Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 3 • BOS leads series 2-1
66-16, 31-10 Away
84
66-16, 31-10 Away
45-37, 27-14 Home
108
45-37, 27-14 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Ben Wallace blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup
- Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 12-foot running jumper
- Ben Wallace makes layup
- Kendrick Perkins misses 11-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 10-foot running jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
- LeBron James makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists)
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
- Ben Wallace makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Joe Smith makes 10-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 9-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
- Delonte West makes three point jumper
- Leon Powe misses hook shot
- Leon Powe makes tip shot
- Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses three point jumper
- Joe Smith makes 14-foot two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists)
- P.J. Brown makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses 11-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 1
- Leon Powe makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Joe Smith makes 12-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Leon Powe misses jumper
- LeBron James makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 6-foot two point shot
- James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Ray Allen misses 13-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 6-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes jumper (Leon Powe assists)
- James Posey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 14-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 3-foot two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Sam Cassell misses 9-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 2
- Delonte West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses 11-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 11-foot two point shot
- Ben Wallace misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses 16-foot two point shot
- Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
- Ben Wallace makes layup
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot two point shot
- LeBron James blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West makes driving layup (Ben Wallace assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Wally Szczerbiak's layup
- LeBron James misses 13-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 9-foot two point shot
- Delonte West makes 17-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Ben Wallace blocks Rajon Rondo's 8-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Ray Allen makes 12-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Joe Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot running jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joe Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Delonte West's dunk
- Sam Cassell misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Ben Wallace misses tip shot
- Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ben Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Delonte West misses 24-foot three point running jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 18-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Leon Powe makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Delonte West makes driving layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses jumper
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot two point shot
- Joe Smith makes 8-foot running jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell misses 11-foot jumper
- P.J. Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- P.J. Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 3-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Eddie House assists)
- Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Smith blocks Ray Allen's layup
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James blocks Glen Davis's layup
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- James Posey blocks Daniel Gibson's 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes dunk (Eddie House assists)
- Joe Smith makes 12-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Dwayne Jones blocks Leon Powe's layup
- Dwayne Jones misses layup
- Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot
- Eddie House misses 16-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 10-foot jumper
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 (Paul Pierce gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:25 | | Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:04 | | LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | Ben Wallace blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup | 2 | 0 |
| 10:53 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup | 4 | 0 |
| 10:53 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists) | 4 | 3 |
| 10:12 | | Kevin Garnett misses layup | 4 | 3 |
| 10:11 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 4 | 3 |
| 10:00 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper | 4 | 3 |
| 10:00 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 4 | 3 |
| 9:44 | | Kendrick Perkins bad pass (Ben Wallace steals) | 4 | 3 |
| 9:22 | | Delonte West misses 12-foot running jumper | 4 | 3 |
| 9:19 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 4 | 3 |
| 9:18 | | Ben Wallace makes layup | 4 | 5 |
| 8:56 | | Kendrick Perkins misses 11-foot two point shot | 4 | 5 |
| 8:55 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 4 | 5 |
| 8:41 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists) | 4 | 7 |
| 8:23 | | Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot jumper | 4 | 7 |
| 8:22 | | Delonte West defensive rebound | 4 | 7 |
| 8:07 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 4 | 10 |
| 7:46 | | Paul Pierce misses 10-foot running jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 7:43 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 7:26 | | Rajon Rondo misses jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 7:24 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 7:09 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 7:09 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 4 | 10 |
| 6:50 | | Paul Pierce lost ball (LeBron James steals) | 4 | 10 |
| 6:46 | | LeBron James makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists) | 4 | 12 |
| 6:24 | | Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 12 |
| 6:24 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 12 |
| 6:16 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 6:16 | | Rajon Rondo personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 4 | 12 |
| 5:56 | | Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 4 | 14 |
| 5:50 | | Boston full timeout | 4 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 6 | 14 |
| 5:18 | | LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper | 6 | 14 |
| 5:16 | | Ben Wallace offensive rebound | 6 | 14 |
| 4:58 | | Ben Wallace makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists) | 6 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot jumper | 6 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 6 | 16 |
| 4:28 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul) | 6 | 16 |
| 4:28 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 4:28 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 4:09 | | Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot | 8 | 18 |
| 3:47 | | LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 8 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 8 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Kevin Garnett turnover | 8 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw | 8 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 8 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace | 8 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Sam Cassell enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 8 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 8 | 20 |
| 3:15 | | Ray Allen bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 8 | 20 |
| 3:06 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists) | 8 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Paul Pierce bad pass | 8 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Cleveland full timeout | 8 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 8 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | James Posey enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 8 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Ray Allen | 8 | 22 |
| 2:30 | | Joe Smith makes 10-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 8 | 24 |
| 2:13 | | Sam Cassell misses 9-foot two point shot | 8 | 24 |
| 2:13 | | Boston defensive rebound | 8 | 24 |
| 2:13 | | Leon Powe loose ball foul (Joe Smith draws the foul) | 8 | 24 |
| 1:52 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists) | 8 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Anderson Varejao personal foul (Leon Powe draws the foul) | 8 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak | 8 | 27 |
| 1:32 | | Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists) | 11 | 27 |
| 1:09 | | Delonte West makes three point jumper | 11 | 30 |
| 52.1 | | Leon Powe misses hook shot | 11 | 30 |
| 48.9 | | Leon Powe offensive rebound | 13 | 30 |
| 48.9 | | Leon Powe makes tip shot | 13 | 30 |
| 34.2 | | Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 13 | 32 |
| 23.9 | | Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper | 13 | 32 |
| 22.7 | | Joe Smith defensive rebound | 13 | 32 |
| 8.4 | | Sam Cassell personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 13 | 32 |
| 8.4 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce | 13 | 32 |
| 8.4 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 13 | 32 |
| 0.0 | | Delonte West misses three point jumper | 13 | 32 |
| 0.0 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 13 | 32 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 13 | 32 | |
Matchups
Game Information
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Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Jim Clark
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