Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND • CLE leads series 2-0
43-39, 18-23 Away
86
43-39, 18-23 Away
45-37, 27-14 Home
116
45-37, 27-14 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- DeShawn Stevenson makes layup
- Brendan Haywood blocks Ben Wallace's dunk
- Antawn Jamison misses 21-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Antawn Jamison's layup
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Antonio Daniels makes 8-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists)
- Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes two point shot
- Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ben Wallace makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Ben Wallace misses layup
- Brendan Haywood makes slam dunk (Antawn Jamison assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses 8-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- Antawn Jamison makes layup (Caron Butler assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 22-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Andray Blatche misses tip shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gilbert Arenas misses 21-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes technical free throw
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Antawn Jamison misses two point shot
- Andray Blatche makes tip shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot jumper
- Andray Blatche misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Andray Blatche misses free throw
- Joe Smith blocks Gilbert Arenas's layup
- LeBron James makes driving dunk
- Caron Butler misses 10-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 13-foot two point shot
- Gilbert Arenas misses 14-foot jumper
- Andray Blatche makes 8-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Andray Blatche misses 2-foot two point shot
- Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
- Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Antawn Jamison misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Brown makes three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Roger Mason misses free throw 1 of 2
- Roger Mason makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Smith makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Roger Mason makes 21-foot jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
- Joe Smith misses 9-foot jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes slam dunk (Darius Songaila assists)
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 1
- Daniel Gibson misses 5-foot running jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 11-foot jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Devin Brown misses 11-foot jumper
- Roger Mason misses free throw 1 of 2
- Roger Mason makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
- LeBron James blocks Antonio Daniels's layup
- Anderson Varejao makes 10-foot two point shot
- Antawn Jamison makes 16-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 1
- Caron Butler makes driving layup
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes 3-foot two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Caron Butler misses 20-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James blocks Gilbert Arenas's 7-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses 9-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 17-foot two point shot
- Antonio Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas makes 21-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson blocks Andray Blatche's 6-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes free throw 1 of 3
- Daniel Gibson makes free throw 2 of 3
- Daniel Gibson makes free throw 3 of 3
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Andray Blatche blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 6-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Caron Butler misses 21-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Gilbert Arenas misses 6-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses layup
- Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Caron Butler misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 14-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Ben Wallace blocks Caron Butler's layup
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 21-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Antonio Daniels misses 17-foot jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brendan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak makes jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
- Antonio Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brendan Haywood blocks Delonte West's 1-foot running jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison blocks LeBron James's layup
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ben Wallace makes slam dunk (Delonte West assists)
- Caron Butler makes driving dunk (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- LeBron James makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw
- Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Gilbert Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gilbert Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Gilbert Arenas misses 19-foot jumper
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Ben Wallace assists)
- Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ben Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
- Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ben Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gilbert Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Roger Mason blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
- Caron Butler makes dunk (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gilbert Arenas makes driving layup (Caron Butler assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes layup (Caron Butler assists)
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Roger Mason misses 19-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Caron Butler misses 5-foot jumper
- Roger Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Andray Blatche makes driving layup
- Joe Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses layup
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Daniel Gibson makes 22-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Roger Mason misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Andray Blatche makes slam dunk (Roger Mason assists)
- Daniel Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
- Roger Mason makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- DeShawn Stevenson makes running jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- Joe Smith makes 15-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Nick Young misses 21-foot jumper
- Joe Smith makes 13-foot two point shot
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Darius Songaila makes two point shot (Andray Blatche assists)
- Joe Smith misses 9-foot two point shot
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwayne Jones makes slam dunk (Devin Brown assists)
- Andray Blatche misses 17-foot jumper
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones misses 22-foot jumper
- Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Roger Mason makes free throw 1 of 2
- Roger Mason makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Smith makes jumper (Billy Thomas assists)
- Dominic McGuire makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dominic McGuire misses free throw 2 of 2
- Billy Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Roger Mason makes free throw 1 of 2
- Roger Mason makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andray Blatche blocks Joe Smith's layup
- Andray Blatche makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andray Blatche misses free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Brown makes driving layup
- Nick Young misses 16-foot jumper
- Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Roger Mason misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nick Young misses 15-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Brendan Haywood vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (DeShawn Stevenson gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:52 | | DeShawn Stevenson makes layup | 2 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Brendan Haywood blocks Ben Wallace's dunk | 2 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Brendan Haywood defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Antawn Jamison misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:10 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:49 | | Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:48 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:40 | | Caron Butler misses layup | 2 | 0 |
| 10:38 | | Antawn Jamison offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Antawn Jamison's layup | 2 | 0 |
| 10:36 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:30 | | LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:29 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:21 | | Caron Butler misses 20-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:19 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Brendan Haywood shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9:56 | | Antonio Daniels makes 8-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists) | 4 | 1 |
| 9:41 | | Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper | 4 | 1 |
| 9:41 | | Antonio Daniels defensive rebound | 4 | 1 |
| 9:22 | | Brendan Haywood makes two point shot | 6 | 1 |
| 9:00 | | Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 6 | 3 |
| 8:44 | | Ben Wallace shooting foul (Caron Butler draws the foul) | 6 | 3 |
| 8:44 | | Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 8:44 | | Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 8:21 | | Ben Wallace makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 8 | 5 |
| 8:14 | | DeShawn Stevenson offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul) | 8 | 5 |
| 8:14 | | DeShawn Stevenson turnover | 8 | 5 |
| 8:00 | | Ben Wallace misses layup | 8 | 5 |
| 8:00 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 8 | 5 |
| 7:39 | | Brendan Haywood makes slam dunk (Antawn Jamison assists) | 10 | 5 |
| 7:16 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 7:01 | | Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 13 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Brendan Haywood loose ball foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 13 | 7 |
| 6:28 | | Delonte West misses 8-foot jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 6:28 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:28 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot | 13 | 7 |
| 6:26 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:15 | | Antawn Jamison makes layup (Caron Butler assists) | 15 | 7 |
| 6:07 | | Andray Blatche enters the game for Brendan Haywood | 15 | 7 |
| 5:56 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 22-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 15 | 9 |
| 5:47 | | DeShawn Stevenson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 9 |
| 5:46 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 15 | 9 |
| 5:35 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3 second | 15 | 9 |
| 5:35 | | Cleveland full timeout | 15 | 9 |
| 5:35 | | Gilbert Arenas enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson | 15 | 9 |
| 5:35 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West | 15 | 9 |
| 5:35 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace | 15 | 9 |
| 5:22 | | Antawn Jamison misses layup | 15 | 9 |
| 5:20 | | Andray Blatche offensive rebound | 15 | 11 |
| 5:20 | | Andray Blatche misses tip shot | 15 | 11 |
| 5:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 15 | 9 |
| 4:58 | | Andray Blatche shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 15 | 9 |
| 4:58 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 10 |
| 4:58 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 11 |
| 4:39 | | Gilbert Arenas misses 21-foot jumper | 15 | 11 |
| 4:39 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 15 | 11 |
| 4:22 | | Gilbert Arenas personal foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul) | 15 | 11 |
| 4:22 | | Gilbert Arenas technical foul (1st technical foul) | 15 | 11 |
| 4:22 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes technical free throw | 15 | 12 |
| 4:16 | | Andray Blatche personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 15 | 12 |
| 4:16 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 12 |
| 4:16 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 4:16 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 3:57 | | Antawn Jamison misses two point shot | 15 | 13 |
| 3:56 | | Andray Blatche offensive rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 3:56 | | Andray Blatche makes tip shot | 17 | 13 |
| 3:34 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot jumper | 17 | 13 |
| 3:33 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 3:30 | | Anderson Varejao flagrant foul type 1 (Andray Blatche draws the foul) | 17 | 13 |
| 3:30 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 17 | 13 |
| 3:30 | | Andray Blatche misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 13 |
| 3:30 | | Washington offensive rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 3:30 | | Andray Blatche misses free throw | 17 | 13 |
| 3:30 | | Washington offensive rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 3:23 | | Joe Smith blocks Gilbert Arenas's layup | 17 | 13 |
| 3:19 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 17 | 13 |
| 3:15 | | LeBron James makes driving dunk | 17 | 15 |
| 3:09 | | Caron Butler misses 10-foot jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 3:05 | | Washington defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 2:49 | | Anderson Varejao misses 13-foot two point shot | 17 | 15 |
| 2:46 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 2:41 | | Gilbert Arenas misses 14-foot jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 2:40 | | Andray Blatche offensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 2:36 | | Andray Blatche makes 8-foot two point shot | 19 | 15 |
| 2:23 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 19 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Andray Blatche misses 2-foot two point shot | 19 | 18 |
| 2:03 | | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | 19 | 18 |
| 1:57 | | Wally Szczerbiak offensive foul (Gilbert Arenas draws the foul) | 19 | 18 |
| 1:57 | | Wally Szczerbiak turnover | 19 | 18 |
| 1:57 | | Washington full timeout | 19 | 18 |
| 1:57 | | Roger Mason enters the game for Antonio Daniels | 19 | 18 |
| 1:57 | | Darius Songaila enters the game for Andray Blatche | 19 | 18 |
| 1:43 | | Joe Smith shooting foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul) | 19 | 18 |
| 1:43 | | Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 18 |
| 1:43 | | Washington offensive rebound | 19 | 18 |
| 1:43 | | Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 18 |
| 1:40 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 19 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | Caron Butler shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 19 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 19 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 19 |
| 1:21 | | Gilbert Arenas lost ball (LeBron James steals) | 19 | 19 |
| 1:20 | | LeBron James makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists) | 19 | 21 |
| 1:20 | | Gilbert Arenas shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 19 | 21 |
| 1:20 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 22 |
| 1:05 | | Antawn Jamison misses 23-foot three point jumper | 19 | 22 |
| 1:04 | | Daniel Gibson defensive rebound | 19 | 22 |
| 53.9 | | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 22 |
| 52.9 | | Darius Songaila defensive rebound | 19 | 22 |
| 52.3 | | Anderson Varejao personal foul (Darius Songaila draws the foul) | 19 | 22 |
| 52.3 | | Darius Songaila makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 52.3 | | DeShawn Stevenson enters the game for Gilbert Arenas | 20 | 22 |
| 52.3 | | Dominic McGuire enters the game for Caron Butler | 20 | 22 |
| 52.3 | | Devin Brown enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 20 | 22 |
| 52.3 | | Darius Songaila makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 22 |
| 31.8 | | Devin Brown makes three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists) | 21 | 25 |
| 23.8 | | LeBron James personal foul (Roger Mason draws the foul) | 21 | 25 |
| 23.8 | | Roger Mason misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 25 |
| 23.8 | | Washington offensive rebound | 21 | 25 |
| 23.8 | | Roger Mason makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 25 |
| 2.4 | | Joe Smith makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists) | 22 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 27 | |
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