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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics 98–96

2004-11-26 19:30 · NBA · TD Garden, Boston MA · Att. 18,624

Cleveland Cavaliers 2004-05 · Boston Celtics 2004-05 · 2004-05 season

Team stats

	Cavaliers	Celtics
Field goals	37-68 .544	33-72 .458
Three-pointers	1-7 .143	2-9 .222
Free throws	23-26 .885	28-33 .848
Offensive rebounds	5	9
Defensive rebounds	28	22
Total rebounds	33	31
Assists	21	18
Steals	9	8
Blocks	4	4
Turnovers	18	13
Personal fouls	30	19
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	-1	-1
Fast-break points	4	6
Points off turnovers	19	22

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Drew Gooden F	44	27	11-13	0-0	5-6	0	6	6	1	0	2	3	4	+1
LeBron James G	43	20	9-13	0-2	2-3	0	6	6	8	3	1	2	2	+6
Jeff McInnis G	42	15	6-13	1-3	2-2	0	6	6	4	2	0	2	4	+7
Ira Newble G	36	6	2-5	0-0	2-2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	+8
Zydrunas Ilgauskas G	31	26	8-15	0-0	10-11	3	5	8	3	1	1	6	4	+18
Eric Snow G	15	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	-9
Robert Traylor G	8	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	0
DeSagana Diop C	7	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	-5
Dajuan Wagner G	6	2	0-2	0-2	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	4	-5
Scott Williams G	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	-10
Lucious Harris G	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Total	240	98	37-68	1-7	23-26	5	28	33	21	9	4	18	30

FG .544 · 3P .143 · FT .885

Did not play: Luke Jackson (dnp - coach's decision)

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Paul Pierce G	39	25	7-19	2-4	9-9	1	3	4	2	2	0	4	4	-2
Mark Blount C	36	19	7-13	0-0	5-6	1	2	3	1	1	3	1	4	-3
Gary Payton G	31	14	6-10	0-1	2-4	2	2	4	10	2	0	1	0	-3
Raef LaFrentz F	27	3	1-5	0-2	1-2	3	5	8	1	0	0	1	3	-9
Jiri Welsch G	16	10	3-4	0-1	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+1
Ricky Davis F	32	10	3-10	0-0	4-4	1	4	5	3	2	0	1	1	-3
Walter McCarty F	25	4	1-3	0-0	2-2	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	+8
Delonte West G	9	7	3-4	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	+5
Tony Allen G	9	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Al Jefferson F	9	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Marcus Banks G	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-4
Total	240	96	33-72	2-9	28-33	9	22	31	18	8	4	13	19

FG .458 · 3P .222 · FT .848

Did not play: Kendrick Perkins (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Bill Spooner, James Capers, Derek Richardson

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:42 PM EST)
12:00 BOS Jump Ball Blount vs. Ilgauskas: Tip to James
11:49 CLE Ilgauskas Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
11:30 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
11:28 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
11:08 BOS MISS Payton 13' Jump Shot
11:07 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:59 CLE Gooden 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McInnis 1 AST) 2–0
10:42 BOS MISS Blount 13' Jump Shot
10:41 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:27 CLE McInnis P.FOUL (P1.T1)
10:25 CLE Newble P.FOUL (P1.T2)
10:14 BOS LaFrentz Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Payton 1 AST) 2–2
10:05 CLE James Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
9:56 BOS Payton 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 2–4
9:42 CLE Gooden 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (James 1 AST) 4–4
9:29 BOS MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
9:27 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:17 CLE Ilgauskas Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
9:17 BOS Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
9:13 BOS Blount 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 4–6
8:57 CLE Ilgauskas 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST) 6–6
8:40 CLE Ilgauskas P.FOUL (P1.T3)
8:25 CELTICS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
8:11 CLE MISS McInnis 18' Jump Shot
8:09 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
8:04 CLE Gooden 15' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 8–6
7:45 BOS MISS LaFrentz 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:43 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:27 CLE Newble 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 3 AST) 10–6
7:10 BOS Pierce 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 10–8
6:55 CLE James 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 12–8
6:38 BOS MISS Pierce 8' Jump Shot
6:36 CELTICS Rebound
6:26 BOS MISS Payton 14' Jump Shot
6:24 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
6:23 BOS Blount 1' Slam Dunk (4 PTS) 12–10
6:19 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
6:19 BOS SUB: Davis FOR Welsch
6:04 CLE Gooden 1' Dunk (8 PTS) (Ilgauskas 1 AST) 14–10
5:48 BOS MISS Blount 9' Jump Shot
5:46 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:30 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 2' Layup
5:28 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:04 BOS MISS Pierce 26' 3PT Jump Shot
5:02 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
5:00 BOS SUB: Banks FOR Payton
4:53 BOS MISS Blount 3' Layup
4:51 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
4:37 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 18' Jump Shot
4:35 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
4:32 BOS Banks Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
4:32 CLE James STEAL (1 STL)
4:27 CLE Gooden 1' Tip Shot (10 PTS) (McInnis 2 AST) 16–10
4:03 BOS MISS Pierce 4' Jump Shot
4:01 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:59 BOS MISS Pierce Layup
3:59 CLE Gooden BLOCK (1 BLK)
3:57 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
3:44 BOS MISS LaFrentz 25' 3PT Jump Shot
3:43 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:26 CLE MISS McInnis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
3:24 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
3:15 BOS Davis 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 16–12
2:58 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
2:56 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
2:50 BOS MISS Davis 13' Jump Shot
2:49 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
2:41 CLE McInnis 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 18–12
2:20 BOS Blount 14' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Davis 1 AST) 18–14
2:05 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P1.T1)
2:05 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
2:05 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR Blount
2:05 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR LaFrentz
2:05 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2:05 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1:56 CLE Gooden S.FOUL (P1.T4)
1:56 BOS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1:56 BOS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1:43 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Gooden 1 AST) 22–16
1:43 BOS Jefferson S.FOUL (P1.T2)
1:43 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1:24 BOS Jefferson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
1:24 CLE James STEAL (2 STL)
1:12 CLE Ilgauskas 20' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (McInnis 3 AST) 25–16
0:51 CLE James P.FOUL (P1.PN)
0:51 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
0:51 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
0:40 CLE Gooden 18' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Newble 1 AST) 27–18
0:27 BOS Pierce 15' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 27–20
0:15 CLE McInnis Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
0:00 BOS MISS Pierce 14' Jump Shot
0:00 CELTICS Rebound
0:00 End of 1st Period (8:04 PM EST)

Quarter 2

12:00 Start of 2nd Period (8:07 PM EST)
11:49 BOS MISS Davis 13' Jump Shot
11:47 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
11:28 CLE Gooden Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
11:28 BOS McCarty STEAL (1 STL)
11:12 BOS Jefferson 2' Layup (2 PTS) 27–22
10:55 BOS Banks P.FOUL (P1.T1)
10:55 CLE SUB: Snow FOR McInnis
10:55 CLE SUB: Wagner FOR Newble
10:50 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P1.T2)
10:50 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
10:50 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
10:36 BOS Davis 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 29–24
10:30 BOS Jefferson S.FOUL (P2.T3)
10:30 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
10:30 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Jefferson
10:30 CLE MISS Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2
10:28 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
10:18 CLE Wagner P.FOUL (P1.T1)
10:18 CLE SUB: Traylor FOR Gooden
10:18 CLE SUB: Harris FOR James
10:15 BOS MISS Davis 8' Jump Shot
10:11 CLE Diop REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:03 BOS Banks P.FOUL (P2.T4)
9:56 CLE Snow 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wagner 1 AST) 32–24
9:48 BOS MISS Davis 19' Jump Shot
9:46 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
9:42 CLE Harris P.FOUL (P1.T2)
9:42 BOS SUB: West FOR Banks
9:34 CLE Diop S.FOUL (P1.T3)
9:34 BOS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
9:34 BOS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
9:17 CLE MISS Diop 19' Jump Shot
9:16 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:15 CLE Traylor P.FOUL (P1.T4)
8:59 BOS MISS LaFrentz 1' Layup
8:57 CLE Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:40 CLE MISS Diop 14' Jump Shot
8:38 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:32 BOS Allen 1' Layup (2 PTS) (West 1 AST) 32–28
8:09 CLE MISS Traylor 17' Jump Shot
8:07 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:50 BOS Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
7:50 CLE Snow STEAL (1 STL)
7:39 CLE MISS Traylor 17' Jump Shot
7:37 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:32 CLE Wagner S.FOUL (P2.PN)
7:32 Timeout: Official
7:32 BOS MISS LaFrentz Free Throw 1 of 2
7:32 CELTICS Rebound
7:32 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
7:18 CLE Wagner Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
7:01 BOS West Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
7:01 CLE Traylor STEAL (1 STL)
6:51 BOS Davis P.FOUL (P1.PN)
6:51 BOS SUB: Blount FOR McCarty
6:51 CLE SUB: James FOR Harris
6:51 CLE Wagner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
6:51 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Diop
6:51 CLE Wagner Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
6:51 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Allen
6:40 BOS MISS Pierce 13' Jump Shot
6:39 CELTICS Rebound
6:38 CLE SUB: McInnis FOR Wagner
6:38 BOS LaFrentz OFF.Foul (P2)
6:38 BOS LaFrentz Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
6:22 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Layup
6:22 BOS Blount BLOCK (1 BLK)
6:21 Cavaliers Rebound
6:21 BOS SUB: Payton FOR West
6:16 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P3.PN)
6:16 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
6:16 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR LaFrentz
6:16 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Traylor
6:16 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
6:00 BOS Payton 2' Layup (4 PTS) 36–31
5:42 BOS Blount S.FOUL (P1.PN)
5:42 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
5:42 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
5:42 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
5:23 BOS MISS McCarty 12' Jump Shot
5:21 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:01 CLE MISS James 5' Jump Shot
4:59 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
4:57 CLE Ilgauskas Layup (15 PTS) 40–31
4:50 BOS MISS Davis 18' Jump Shot
4:49 CELTICS Rebound
4:49 CLE Ilgauskas L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)
4:49 BOS Blount Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
4:49 BOS Blount Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
4:35 CLE Ilgauskas 20' Jump Shot (17 PTS) (James 4 AST) 42–33
4:15 BOS MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
4:14 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
4:02 CLE Ilgauskas Traveling Turnover (P3.T7)
4:02 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
4:02 CLE SUB: Diop FOR Ilgauskas
4:02 BOS SUB: Welsch FOR Davis
3:42 BOS Welsch 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Payton 2 AST) 42–35
3:15 CLE MISS McInnis 11' Jump Shot
3:14 CELTICS Rebound
3:14 CLE Diop L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)
3:14 BOS Welsch Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3:14 BOS Welsch Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2:54 CLE James Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
2:54 BOS Pierce STEAL (2 STL)
2:49 BOS Welsch 1' Layup (6 PTS) 42–39
2:35 CLE McInnis 8' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Snow 1 AST) 44–39
2:27 CLE McInnis S.FOUL (P2.PN)
2:27 BOS MISS Payton Free Throw 1 of 2
2:27 CELTICS Rebound
2:27 BOS Payton Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2:17 CLE James 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 46–40
2:17 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P1.PN)
2:17 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2:07 CLE Diop S.FOUL (P3.PN)
2:07 BOS Blount Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2:07 CLE SUB: Williams FOR Diop
2:07 BOS MISS Blount Free Throw 2 of 2
2:04 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:52 CLE MISS Williams 6' Jump Shot
1:52 BOS Blount BLOCK (2 BLK)
1:50 CLE Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
1:43 CLE MISS McInnis 7' Jump Shot
1:41 Cavaliers Rebound
1:26 CLE Gooden 1' Reverse Layup (17 PTS) (James 5 AST) 49–41
1:11 BOS Pierce 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Payton 3 AST) 49–44
0:58 CLE Gooden 9' Jump Shot (19 PTS) (James 6 AST) 51–44
0:50 CLE Williams P.FOUL (P1.PN)
0:50 BOS Blount Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
0:50 BOS Blount Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
0:34 CLE McInnis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
0:34 BOS Payton STEAL (1 STL)
0:30 BOS Payton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
0:30 CLE McInnis STEAL (1 STL)
0:08 CLE James 8' Jump Shot (7 PTS) 53–46
0:03 CLE James P.FOUL (P2.PN)
0:03 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
0:03 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
0:03 Cavaliers Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 1)
0:01 CLE Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T10)
0:01 BOS Blount STEAL (1 STL)
0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:41 PM EST)

Quarter 3

12:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:57 PM EST)
11:49 BOS MISS Pierce 23' Jump Shot
11:46 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
11:26 BOS Welsch S.FOUL (P1.T1)
11:26 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
11:26 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
11:11 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P2.T1)
10:57 BOS Payton 19' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Blount 1 AST) 55–50
10:34 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 19' Jump Shot
10:32 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
10:19 BOS MISS Pierce 20' Jump Shot
10:17 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
10:09 CLE Ilgauskas OFF.Foul (P3)
10:09 CLE Ilgauskas Foul Turnover (P4.T11)
9:59 BOS MISS Welsch 25' 3PT Jump Shot
9:57 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
9:50 BOS Welsch S.FOUL (P2.T2)
9:50 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
9:50 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
9:35 BOS Welsch 17' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Payton 4 AST) 57–52
9:15 CLE Gooden 7' Hook Shot (23 PTS) 59–52
8:58 BOS Blount 2' Layup (13 PTS) (Payton 5 AST) 59–54
8:40 CLE MISS James 22' Jump Shot
8:38 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:37 CLE Newble Layup (4 PTS) 61–54
8:16 BOS Pierce 1' Reverse Layup (13 PTS) 61–56
8:16 CLE Newble S.FOUL (P2.T2)
8:16 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
7:58 CLE Ilgauskas 3' Layup (21 PTS) 63–57
7:47 BOS Blount 9' Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Payton 6 AST) 63–59
7:22 CLE MISS Gooden 16' Jump Shot
7:20 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:14 BOS MISS Blount 2' Layup
7:14 CLE Gooden BLOCK (2 BLK)
7:12 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
7:09 CLE McInnis 2' Layup (6 PTS) 65–59
7:07 Cavaliers Violation: Delay of game Violation
6:53 BOS MISS LaFrentz 21' Jump Shot
6:51 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:47 CLE Ilgauskas OFF.Foul (P4)
6:47 CLE Ilgauskas Foul Turnover (P5.T12)
6:43 CLE Newble S.FOUL (P3.T3)
6:43 BOS Welsch Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
6:43 CLE SUB: Traylor FOR Ilgauskas
6:43 BOS Welsch Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
6:24 CLE James 17' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 67–61
6:20 BOS SUB: Davis FOR Welsch
6:12 BOS Payton 4' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 67–63
5:54 CLE MISS Traylor 16' Jump Shot
5:51 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
5:48 BOS Pierce Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T8)
5:48 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
5:48 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR LaFrentz
5:25 CLE James 22' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Traylor 1 AST) 69–63
4:59 CLE Traylor S.FOUL (P2.T4)
4:59 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
4:59 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
4:36 CLE James 18' Jump Shot (13 PTS) 71–65
4:21 BOS Payton 6' Running Hook Shot (11 PTS) 71–67
4:04 CLE Gooden 9' Hook Shot (25 PTS) 73–67
3:46 BOS McCarty Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
3:46 CLE Traylor STEAL (2 STL)
3:41 CLE James 2' Layup (15 PTS) (Traylor 2 AST) 75–67
3:30 BOS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Payton 7 AST) 75–70
3:11 CLE MISS Gooden 22' Jump Shot
3:09 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:01 BOS Blount 10' Jump Bank Shot (17 PTS) (Payton 8 AST) 75–72
3:00 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 1)
3:00 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Newble
3:00 CLE SUB: Williams FOR Traylor
2:44 CLE Snow Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T13)
2:44 BOS Payton STEAL (2 STL)
2:40 BOS McCarty 3' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Payton 9 AST) 75–74
2:26 CLE Williams OFF.Foul (P2)
2:26 CLE Williams Foul Turnover (P2.T14)
2:26 BOS SUB: West FOR Payton
2:13 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
2:12 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
2:11 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P3.PN)
2:11 CLE SUB: Wagner FOR McInnis
2:11 BOS McCarty Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2:11 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR Blount
2:11 BOS McCarty Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1:59 BOS Pierce Violation:Kicked Ball
1:50 CLE MISS Wagner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
1:49 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
1:45 CLE Wagner S.FOUL (P3.PN)
1:45 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
1:45 CLE SUB: Newble FOR James
1:45 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
1:34 BOS SUB: Allen FOR Pierce
1:28 CLE Wagner Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T15)
1:28 BOS Davis STEAL (1 STL)
1:22 BOS West 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 2 AST) 75–80
0:57 CLE MISS Newble 17' Jump Shot
0:57 BOS Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:54 BOS Jefferson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:40 CLE Wagner P.FOUL (P4.PN)
0:40 BOS MISS West Free Throw 1 of 2
0:40 CELTICS Rebound
0:40 BOS West Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
0:26 CLE MISS Newble 16' Jump Shot
0:24 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:03 BOS MISS Davis 17' Jump Shot
0:01 CLE Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:00 CLE MISS Wagner 42' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 Cavaliers Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:22 PM EST)

Quarter 4

12:00 Start of 4th Period (9:25 PM EST)
11:39 CLE Gooden Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T16)
11:39 BOS Davis STEAL (2 STL)
11:35 BOS West 1' Slam Dunk (5 PTS) (Davis 3 AST) 75–83
11:15 CLE McInnis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Ilgauskas 2 AST) 78–83
11:00 CLE Newble P.FOUL (P4.T1)
10:50 BOS West 4' Driving Finger Roll (7 PTS) 78–85
10:50 CLE Ilgauskas Violation:Defensive Goaltending
10:36 CLE Ilgauskas 2' Slam Dunk (23 PTS) (James 7 AST) 80–85
10:21 BOS MISS Allen 9' Jump Shot
10:21 CLE Ilgauskas BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:18 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
10:07 CLE James 2' Reverse Layup (17 PTS) (McInnis 4 AST) 82–85
9:48 BOS MISS Allen 18' Jump Shot
9:46 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
9:41 CLE McInnis 1' Driving Layup (11 PTS) 84–85
9:33 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
9:33 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Allen
9:24 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P4.T2)
9:24 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Jefferson
9:16 BOS MISS West 25' 3PT Jump Shot
9:14 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
8:58 CLE MISS McInnis 20' Jump Shot
8:56 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
8:42 BOS MISS McCarty 13' Jump Shot
8:41 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
8:23 CLE MISS James 24' 3PT Jump Shot
8:21 CELTICS Rebound
8:21 BOS SUB: Payton FOR West
8:04 BOS Pierce 2' Layup (23 PTS) (Payton 10 AST) 84–87
7:41 CLE Gooden 2' Slam Dunk (27 PTS) (Ilgauskas 3 AST) 86–87
7:24 BOS Pierce Traveling Turnover (P2.T10)
7:24 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR McCarty
7:14 BOS Blount P.FOUL (P2.T1)
7:14 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
7:12 CLE Ilgauskas Traveling Turnover (P6.T17)
6:57 BOS Pierce 21' Jump Shot (25 PTS) 86–89
6:33 CLE McInnis 4' Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) 88–89
6:26 CLE McInnis P.FOUL (P3.T3)
6:17 BOS Blount Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T11)
6:17 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (1 STL)
6:03 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 18' Jump Shot
6:01 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
5:44 BOS MISS Payton 16' Jump Shot
5:43 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
5:30 CLE MISS Newble 15' Jump Shot
5:28 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
5:21 BOS Blount 18' Jump Shot (19 PTS) (LaFrentz 1 AST) 88–91
4:58 CLE MISS McInnis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:56 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:49 BOS MISS Davis 14' Jump Shot
4:47 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
4:31 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P2.T2)
4:31 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
4:31 Cavaliers Rebound
4:31 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
4:16 BOS Davis 19' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 89–93
4:00 BOS Blount S.FOUL (P3.T3)
4:00 CLE Newble Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
4:00 CLE Newble Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3:52 CLE McInnis S.FOUL (P4.T4)
3:52 BOS Payton Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
3:52 BOS MISS Payton Free Throw 2 of 2
3:50 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
3:38 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 15' Jump Shot
3:36 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
3:21 BOS MISS Blount 17' Jump Shot
3:19 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:02 CLE Gooden Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P3.T18)
2:50 BOS Davis Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T12)
2:50 Timeout: Official
2:31 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 1' Layup
2:31 BOS Blount BLOCK (3 BLK)
2:29 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
2:12 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T13)
2:12 CLE James STEAL (3 STL)
2:11 BOS Blount P.FOUL (P4.T4)
1:51 CLE MISS McInnis 5' Jump Shot
1:50 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
1:50 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P3.PN)
1:50 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2
1:50 Cavaliers Rebound
1:50 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
1:32 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T14)
1:32 CLE McInnis STEAL (2 STL)
1:31 BOS Pierce L.B.FOUL (P4.PN)
1:31 CLE McInnis Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
1:31 CLE McInnis Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
1:31 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
1:13 BOS MISS Blount 13' Jump Shot
1:11 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
0:49 CLE James 1' Driving Layup (20 PTS) 96–94
0:38 BOS Payton 1' Driving Layup (14 PTS) 96–96
0:31 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
0:19 CLE Ilgauskas 16' Jump Shot (26 PTS) (James 8 AST) 98–96
0:06 CELTICS Timeout: Short (Full 6 Short 1)
0:06 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Ilgauskas
0:00 BOS MISS Pierce 11' Jump Shot
0:00 CLE James BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:00 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
0:00 End of 4th Period (9:56 PM EST)