Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 1 • BOS leads series 1-0
45-37, 18-23 Away
72
45-37, 18-23 Away
66-16, 35-6 Home
76
66-16, 35-6 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses layup
- Wally Szczerbiak misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Delonte West misses 16-foot running jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses layup
- Rajon Rondo makes 5-foot running jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Delonte West misses 20-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot two point shot
- Ben Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ben Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Ben Wallace misses layup
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point running jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
- Ray Allen misses jumper
- Joe Smith makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Leon Powe misses layup
- James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Daniel Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes 21-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Delonte West makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Brown misses 10-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses jumper
- Leon Powe misses layup
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Leon Powe misses free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- LeBron James makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw
- Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Daniel Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Ben Wallace misses 10-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 1-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses layup
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes technical free throw
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Delonte West makes dunk
- Rajon Rondo misses 9-foot running jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses tip shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 22-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anderson Varejao misses 11-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes hook shot
- Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Sam Cassell misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Delonte West's 6-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes layup
- Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sam Cassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith blocks Leon Powe's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 22-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 10-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses jumper
- Delonte West misses 11-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 1-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Kendrick Perkins (Wally Szczerbiak gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Wally Szczerbiak offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Ray Allen bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Paul Pierce's layup | 0 | 0 |
| 10:40 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:34 | | LeBron James makes driving layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:07 | | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:07 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 9:49 | | LeBron James lost ball (Kendrick Perkins steals) | 2 | 0 |
| 9:45 | | Kendrick Perkins misses layup | 2 | 0 |
| 9:44 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 9:41 | | Kendrick Perkins bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 2 | 0 |
| 9:29 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 9:27 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 9:15 | | Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 9:14 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:52 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 8:52 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:42 | | Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 8:41 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:30 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 8:30 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 8:30 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8:18 | | LeBron James blocks Paul Pierce's layup | 4 | 0 |
| 8:17 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 8:12 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 4 | 0 |
| 8:12 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8:12 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 8:12 | | James Posey enters the game for Paul Pierce | 4 | 0 |
| 8:12 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 8:00 | | Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 5 | 2 |
| 7:50 | | Ben Wallace bad pass | 5 | 2 |
| 7:43 | | Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists) | 5 | 4 |
| 7:22 | | Delonte West misses 16-foot running jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 7:22 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 7:16 | | Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 5 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 5 | 6 |
| 6:39 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals) | 5 | 6 |
| 6:33 | | Delonte West misses layup | 5 | 6 |
| 6:33 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 5 | 6 |
| 6:13 | | Rajon Rondo makes 5-foot running jumper | 5 | 8 |
| 6:00 | | James Posey personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 5 | 8 |
| 6:00 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak | 5 | 8 |
| 5:58 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 7 | 8 |
| 5:35 | | Rajon Rondo makes driving layup | 7 | 10 |
| 5:20 | | Delonte West misses 20-foot jumper | 7 | 10 |
| 5:20 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 5:09 | | Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot two point shot | 7 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul) | 7 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Boston full timeout | 7 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Ben Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Ben Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 4:41 | | Daniel Gibson personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 9 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Kendrick Perkins assists) | 9 | 14 |
| 4:09 | | LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper | 9 | 14 |
| 4:09 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 9 | 14 |
| 4:07 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup | 9 | 14 |
| 4:05 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 9 | 14 |
| 3:53 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass | 9 | 14 |
| 3:33 | | Ben Wallace misses layup | 9 | 14 |
| 3:32 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 9 | 14 |
| 3:28 | | Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point running jumper | 9 | 14 |
| 3:27 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 9 | 14 |
| 3:03 | | Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot jumper (James Posey assists) | 9 | 16 |
| 2:38 | | LeBron James traveling | 9 | 16 |
| 2:38 | | Cleveland full timeout | 9 | 16 |
| 2:38 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace | 9 | 16 |
| 2:38 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 9 | 16 |
| 2:38 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Delonte West | 9 | 16 |
| 2:24 | | Ray Allen misses jumper | 9 | 16 |
| 2:23 | | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | 9 | 16 |
| 2:10 | | Joe Smith makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 1:50 | | Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot | 11 | 18 |
| 1:38 | | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 11 | 18 |
| 1:38 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Ray Allen | 11 | 18 |
| 1:38 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 11 | 18 |
| 1:38 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 1:38 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 1:23 | | Joe Smith personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 13 | 18 |
| 1:16 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 13 | 18 |
| 1:16 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 1:16 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 1:07 | | Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists) | 15 | 20 |
| 52.7 | | Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists) | 15 | 22 |
| 42.9 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 22 |
| 41.7 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 15 | 22 |
| 29.9 | | Leon Powe misses layup | 15 | 22 |
| 28.9 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 15 | 22 |
| 6.9 | | LeBron James bad pass (Tony Allen steals) | 15 | 22 |
| 0.6 | | James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 15 | 25 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 15 | 25 | |
Matchups
Game Information
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Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Michael Smith
Referee:Scott Foster
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