Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers
EASTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND - GAME 1 • CLE leads series 1-0
40-42, 19-22 Away
100
40-42, 19-22 Away
53-29, 31-10 Home
113
53-29, 31-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kevin Love misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
- J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Evan Turner misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Tyler Zeller makes 12-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Tyler Zeller makes 6-foot two point shot (Brandon Bass assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 11-foot two point shot
- Tyler Zeller misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Zeller makes layup (Evan Turner assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Evan Turner misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Evan Turner makes three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Bass misses 12-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup (Evan Turner assists)
- Tristan Thompson misses 5-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 19-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Evan Turner makes layup
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Iman Shumpert misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes driving dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- James Jones makes three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
- Tristan Thompson makes two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
- Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
- Tristan Thompson misses tip shot
- Isaiah Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kelly Olynyk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Avery Bradley makes layup (Jonas Jerebko assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 9-foot two point shot
- Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Isaiah Thomas misses layup
- James Jones misses three point jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses 9-foot step back jumpshot
- Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 2 of 2
- Iman Shumpert misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 1 of 2
- Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- LeBron James makes 5-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses two point shot
- Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Evan Turner misses driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Evan Turner makes 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Brandon Bass misses 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
- Tristan Thompson makes dunk
- Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes three point jumper
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
- Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Brandon Bass misses 16-foot jumper
- Tyler Zeller misses jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses two point shot
- Jonas Jerebko makes 22-foot jumper (Evan Turner assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)
- Jonas Jerebko misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jonas Jerebko makes 6-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes 23-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Thomas makes 14-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 22-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Evan Turner misses 18-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Evan Turner misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Evan Turner misses 5-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 5-foot jump bank shot
- Kyrie Irving misses three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper
- Iman Shumpert makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Tristan Thompson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes two point shot
- Jae Crowder makes dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 13-foot two point shot
- Isaiah Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder makes layup
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
- Jonas Jerebko makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- LeBron James misses layup
- Isaiah Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper
- James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Jones makes 14-foot two point shot (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder misses jump bank shot
- Iman Shumpert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Iman Shumpert makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
- Jae Crowder makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
- Matthew Dellavedova makes layup
- Jae Crowder misses 5-foot Running Jumper
- Jonas Jerebko misses 9-foot
- Evan Turner misses 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jared Sullinger makes 6-foot two point shot (Evan Turner assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 20-foot jumper (Tristan Thompson assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Jared Sullinger makes 15-foot jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Iman Shumpert misses three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes jumper (Evan Turner assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 1 of 2
- Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 2 of 2
- Timofey Mozgov misses alley oop layup
- Evan Turner makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Evan Turner makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Isaiah Thomas makes 23-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Evan Turner misses two point shot
- Jae Crowder misses tip shot
- Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
- Avery Bradley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
- Evan Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Evan Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Iman Shumpert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Iman Shumpert makes free throw 2 of 2
- Phil Pressey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Phil Pressey misses driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Brandon Bass vs. Timofey Mozgov (Kevin Love gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Kevin Love misses 12-foot step back jumpshot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | J.R. Smith offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | J.R. Smith misses three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Timofey Mozgov shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Tyler Zeller shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11:02 | | J.R. Smith personal foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul) | 2 | 1 |
| 10:45 | | Evan Turner misses 19-foot jumper | 2 | 1 |
| 10:45 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 2 | 1 |
| 10:38 | | LeBron James makes two point shot | 2 | 3 |
| 10:22 | | LeBron James personal foul (Evan Turner draws the foul) | 2 | 3 |
| 10:07 | | Tyler Zeller makes 12-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists) | 4 | 3 |
| 9:48 | | Kyrie Irving makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 4 | 5 |
| 9:40 | | Tyler Zeller makes 6-foot two point shot (Brandon Bass assists) | 6 | 5 |
| 9:18 | | J.R. Smith misses 6-foot Running Jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 9:15 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 9:07 | | Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 9:06 | | Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 8:49 | | Kyrie Irving makes 11-foot two point shot | 6 | 7 |
| 8:36 | | Tyler Zeller misses 15-foot jumper | 6 | 7 |
| 8:34 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 6 | 7 |
| 8:18 | | Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 7 |
| 8:18 | | Tyler Zeller defensive rebound | 6 | 7 |
| 8:06 | | Tyler Zeller makes layup (Evan Turner assists) | 8 | 7 |
| 7:52 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | 8 | 7 |
| 7:45 | | J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 7 |
| 7:43 | | Evan Turner defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 7:33 | | Evan Turner bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 8 | 7 |
| 7:33 | | Avery Bradley personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 8 | 7 |
| 7:11 | | J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 7:00 | | Kevin Love personal foul (Tyler Zeller draws the foul) | 8 | 10 |
| 6:52 | | Evan Turner misses 15-foot step back jumpshot | 8 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 6:45 | | J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 6:45 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 6:45 | | Evan Turner loose ball foul (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul) | 8 | 10 |
| 6:45 | | Isaiah Thomas enters the game for Marcus Smart | 8 | 10 |
| 6:45 | | Iman Shumpert enters the game for LeBron James | 8 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | Tyler Zeller shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul) | 8 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Tyler Zeller | 8 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | Tristan Thompson enters the game for Timofey Mozgov | 8 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 6:16 | | Evan Turner makes three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 11 | 11 |
| 5:58 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul) | 11 | 11 |
| 5:58 | | Cavaliers Full timeout | 11 | 11 |
| 5:58 | | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 5:58 | | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 5:43 | | Brandon Bass misses 12-foot jumper | 11 | 13 |
| 5:43 | | Celtics offensive team rebound | 11 | 13 |
| 5:39 | | Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup (Evan Turner assists) | 13 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | Tristan Thompson misses 5-foot jumper | 13 | 13 |
| 5:18 | | Evan Turner defensive rebound | 13 | 13 |
| 5:11 | | Kelly Olynyk makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists) | 16 | 13 |
| 4:50 | | J.R. Smith makes 19-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 16 | 15 |
| 4:37 | | Evan Turner makes layup | 18 | 15 |
| 4:28 | | Kyrie Irving makes driving layup | 18 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Iman Shumpert personal foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul) | 18 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Jae Crowder enters the game for Brandon Bass | 19 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | James Jones enters the game for Kevin Love | 19 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Isaiah Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 4:07 | | Iman Shumpert misses 25-foot three point jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 4:07 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 4:05 | | Kyrie Irving steps out of bounds turnover | 20 | 17 |
| 3:54 | | Kelly Olynyk makes driving dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 22 | 17 |
| 3:36 | | James Jones makes three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists) | 22 | 20 |
| 3:29 | | Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper | 22 | 20 |
| 3:28 | | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 22 | 20 |
| 3:19 | | Kyrie Irving misses driving layup | 22 | 20 |
| 3:18 | | Tristan Thompson makes two point shot | 22 | 22 |
| 3:18 | | Celtics Full timeout | 22 | 22 |
| 3:18 | | Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Evan Turner | 22 | 22 |
| 3:18 | | LeBron James enters the game for J.R. Smith | 22 | 22 |
| 3:18 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | 22 | 20 |
| 3:05 | | Avery Bradley misses 19-foot jumper | 22 | 22 |
| 3:04 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 2:43 | | LeBron James misses 18-foot step back jumpshot | 22 | 22 |
| 2:41 | | Isaiah Thomas defensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 2:33 | | Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup | 24 | 22 |
| 2:12 | | Kyrie Irving misses driving layup | 24 | 22 |
| 2:11 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | 24 | 22 |
| 2:11 | | Tristan Thompson misses tip shot | 24 | 22 |
| 2:09 | | Isaiah Thomas defensive rebound | 24 | 22 |
| 2:06 | | LeBron James blocks Isaiah Thomas 's 1-foot layup | 24 | 22 |
| 2:06 | | Celtics offensive team rebound | 24 | 22 |
| 1:57 | | Isaiah Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot | 26 | 22 |
| 1:38 | | Jae Crowder kicked ball violation | 26 | 22 |
| 1:29 | | Jae Crowder personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 26 | 22 |
| 1:29 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 23 |
| 1:29 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 24 |
| 1:13 | | Kelly Olynyk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 29 | 24 |
| 58.0 | | Kyrie Irving makes driving layup | 29 | 26 |
| 43.0 | | Avery Bradley makes layup (Jonas Jerebko assists) | 31 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Kyrie Irving misses 9-foot two point shot | 31 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 31 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Kelly Olynyk loose ball foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul) | 31 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 31 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Matthew Dellavedova enters the game for Kyrie Irving | 31 | 26 |
| 35.0 | | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 31 | 27 |
| 19.0 | | Isaiah Thomas misses layup | 31 | 27 |
| 18.0 | | Iman Shumpert defensive rebound | 31 | 27 |
| 1.0 | | James Jones misses three point jumper | 31 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | 31 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 31 | 27 | |
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