper | 14 | 12 |
| 7:22 | | LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists) | 14 | 14 |
| 7:09 | | Larry Hughes personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 14 | 14 |
| 7:09 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce | 14 | 14 |
| 7:01 | | Ray Allen misses 10-foot jumper | 14 | 14 |
| 6:58 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Ira Newble draws the foul) | 14 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 14 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Ira Newble makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 15 |
| 6:43 | | Ira Newble makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 6:33 | | Ira Newble shooting foul (Tony Allen draws the foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 6:33 | | Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 6:33 | | Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 16 |
| 6:11 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot jumper | 16 | 16 |
| 6:09 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 6:09 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot | 16 | 18 |
| 6:00 | | Brian Scalabrine makes driving layup (Eddie House assists) | 18 | 18 |
| 5:50 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling | 18 | 18 |
| 5:50 | | Cleveland full timeout | 18 | 18 |
| 5:50 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 18 | 18 |
| 5:50 | | Dwayne Jones enters the game for Ira Newble | 18 | 18 |
| 5:37 | | Ray Allen makes 9-foot two point shot | 20 | 18 |
| 5:18 | | Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 20 | 21 |
| 4:47 | | Tony Allen makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists) | 22 | 21 |
| 4:24 | | Brian Scalabrine blocks Drew Gooden's 8-foot jumper | 22 | 21 |
| 4:22 | | Tony Allen defensive rebound | 22 | 21 |
| 4:18 | | Tony Allen misses layup | 22 | 21 |
| 4:18 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 22 | 21 |
| 4:11 | | Tony Allen shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul) | 22 | 21 |
| 4:11 | | Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 22 |
| 4:11 | | Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 23 |
| 3:49 | | Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper | 22 | 23 |
| 3:48 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 22 | 23 |
| 3:43 | | Tony Allen misses 16-foot jumper | 22 | 23 |
| 3:42 | | Dwayne Jones defensive rebound | 22 | 23 |
| 3:33 | | Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper | 22 | 23 |
| 3:32 | | Eddie House defensive rebound | 22 | 23 |
| 3:28 | | Ray Allen lost ball (Daniel Gibson steals) | 22 | 23 |
| 3:19 | | Daniel Gibson makes two point shot | 22 | 25 |
| 3:06 | | Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper | 25 | 25 |
| 2:50 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Drew Gooden shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Boston full timeout | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | James Posey enters the game for Brian Scalabrine | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Damon Jones enters the game for Drew Gooden | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Devin Brown enters the game for Larry Hughes | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Boston offensive rebound | 25 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 28 |
| 2:20 | | Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 26 | 28 |
| 2:19 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 26 | 28 |
| 2:13 | | Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper | 29 | 28 |
| 1:59 | | LeBron James makes driving dunk | 29 | 30 |
| 1:31 | | Tony Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists) | 32 | 30 |
| 1:16 | | LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper | 32 | 33 |
| 1:00 | | James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper | 32 | 33 |
| 59.5 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 32 | 33 |
| 57.6 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup | 34 | 33 |
| 45.3 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper | 34 | 36 |
| 37.7 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 34 | 36 |
| 34.4 | | Devin Brown shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 34 | 36 |
| 34.4 | | Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2 | 34 | 36 |
| 34.4 | | Boston offensive rebound | 34 | 36 |
| 34.4 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 35 | 36 |
| 17.9 | | LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper | 35 | 36 |
| 16.9 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 35 | 36 |
| 0.9 | | Eddie House misses 5-foot jumper | 35 | 36 |
| 0.5 | | Dwayne Jones defensive rebound | 35 | 36 |
| 0.1 | | Dwayne Jones bad pass (James Posey steals) | 35 | 36 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 35 | 36 | |
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