Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 5 • CLE leads series 3-2
43-39, 18-23 Away
88
43-39, 18-23 Away
45-37, 27-14 Home
87
45-37, 27-14 Home
- Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses jumper
- Delonte West makes layup
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot two point shot
- Ben Wallace makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Delonte West misses layup
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
- Joe Smith misses 14-foot two point shot
- Joe Smith misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- Delonte West misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- Antawn Jamison blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown misses layup
- Delonte West misses two point shot
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses 6-foot two point shot
- Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
- Antonio Daniels blocks Daniel Gibson's 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 1-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Delonte West assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
- LeBron James misses layup
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Joe Smith misses 8-foot two point shot
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper
- Joe Smith misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison blocks LeBron James's layup
- Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith misses 3-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 22-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 17-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes 22-foot jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
- Brendan Haywood misses layup
- Caron Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ben Wallace blocks Brendan Haywood's 10-foot jumper
- Brendan Haywood makes 7-foot two point shot
- Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler makes layup
- Caron Butler makes driving layup (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Antonio Daniels makes 10-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses 1-foot two point shot
- Roger Mason misses 17-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 14-foot two point shot
- Roger Mason makes 18-foot jumper
- Nick Young misses jumper
- Roger Mason makes 22-foot jumper
- Nick Young misses driving layup
- Roger Mason makes 21-foot jumper (Nick Young assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes 21-foot jumper (Roger Mason assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- Roger Mason misses 16-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses 19-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 43-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes layup
- Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses 9-foot hook shot
- Antonio Daniels makes 21-foot jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 16-foot two point shot
- Antonio Daniels makes 9-foot running jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- Caron Butler misses two point shot
- Caron Butler makes tip shot
- Caron Butler misses 16-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 19-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses 20-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses running jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses layup
- Caron Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 18-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Brendan Haywood's layup
- Antonio Daniels misses 16-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses two point shot
- Antonio Daniels misses running jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes layup
- Antawn Jamison misses 8-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes two point shot
- Antawn Jamison makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Caron Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 6-foot jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- Darius Songaila makes 21-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Roger Mason misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao blocks Brendan Haywood's layup
- LeBron James blocks Brendan Haywood's 5-foot jumper
- Roger Mason misses 21-foot jumper
- Roger Mason makes 15-foot jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
- Darius Songaila misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Darius Songaila's layup
- Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler misses layup
- Caron Butler misses two point shot
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 8-foot running jumper
- LeBron James blocks Caron Butler's layup
- Joe Smith blocks Darius Songaila's layup
- Antawn Jamison misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler makes two point shot
- Caron Butler makes driving layup
WIZARDS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Brendan Haywood vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Delonte West gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Wally Szczerbiak turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Caron Butler lost ball (Wally Szczerbiak steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | DeShawn Stevenson makes 22-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Wally Szczerbiak turnover | 2 | 0 |
| 10:22 | | Caron Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 5 | 0 |
| 10:08 | | Delonte West misses jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 10:08 | | DeShawn Stevenson defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 10:04 | | DeShawn Stevenson bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 5 | 0 |
| 10:02 | | Delonte West makes layup | 5 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | shot clock violation | 5 | 2 |
| 9:26 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper | 5 | 2 |
| 9:26 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 5 | 2 |
| 9:23 | | LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper | 5 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Brendan Haywood defensive rebound | 5 | 2 |
| 9:11 | | Caron Butler bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 5 | 2 |
| 8:59 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot two point shot | 5 | 4 |
| 8:57 | | Washington full timeout | 5 | 4 |
| 8:36 | | DeShawn Stevenson misses 17-foot jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 8:33 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 8:14 | | Ben Wallace makes two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 5 | 6 |
| 7:48 | | Antonio Daniels makes 22-foot jumper (Antawn Jamison assists) | 7 | 6 |
| 7:33 | | LeBron James bad pass | 7 | 6 |
| 7:13 | | Brendan Haywood misses layup | 7 | 6 |
| 7:11 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 7 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | Brendan Haywood shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 7 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 7:05 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 6:48 | | Caron Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 6:28 | | Delonte West misses layup | 10 | 8 |
| 6:28 | | Antonio Daniels defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 6:20 | | DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 6:18 | | Brendan Haywood offensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 6:16 | | Ben Wallace blocks Brendan Haywood's 10-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 6:15 | | Washington offensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 6:03 | | Brendan Haywood makes 7-foot two point shot | 12 | 8 |
| 5:45 | | LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists) | 12 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Ben Wallace shooting foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Washington offensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Antawn Jamison makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 11 |
| 5:03 | | shot clock violation | 13 | 11 |
| 5:03 | | Darius Songaila enters the game for Antawn Jamison | 13 | 11 |
| 4:48 | | Caron Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 11 |
| 4:48 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 13 | 11 |
| 4:31 | | Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 11 |
| 4:31 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 13 | 11 |
| 4:26 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 13 | 11 |
| 4:26 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Ben Wallace | 13 | 11 |
| 4:09 | | Wally Szczerbiak lost ball (Caron Butler steals) | 13 | 11 |
| 4:07 | | Caron Butler makes layup | 15 | 11 |
| 4:07 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Caron Butler draws the foul) | 15 | 11 |
| 4:07 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West | 15 | 11 |
| 4:07 | | Antawn Jamison enters the game for Brendan Haywood | 15 | 11 |
| 4:07 | | Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | Darius Songaila shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 16 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 16 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 12 |
| 3:39 | | Caron Butler makes driving layup (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 18 | 12 |
| 3:19 | | Darius Songaila shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 18 | 12 |
| 3:19 | | Darius Songaila technical foul (1st technical foul) | 18 | 12 |
| 3:19 | | Anderson Varejao double technical foul | 18 | 12 |
| 3:19 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes technical free throw | 18 | 13 |
| 3:19 | | Devin Brown enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak | 18 | 13 |
| 3:19 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 13 |
| 3:19 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 18 | 13 |
| 3:19 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 14 |
| 3:11 | | Darius Songaila offensive foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul) | 18 | 14 |
| 3:11 | | Darius Songaila turnover | 18 | 14 |
| 3:11 | | Brendan Haywood enters the game for Darius Songaila | 18 | 14 |
| 3:00 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 14 |
| 3:00 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 18 | 14 |
| 2:45 | | Antonio Daniels makes 10-foot jumper | 20 | 14 |
| 2:21 | | Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper | 20 | 16 |
| 1:59 | | DeShawn Stevenson offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 20 | 16 |
| 1:59 | | DeShawn Stevenson turnover | 20 | 16 |
| 1:59 | | Cleveland full timeout | 20 | 16 |
| 1:59 | | Roger Mason enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson | 20 | 16 |
| 1:39 | | Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper | 20 | 16 |
| 1:39 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 20 | 16 |
| 1:39 | | Joe Smith loose ball foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul) | 20 | 16 |
| 1:28 | | Brendan Haywood offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 20 | 16 |
| 1:28 | | Brendan Haywood turnover | 20 | 16 |
| 1:28 | | Andray Blatche enters the game for Brendan Haywood | 20 | 16 |
| 1:06 | | Joe Smith misses 14-foot two point shot | 20 | 16 |
| 1:05 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 20 | 16 |
| 48.8 | | Antonio Daniels bad pass | 20 | 16 |
| 36.9 | | Joe Smith misses two point shot | 20 | 16 |
| 35.1 | | Anderson Varejao offensive rebound | 20 | 16 |
| 35.1 | | Roger Mason personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 20 | 16 |
| 26.9 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 20 | 16 |
| 24.0 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 20 | 16 |
| 0.5 | | Caron Butler makes 28-foot three point jumper | 23 | 16 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 16 | |
CLE leads 3-2
Game Information
Rocket Arena
11:00 PM, 30 April 2008
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 20,562
- Referees:
- Joe DeRosa
- James Capers
- Mike Callahan
2025-26 Southeast Standings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 15 | 10 | .600 | - | W1 |
| Miami | 14 | 11 | .560 | 1 | L4 |
| Atlanta | 14 | 11 | .560 | 1 | W1 |
| Charlotte | 7 | 17 | .292 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Washington | 3 | 19 | .136 | 10.5 | L3 |
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