Cleveland Cavaliers @ Washington Wizards
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 3 • CLE leads series 2-1
45-37, 18-23 Away
72
45-37, 18-23 Away
43-39, 25-16 Home
108
43-39, 25-16 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- LeBron James misses jumper
- Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup
- Antawn Jamison misses 10-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes driving layup (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot two point shot
- Brendan Haywood makes 4-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Gilbert Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 20-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 17-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses layup
- Brendan Haywood makes dunk (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 6-foot jumper
- Gilbert Arenas makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Caron Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes dunk (Ben Wallace assists)
- Delonte West misses layup
- Antonio Daniels makes 8-foot running jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 18-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Darius Songaila misses layup
- Andray Blatche makes 5-foot two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes driving layup
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 1
- Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Daniel Gibson misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Roger Mason misses layup
- Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
- Roger Mason makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Roger Mason makes 21-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Roger Mason makes layup (Brendan Haywood assists)
- Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 3
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 3
- Devin Brown makes free throw 3 of 3
- Roger Mason misses 21-foot jumper
- Andray Blatche makes slam dunk (Roger Mason assists)
- Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 2
- Delonte West misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andray Blatche misses 15-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West makes 16-foot jumper
- Roger Mason misses 14-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes slam dunk (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Roger Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler makes 19-foot jumper
- Devin Brown misses 7-foot jumper
- Ben Wallace makes dunk (Anderson Varejao assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 2
- Antawn Jamison makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
- Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Smith makes 14-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Brendan Haywood makes 8-foot two point shot (Gilbert Arenas assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 12-foot two point shot
- Brendan Haywood makes 2-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
- Roger Mason makes driving layup (Caron Butler assists)
- Joe Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 8-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
- Caron Butler makes driving layup
- Joe Smith makes 7-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andray Blatche misses 38-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses jumper
- Ben Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
- Antawn Jamison makes 21-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Ben Wallace misses layup
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 20-foot jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brendan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2
- Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- Antawn Jamison makes 16-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brendan Haywood assists)
- LeBron James makes 18-foot two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Brendan Haywood makes layup
- Caron Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Caron Butler makes driving dunk
- Joe Smith misses 10-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 10-foot jumper
- Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith makes 3-foot two point shot
- Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 2
- Antawn Jamison makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andray Blatche makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andray Blatche misses free throw 2 of 2
- Roger Mason makes 13-foot running jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
- Darius Songaila misses jumper
- Andray Blatche misses layup
- Darius Songaila makes 7-foot running jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Roger Mason misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 1-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists)
- Darius Songaila misses free throw 1 of 1
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
- DeShawn Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeShawn Stevenson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Daniel Gibson makes driving layup
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brendan Haywood assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler makes driving dunk
- Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 1
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeShawn Stevenson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 2
- Delonte West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Antonio Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper
- Roger Mason makes 17-foot jumper
- Joe Smith misses jumper
- Roger Mason makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Antonio Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andray Blatche misses free throw 1 of 2
- Andray Blatche makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andray Blatche makes slam dunk (Dominic McGuire assists)
- Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Billy Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
- Roger Mason misses layup
- Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nick Young misses 18-foot jumper
- Roger Mason makes 21-foot jumper
- Oleksiy Pecherov makes free throw 1 of 2
- Oleksiy Pecherov makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damon Jones misses three point jumper
- Oleksiy Pecherov misses 18-foot jumper
- Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
- Andray Blatche misses free throw 1 of 2
- Andray Blatche misses free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Brendan Haywood (LeBron James gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | LeBron James misses jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | LeBron James blocks Caron Butler's 4-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Washington offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | LeBron James makes layup | 2 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Antawn Jamison misses 10-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Brendan Haywood defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Antawn Jamison makes driving layup (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot two point shot | 4 | 2 |
| 10:06 | | Brendan Haywood makes 4-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:27 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:27 | | Brendan Haywood double technical foul | 4 | 4 |
| 9:27 | | Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 9:27 | | Brendan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9:23 | | Ben Wallace bad pass (DeShawn Stevenson steals) | 4 | 6 |
| 9:18 | | DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 9:18 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 9:14 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (Wally Szczerbiak assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 8:52 | | Gilbert Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Washington offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Ben Wallace personal foul (DeShawn Stevenson draws the foul) | 6 | 6 |
| 8:41 | | DeShawn Stevenson misses 20-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 8:41 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:22 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 17-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 8:10 | | Ben Wallace blocks Brendan Haywood's 6-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 8:07 | | Brendan Haywood offensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 8:04 | | DeShawn Stevenson misses layup | 8 | 6 |
| 8:03 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | LeBron James offensive foul (Caron Butler draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | LeBron James turnover | 8 | 6 |
| 7:39 | | Brendan Haywood makes dunk (Gilbert Arenas assists) | 8 | 8 |
| 7:31 | | LeBron James bad pass (Antawn Jamison steals) | 8 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Delonte West personal foul (Gilbert Arenas draws the foul) | 8 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Caron Butler bad pass | 8 | 8 |
| 7:00 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 6-foot jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 6:58 | | Gilbert Arenas defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 6:50 | | Gilbert Arenas makes driving layup | 8 | 10 |
| 6:30 | | LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 10 | 10 |
| 6:09 | | Caron Butler misses 18-foot jumper | 10 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 5:56 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Antawn Jamison steals) | 10 | 10 |
| 5:56 | | Ben Wallace personal foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul) | 10 | 10 |
| 5:56 | | Washington full timeout | 10 | 10 |
| 5:56 | | Antonio Daniels enters the game for Gilbert Arenas | 10 | 10 |
| 5:41 | | Caron Butler turnover | 10 | 10 |
| 5:26 | | LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 10 |
| 5:18 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 5:16 | | LeBron James makes dunk (Ben Wallace assists) | 12 | 10 |
| 5:01 | | Ben Wallace blocks Antawn Jamison's 7-foot jumper | 12 | 10 |
| 5:01 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 12 | 10 |
| 4:56 | | Delonte West misses layup | 12 | 10 |
| 4:54 | | Antonio Daniels defensive rebound | 12 | 10 |
| 4:41 | | Antonio Daniels makes 8-foot running jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 4:22 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 4:22 | | Brendan Haywood defensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Caron Butler makes 18-foot two point shot | 12 | 14 |
| 3:48 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 12 | 14 |
| 3:48 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Ben Wallace | 12 | 14 |
| 3:45 | | LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 3:44 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 3:44 | | Joe Smith personal foul (Caron Butler draws the foul) | 12 | 14 |
| 3:44 | | Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 3:44 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West | 12 | 15 |
| 3:44 | | Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 3:19 | | Anderson Varejao misses layup | 12 | 16 |
| 3:18 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound | 12 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Caron Butler offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 12 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Caron Butler turnover | 12 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Andray Blatche enters the game for Brendan Haywood | 12 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Darius Songaila enters the game for Caron Butler | 12 | 16 |
| 2:53 | | LeBron James bad pass (DeShawn Stevenson steals) | 12 | 16 |
| 2:47 | | Andray Blatche offensive foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul) | 12 | 16 |
| 2:47 | | Andray Blatche turnover | 12 | 16 |
| 2:47 | | Cleveland full timeout | 12 | 16 |
| 2:47 | | Devin Brown enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak | 12 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Daniel Gibson bad pass (Andray Blatche steals) | 12 | 16 |
| 2:18 | | Darius Songaila misses layup | 12 | 16 |
| 2:18 | | Washington offensive rebound | 12 | 16 |
| 1:59 | | Andray Blatche makes 5-foot two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists) | 12 | 18 |
| 1:44 | | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 18 |
| 1:43 | | Antonio Daniels defensive rebound | 12 | 18 |
| 1:39 | | Antonio Daniels makes driving layup | 12 | 20 |
| 1:39 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Antonio Daniels draws the foul) | 12 | 20 |
| 1:39 | | Roger Mason enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson | 12 | 20 |
| 1:39 | | Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 1:23 | | Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper | 12 | 21 |
| 1:23 | | Anderson Varejao offensive rebound | 12 | 21 |
| 1:22 | | Darius Songaila personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 12 | 21 |
| 1:15 | | Andray Blatche blocks Devin Brown's 6-foot jumper | 12 | 21 |
| 1:15 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 12 | 21 |
| 1:00 | | Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists) | 14 | 21 |
| 37.9 | | Darius Songaila bad pass | 14 | 21 |
| 30.9 | | Daniel Gibson misses 14-foot jumper | 14 | 21 |
| 29.9 | | Joe Smith offensive rebound | 14 | 21 |
| 9.4 | | LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot | 16 | 21 |
| 9.4 | | Darius Songaila shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 16 | 21 |
| 9.4 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 21 |
| 1.0 | | Roger Mason misses layup | 17 | 21 |
| 0.0 | | Washington offensive rebound | 17 | 21 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 17 | 21 | |
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