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Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers 114–107

2004-12-18 19:30 · NBA · Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland OH · Att. 18,904

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

Team stats

CelticsCavaliers
Field goals35-79 .44340-88 .455
Three-pointers7-21 .3335-17 .294
Free throws37-45 .82222-30 .733
Offensive rebounds1314
Defensive rebounds2529
Total rebounds3843
Assists1923
Steals810
Blocks45
Turnovers1418
Personal fouls2136
Technical fouls10
Points in the paint-1-1
Fast-break points158
Points off turnovers1714
Largest lead716

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Paul Pierce G453410-201-313-1425763043+13
Gary Payton G37218-162-53-404430021+3
Raef LaFrentz F31123-60-16-6371020104+15
Mark Blount C2521-40-00-010130120-9
Jiri Welsch G1552-41-20-010100001-9
Ricky Davis F38144-122-54-522442123+16
Walter McCarty F2341-41-41-214500003+16
Al Jefferson F2282-50-04-611200101-8
Marcus Banks G1582-40-14-610112011+4
Tony Allen G1462-40-02-212301034-6
Total26511435-797-2137-4513253819841421

FG .443 · 3P .333 · FT .822

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

Cleveland Cavaliers

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Zydrunas Ilgauskas G48217-160-07-944842225-9
Jeff McInnis G45166-142-72-203391055-13
Drew Gooden F41176-120-15-65111610025-6
LeBron James G403112-253-54-814543146-1
Ira Newble G2621-50-10-021302114-1
Lucious Harris G2573-40-01-203330002-13
Sasha Pavlovic F1673-50-11-100000044-3
Anderson Varejao C1120-10-02-222411001+3
Dajuan Wagner G842-50-20-000011001+6
DeSagana Diop C500-10-00-001100103+2
Total26510740-885-1722-30142943231051836

FG .455 · 3P .294 · FT .733

Did not play: Eric Snow, Scott Williams (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Scott Foster, Leroy Richardson, Zach Zarba

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Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:49 PM EST)
  • 12:00 CLE Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs. Blount: Tip to Payton
  • 11:42 BOS MISS Pierce 16' Jump Shot
  • 11:39 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:22 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 1' Layup
  • 11:21 Celtics Rebound
  • 11:11 CLE Newble P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:57 BOS MISS Blount 15' Jump Shot
  • 10:55 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:48 CLE MISS James 5' Jump Shot
  • 10:48 BOS Blount BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 10:43 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 10:34 CLE MISS Newble 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:32 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:30 BOS Payton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 10:30 CLE Newble STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:15 CLE MISS James 22' Jump Shot
  • 10:13 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:09 BOS MISS Payton 1' Layup
  • 10:09 Celtics Rebound
  • 10:09 CLE Gooden L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 10:05 BOS MISS Welsch 23' Jump Shot
  • 10:03 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 9:48 CLE McInnis 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Ilgauskas 1 AST) 0–2
  • 9:28 BOS MISS Blount 15' Jump Shot
  • 9:26 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 9:22 BOS Payton 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 2–2
  • 8:54 CLE James 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McInnis 1 AST) 2–5
  • 8:41 BOS MISS Pierce 1' Layup
  • 8:39 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:38 CLE Newble Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 8:12 BOS MISS LaFrentz 17' Jump Shot
  • 8:10 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 8:03 CLE Gooden 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 2–7
  • 7:46 BOS Welsch 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) 4–7
  • 7:35 BOS Welsch Violation:Kicked Ball
  • 7:26 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 7' Hook Shot
  • 7:24 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 7:11 CLE James Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 7:01 BOS Pierce Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 6:42 CLE MISS McInnis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:40 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:32 BOS MISS Payton 1' Running Layup
  • 6:28 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:24 CLE James Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
  • 6:10 BOS MISS LaFrentz 19' Jump Shot
  • 6:07 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:57 CLE Newble 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST) 4–9
  • 5:45 BOS Welsch 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Payton 1 AST) 7–9
  • 5:27 CLE James 1' Alley Oop Dunk (5 PTS) (McInnis 2 AST) 7–11
  • 5:09 BOS MISS Payton 5' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 5:05 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 4:54 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 4:54 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 4:54 CLE McInnis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 4:54 CLE McInnis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 4:37 BOS Pierce 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 9–13
  • 4:17 CLE MISS Gooden Layup
  • 4:17 BOS LaFrentz BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 4:16 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
  • 4:16 CLE Ilgauskas 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 4:16 BOS SUB: Davis FOR Welsch
  • 4:02 BOS Pierce 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 11–13
  • 3:48 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Layup (2 PTS) (McInnis 3 AST) 11–15
  • 3:38 BOS Davis 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payton 2 AST) 14–15
  • 3:23 CLE James 1' Reverse Dunk (7 PTS) (Ilgauskas 2 AST) 14–17
  • 3:07 CLE Newble P.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 3:07 CLE SUB: Harris FOR Newble
  • 2:56 BOS Pierce 10' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) 16–17
  • 2:36 CLE MISS James 3' Running Jump Shot
  • 2:32 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 2:29 BOS Payton 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 18–17
  • 2:18 BOS Payton P.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 2:18 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 2:18 BOS SUB: Banks FOR Payton
  • 2:15 BOS Banks P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 2:09 CLE McInnis 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 18–19
  • 1:54 BOS LaFrentz 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Blount 1 AST) 20–19
  • 1:33 CLE Gooden 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McInnis 4 AST) 20–21
  • 1:21 BOS Pierce 17' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 22–21
  • 1:02 CLE Harris 5' Running Finger Roll (2 PTS) (Gooden 1 AST) 22–23
  • 0:52 CLE Harris P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 0:52 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR LaFrentz
  • 0:47 BOS Pierce Running Layup (10 PTS) 24–23
  • 0:40 BOS Davis S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 0:40 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 0:40 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 0:32 BOS MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
  • 0:30 BOS Jefferson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 0:28 BOS Jefferson 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS) 26–25
  • 0:04 CLE Ilgauskas 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harris 1 AST) 26–27
  • 0:03 CLE James P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:03 BOS SUB: Allen FOR Pierce
  • 0:03 BOS MISS Banks Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:03 Celtics Rebound
  • 0:03 BOS Banks Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 0:00 CLE MISS McInnis 29' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (8:12 PM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (8:15 PM EST)
  • 11:37 BOS Allen S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 11:37 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 11:37 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 11:37 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 11:24 BOS Davis Driving Layup (5 PTS) 29–28
  • 11:24 CLE Diop S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 11:24 BOS MISS Davis Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 11:22 CLE Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:01 CLE MISS Diop 18' Jump Shot
  • 10:59 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:55 CLE Diop S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 10:55 BOS MISS Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:55 Celtics Rebound
  • 10:55 CLE SUB: Wagner FOR McInnis
  • 10:55 BOS Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 10:44 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 10:44 CLE MISS Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:44 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 10:44 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 10:31 BOS MISS Davis 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 10:28 CLE Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:21 CLE James Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
  • 10:21 BOS Banks STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:15 BOS Banks Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 10:15 CLE James STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:10 CLE MISS James 7' Running Jump Shot
  • 10:07 CLE James 1' Layup (12 PTS) 30–31
  • 10:07 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 9:46 CLE James P.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 9:46 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR James
  • 9:46 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Diop
  • 9:46 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Gooden
  • 9:38 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 9:38 BOS MISS Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 9:38 Celtics Rebound
  • 9:38 BOS Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 9:27 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS) 31–33
  • 9:27 BOS Jefferson S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 9:27 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
  • 9:19 BOS Davis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 8:59 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 5' Jump Shot
  • 8:54 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 8:51 CLE MISS Wagner 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:49 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:48 CLE Wagner S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 8:48 Timeout: Official
  • 8:48 BOS Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 8:48 BOS Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 8:28 CLE MISS Wagner 14' Running Jump Shot
  • 8:24 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 8:15 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Layup (9 PTS) (Varejao 1 AST) 33–36
  • 7:55 BOS MISS Davis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:53 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 7:47 CLE Pavlovic 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Harris 2 AST) 33–38
  • 7:31 BOS Jefferson 1' Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Davis 1 AST) 35–38
  • 7:14 BOS Allen S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 7:14 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Banks
  • 7:14 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Jefferson
  • 7:14 BOS SUB: Blount FOR Allen
  • 7:14 BOS SUB: Payton FOR McCarty
  • 7:14 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 7:14 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 7:14 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 7:01 BOS MISS Davis 14' Jump Shot
  • 7:01 CLE Ilgauskas BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:58 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 6:57 CLE SUB: McInnis FOR Wagner
  • 6:57 CLE Jump Ball Varejao vs. Davis: Tip to Blount
  • 6:47 BOS MISS Davis 20' Jump Shot
  • 6:45 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:43 CLE Pavlovic OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 6:43 CLE Pavlovic Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 6:34 BOS Pierce 1' Layup (12 PTS) (Blount 2 AST) 37–39
  • 6:16 CLE Harris 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McInnis 5 AST) 37–41
  • 5:53 BOS Davis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
  • 5:53 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (1 STL)
  • 5:50 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 5:50 CLE SUB: James FOR Harris
  • 5:36 CLE McInnis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 5:27 CLE Pavlovic P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 5:27 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 5:27 Celtics Rebound
  • 5:27 CLE SUB: Newble FOR Pavlovic
  • 5:27 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 5:08 CLE MISS James 1' Running Layup
  • 5:05 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:59 BOS MISS Pierce 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:57 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:51 CLE James Driving Layup (14 PTS) 38–43
  • 4:37 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
  • 4:37 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 4:37 BOS LaFrentz L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 4:37 CLE Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 4:37 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR LaFrentz
  • 4:37 CLE Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 4:26 BOS MISS Payton 17' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 4:23 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 4:19 CLE McInnis Driving Layup (8 PTS) 38–47
  • 4:01 BOS Davis 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Pierce 3 AST) 41–47
  • 3:43 CLE James 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) 41–50
  • 3:25 BOS Payton 5' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) 43–50
  • 3:08 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 17' Jump Shot
  • 3:06 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 3:01 CLE James P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 3:01 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Varejao
  • 3:01 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR James
  • 3:01 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 3:01 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
  • 2:41 CLE Gooden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 2:41 BOS Davis STEAL (1 STL)
  • 2:36 BOS Payton Layup (8 PTS) (Davis 2 AST) 47–50
  • 2:19 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
  • 2:11 CLE Ilgauskas 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (12 PTS) (McInnis 6 AST) 47–52
  • 1:57 BOS Pierce 1' Layup (17 PTS) (Blount 3 AST) 49–52
  • 1:44 CLE Pavlovic 8' Running Finger Roll (4 PTS) 49–54
  • 1:44 BOS Davis S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:44 BOS SUB: Welsch FOR Davis
  • 1:44 CLE Pavlovic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
  • 1:20 BOS MISS Jefferson 16' Jump Shot
  • 1:19 BOS Welsch REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 1:16 CLE Newble P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 1:16 CLE SUB: Harris FOR Newble
  • 1:16 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 1:16 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
  • 0:56 CLE MISS McInnis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:55 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
  • 0:39 CLE Gooden 1' Dunk (7 PTS) (McInnis 7 AST) 51–57
  • 0:39 CAVALIERS Violation: Delay of game Violation
  • 0:39 Celtics Timeout: Short (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 0:30 BOS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Payton 3 AST) 54–57
  • 0:06 CLE MISS Pavlovic 21' Jump Shot
  • 0:04 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:00 CLE MISS McInnis 19' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:47 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (9:02 PM EST)
  • 11:45 CLE MISS James 16' Jump Shot
  • 11:42 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 11:39 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Layup (24 PTS) 56–57
  • 11:20 CLE MISS Newble 17' Jump Shot
  • 11:18 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 11:17 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 5' Hook Shot
  • 11:17 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 11:17 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 11:02 BOS MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:57 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 10:52 BOS MISS Welsch 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:48 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 10:46 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:44 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:4 Def:6)
  • 10:31 CLE James 1' Layup (19 PTS) (Ilgauskas 3 AST) 56–59
  • 10:31 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 10:31 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
  • 10:18 BOS MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
  • 10:16 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 10:06 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 10:06 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR LaFrentz
  • 10:06 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 10:06 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 9:50 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
  • 9:50 CLE Newble STEAL (2 STL)
  • 9:48 BOS Welsch Violation:Kicked Ball
  • 9:48 Glenn Rivers Foul:T.FOUL
  • 9:48 CLE MISS James Free Throw Technical
  • 9:48 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 9:33 CLE MISS Newble 1' Layup
  • 9:33 BOS Jefferson BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 9:33 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 9:29 CLE Gooden 1' Layup (9 PTS) 56–64
  • 9:26 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
  • 9:08 BOS MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:05 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:50 CLE MISS Gooden 19' Jump Shot
  • 8:49 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:33 BOS MISS Jefferson Reverse Layup
  • 8:31 BOS Blount 1' Tip Shot (2 PTS) 58–64
  • 8:31 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 8:24 BOS Welsch P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 8:16 CLE Ilgauskas 15' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (McInnis 8 AST) 58–66
  • 7:57 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 7:47 BOS Blount Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 7:47 CLE McInnis STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:27 CLE Gooden 10' Jump Hook Shot (11 PTS) 58–68
  • 7:20 CLE Newble S.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 7:20 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
  • 7:20 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Newble
  • 7:20 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
  • 6:58 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 5' Hook Shot
  • 6:57 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 6:50 CLE James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Ilgauskas 4 AST) 60–71
  • 6:36 BOS SUB: Davis FOR Welsch
  • 6:35 CLE McInnis P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 6:23 BOS Blount Palming Turnover (P2.T8)
  • 6:08 CLE Ilgauskas 15' Fadeaway Jumper (18 PTS) 60–73
  • 5:53 BOS MISS Blount 16' Jump Shot
  • 5:51 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:4 Def:7)
  • 5:47 BOS Davis S.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 5:47 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 5:47 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 5:47 BOS SUB: Allen FOR Blount
  • 5:47 CLE MISS James Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 5:46 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 5:38 BOS MISS Allen 3' Jump Shot
  • 5:38 CLE Ilgauskas BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 5:35 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 5:23 BOS Payton 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS) 62–73
  • 5:16 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
  • 5:16 CLE SUB: Harris FOR Gooden
  • 4:56 CLE MISS Harris 18' Jump Shot
  • 4:55 Celtics Rebound
  • 4:42 BOS Allen 7' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) 64–73
  • 4:21 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Pavlovic
  • 4:18 CLE McInnis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (James 2 AST) 64–76
  • 4:04 BOS Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T9)
  • 4:04 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (2 STL)
  • 3:44 CLE Harris 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 3 AST) 64–78
  • 3:34 CLE Ilgauskas P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 3:34 BOS Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 3:34 BOS Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 3:15 BOS Allen S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 3:15 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
  • 3:15 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
  • 2:58 BOS MISS Davis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:56 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 2:46 CLE Ilgauskas Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 2:46 BOS Allen STEAL (1 STL)
  • 2:40 BOS Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 2:40 CLE James STEAL (2 STL)
  • 2:40 CLE McInnis OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 2:40 CLE McInnis Foul Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 2:30 BOS Payton Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 2:30 CLE James STEAL (3 STL)
  • 2:25 CLE James 1' Driving Layup (25 PTS) 66–82
  • 2:15 CLE James P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 2:15 BOS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 2:15 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR James
  • 2:15 BOS SUB: Banks FOR Payton
  • 2:15 BOS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 1:57 CLE MISS McInnis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:55 BOS Jefferson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:30 BOS MISS Banks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:28 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 1:12 CLE Pavlovic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 1:12 BOS Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
  • 1:12 CLE Harris P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:12 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
  • 1:12 CLE SUB: Wagner FOR McInnis
  • 1:12 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
  • 1:01 BOS Allen P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 1:01 Celtics Violation: Delay of game Violation
  • 1:01 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR Pierce
  • 1:01 CLE MISS Harris Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 1:01 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 1:01 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Gooden
  • 1:01 CLE Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 0:53 BOS MISS Allen 1' Driving Layup
  • 0:48 CLE Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:36 CLE Wagner 8' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) 70–85
  • 0:30 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:30 BOS Banks Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 0:30 CLE SUB: Diop FOR Ilgauskas
  • 0:30 BOS Banks Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 0:08 CLE Wagner 10' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 72–87
  • 0:00 BOS Allen 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Davis 3 AST) 74–87
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:33 PM EST)
  • 0:00 Instant Replay3rd Period (9:33 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (9:35 PM EST)
  • 11:44 BOS MISS Banks 1' Layup
  • 11:42 CLE Diop REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:28 CLE Pavlovic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T12)
  • 11:28 BOS Davis STEAL (2 STL)
  • 11:16 BOS MISS Jefferson Layup
  • 11:16 CLE Diop BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 11:12 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 10:58 CLE MISS Wagner 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:56 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:51 BOS Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T12)
  • 10:51 CLE Wagner STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:38 CLE Pavlovic 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Wagner 1 AST) 74–89
  • 10:17 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Jefferson
  • 10:17 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Allen
  • 10:15 CLE SUB: James FOR Harris
  • 10:15 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T13)
  • 10:15 CLE Varejao STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:53 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:51 Celtics Rebound
  • 9:42 CLE Diop S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 9:42 BOS MISS McCarty Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 9:42 Celtics Rebound
  • 9:42 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Diop
  • 9:42 BOS McCarty Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 9:28 CLE MISS Varejao 17' Jump Shot
  • 9:26 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 9:23 CLE Varejao S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 9:23 BOS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 9:23 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Varejao
  • 9:23 CLE SUB: McInnis FOR Wagner
  • 9:23 BOS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 9:11 CLE Pavlovic Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T13)
  • 9:11 BOS Pierce STEAL (2 STL)
  • 9:11 CLE Pavlovic P.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 9:05 CLE Pavlovic P.FOUL (P4.T4)
  • 9:05 CLE SUB: Harris FOR Pavlovic
  • 8:56 BOS Banks 16' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pierce 4 AST) 79–89
  • 8:34 CLE McInnis Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T14)
  • 8:34 BOS Banks STEAL (2 STL)
  • 8:28 CLE Gooden S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 8:28 Timeout: Official
  • 8:28 BOS MISS Banks Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 8:28 Celtics Rebound
  • 8:28 BOS Banks Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 8:13 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 8:13 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 8:13 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 7:58 BOS Banks 1' Layup (8 PTS) (Pierce 5 AST) 82–91
  • 7:36 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 7:29 CLE McInnis 9' Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) 82–93
  • 7:12 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Layup (30 PTS) (Banks 1 AST) 84–93
  • 6:49 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 4' Hook Shot
  • 6:46 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 6:43 BOS MISS Davis Layup
  • 6:43 CLE James BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:39 BOS Banks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 6:33 BOS MISS Davis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:32 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 6:32 BOS LaFrentz 1' Layup (4 PTS) 86–93
  • 6:32 CLE Ilgauskas Violation:Defensive Goaltending
  • 6:20 CLE MISS James 19' Jump Shot
  • 6:19 Celtics Rebound
  • 6:19 CLE Ilgauskas L.B.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 6:19 BOS SUB: Payton FOR Banks
  • 6:19 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 6:19 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 6:07 CLE James Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T15)
  • 5:50 BOS Payton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (LaFrentz 1 AST) 91–93
  • 5:42 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
  • 5:25 CLE MISS McInnis 20' Jump Shot
  • 5:22 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
  • 5:16 BOS MISS Payton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:15 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 4:58 CLE Gooden 13' Jump Hook Shot (15 PTS) (Harris 3 AST) 91–95
  • 4:46 CLE Gooden S.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 4:46 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
  • 4:46 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
  • 4:33 CLE MISS Gooden 4' Hook Shot
  • 4:32 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:7)
  • 4:32 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 4:32 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
  • 4:32 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 4:17 BOS MISS LaFrentz 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:15 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:05 BOS Davis 7' Jump Shot (14 PTS) 95–97
  • 3:37 CLE Gooden Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T16)
  • 3:37 BOS Pierce STEAL (3 STL)
  • 3:33 BOS Payton 1' Driving Layup (15 PTS) 97–97
  • 3:16 CLE McInnis Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T17)
  • 3:00 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 2:56 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:8)
  • 2:40 CLE McInnis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (James 4 AST) 97–100
  • 2:39 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
  • 2:39 CLE SUB: Newble FOR Harris
  • 2:27 BOS McCarty 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (LaFrentz 2 AST) 100–100
  • 2:04 CLE MISS James 19' Jump Shot
  • 2:02 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 1:43 BOS LaFrentz 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Pierce 6 AST) 102–100
  • 1:29 CLE MISS Gooden 17' Jump Shot
  • 1:27 CLE MISS Newble 1' Tip Shot
  • 1:27 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:24 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 1:07 BOS MISS McCarty 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:05 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 0:52 BOS MISS Payton 18' Jump Shot
  • 0:50 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 0:40 CLE James 11' Running Jump Shot (27 PTS) 102–102
  • 0:40 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 1)
  • 0:27 BOS MISS McCarty 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:25 CLE McInnis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:20 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
  • 0:06 CLE MISS James 5' Jump Shot
  • 0:05 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 0:03 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T14)
  • 0:03 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
  • 0:03 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Gooden
  • 0:03 CLE SUB: Harris FOR Newble
  • 0:00 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 19' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (10:08 PM EST)

Overtime

  • 5:00 Start of 1st OT (10:10 PM EST)
  • 5:00 CLE Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs. LaFrentz: Tip to Newble
  • 4:41 CLE MISS James 7' Running Jump Shot
  • 4:39 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 4:39 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 4:39 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
  • 4:39 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 4:38 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
  • 4:21 BOS MISS Davis 18' Jump Shot
  • 4:19 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:9)
  • 4:01 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:58 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 2' Tip Shot
  • 3:58 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
  • 3:55 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 3:50 BOS MISS McCarty 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:49 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 3:28 CLE James 5' Running Jump Shot (29 PTS) 102–105
  • 3:13 CLE James S.FOUL (P5.T1)
  • 3:13 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)
  • 3:13 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (34 PTS)
  • 2:53 CLE James 17' Jump Shot (31 PTS) (McInnis 9 AST) 104–107
  • 2:41 BOS MISS Pierce 18' Jump Shot
  • 2:38 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:10)
  • 2:13 CLE MISS McInnis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:12 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 2:10 CLE McInnis S.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 2:10 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 2:10 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 1:49 CLE MISS James 10' Jump Shot
  • 1:49 BOS Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 1:49 CLE Jump Ball James vs. Davis: Tip to LaFrentz
  • 1:49 Celtics Rebound
  • 1:31 CLE James P.FOUL (P6.T3)
  • 1:31 CLE SUB: Harris FOR James
  • 1:31 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 1)
  • 1:21 BOS MISS Pierce 1' Layup
  • 1:21 CLE Newble BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 1:17 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 1:16 BOS Payton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Davis 4 AST) 109–107
  • 0:59 CLE MISS Gooden 21' Jump Shot
  • 0:57 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 0:46 CLE McInnis Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T18)
  • 0:46 CLE Ilgauskas L.B.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 0:46 BOS Payton Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
  • 0:46 BOS MISS Payton Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:44 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:11)
  • 0:29 BOS McCarty P.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 0:20 CLE MISS Gooden 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:18 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 0:17 CLE McInnis P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:17 BOS Payton Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
  • 0:17 BOS Payton Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
  • 0:17 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 7 Short 0)
  • 0:17 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Gooden
  • 0:11 CLE MISS McInnis 1' Driving Layup
  • 0:10 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
  • 0:10 CLE McInnis P.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 0:10 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 0:10 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 0:00 CLE MISS Pavlovic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 1st OT (10:26 PM EST)