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Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers 86–100

2005-04-19 19:00 · NBA · Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland OH · Att. 20,562

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

Team stats

	Celtics	Cavaliers
Field goals	33-76 .434	40-79 .506
Three-pointers	3-15 .200	4-7 .571
Free throws	17-23 .739	16-23 .696
Offensive rebounds	10	17
Defensive rebounds	20	31
Total rebounds	30	48
Assists	22	30
Steals	9	10
Blocks	5	8
Turnovers	16	17
Personal fouls	25	24
Technical fouls	1	1
Points in the paint	-1	-1
Fast-break points	11	10
Points off turnovers	20	18
Largest lead	8	14

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Antoine Walker F	30	22	8-14	2-3	4-6	2	4	6	1	0	2	3	3	-2
Paul Pierce G	27	5	2-9	0-3	1-1	0	3	3	6	2	0	4	2	0
Gary Payton G	23	8	4-6	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	+4
Raef LaFrentz F	19	11	5-6	1-2	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	3	+8
Tony Allen G	18	2	1-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	3	3	0	1	1	+1
Ricky Davis F	31	15	6-16	0-3	3-5	1	2	3	0	1	0	2	1	-21
Kendrick Perkins F	19	4	1-3	0-0	2-3	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	-9
Marcus Banks G	18	4	1-3	0-0	2-2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	-17
Mark Blount C	16	9	2-5	0-0	5-6	0	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	-7
Delonte West G	16	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	5	-11
Al Jefferson F	12	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-10
Justin Reed F	11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	-6
Total	240	86	33-76	3-15	17-23	10	20	30	22	9	5	16	25

FG .434 · 3P .200 · FT .739

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
LeBron James G	47	32	13-27	2-3	4-5	1	7	8	6	5	0	3	3	+13
Ira Newble G	36	6	2-7	0-1	2-2	1	2	3	2	3	0	1	3	+13
Zydrunas Ilgauskas G	30	10	4-5	0-0	2-4	2	3	5	2	1	1	2	2	-9
Drew Gooden F	21	10	3-10	0-0	4-4	3	4	7	3	0	1	4	3	-6
Jeff McInnis G	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Eric Snow G	40	6	3-6	0-0	0-2	1	3	4	13	1	2	3	2	+23
Anderson Varejao C	25	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	5	9	4	0	2	2	3	+20
Robert Traylor G	19	22	9-13	0-0	4-6	5	5	10	0	0	2	2	5	+21
Sasha Pavlovic F	14	8	3-5	2-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	+4
Jiri Welsch G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Total	240	100	40-79	4-7	16-23	17	31	48	30	10	8	17	24

FG .506 · 3P .571 · FT .696

Did not play: Lucious Harris (dnp - coach's decision), DeSagana Diop (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Sean Corbin, Leon Wood, Tom Washington

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:22 PM EST)
12:00 CLE Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs. LaFrentz: Tip to Gooden
11:55 CLE James 1' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Gooden 1 AST) 0–2
11:41 BOS LaFrentz 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST) 3–2
11:21 CLE Ilgauskas 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (James 1 AST) 3–4
11:13 BOS MISS Pierce 24' 3PT Jump Shot
11:09 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:06 CLE James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
11:06 BOS Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
11:01 BOS Payton 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 5–4
10:35 CLE MISS James 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
10:33 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:14 BOS MISS Pierce 4' Finger Roll
10:12 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:58 CLE MISS Newble 3PT Jump Shot
9:56 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:54 BOS Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
9:54 CLE Newble STEAL (1 STL)
9:49 CLE MISS McInnis 3' Layup
9:48 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:41 BOS LaFrentz 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Payton 1 AST) 7–4
9:28 BOS LaFrentz P.FOUL (P1.T1)
9:16 CLE MISS Gooden 4' Jump Shot
9:16 BOS Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
9:14 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
9:13 CAVALIERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
8:51 BOS MISS Allen 5' Reverse Layup
8:49 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:36 CLE Gooden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
8:36 BOS Allen STEAL (1 STL)
8:31 BOS Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
8:31 CLE James STEAL (1 STL)
8:26 CLE Gooden 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Newble 1 AST) 7–6
8:05 BOS Payton 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 9–6
7:41 CLE Newble Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
7:41 BOS Payton STEAL (1 STL)
7:27 CLE Gooden S.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:27 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
7:27 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
7:05 CLE James 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 11–8
6:58 BOS MISS LaFrentz 3PT Jump Shot
6:56 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
6:50 BOS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Allen 2 AST) 14–8
6:32 CLE Gooden 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (James 2 AST) 14–10
6:15 BOS MISS Allen 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
6:13 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
6:03 CLE MISS Gooden 1' Driving Layup
6:00 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
5:57 BOS Payton 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Allen 3 AST) 16–10
5:32 CLE MISS Newble 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
5:32 CAVALIERS Rebound
5:32 CAVALIERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
5:32 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
5:32 CLE SUB: Snow FOR McInnis
5:19 BOS MISS Walker 7' Jump Hook Shot
5:18 Celtics Rebound
5:15 CLE Newble P.FOUL (P1.T2)
4:55 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:55 CAVALIERS Rebound
4:39 CLE Gooden Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
4:39 BOS Allen STEAL (2 STL)
4:39 CLE James P.FOUL (P1.T3)
4:28 BOS Walker 4' Driving Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Pierce 3 AST) 18–10
4:13 CLE James 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Gooden 2 AST) 18–12
4:02 BOS MISS Walker 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
3:58 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:52 CLE James 2' Reverse Layup (8 PTS) (Gooden 3 AST) 18–14
3:31 BOS LaFrentz OFF.Foul (P2)
3:31 BOS LaFrentz Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
3:31 BOS SUB: Blount FOR LaFrentz
3:31 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Gooden
3:12 CLE Varejao 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Snow 1 AST) 18–16
2:53 BOS Walker 19' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Pierce 4 AST) 20–16
2:39 BOS Allen P.FOUL (P1.T2)
2:39 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
2:39 BOS SUB: Davis FOR Allen
2:31 CLE James 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Snow 2 AST) 20–18
2:14 BOS MISS Walker 1' Layup
2:12 BOS Walker 1' Tip Shot (11 PTS) 22–18
2:12 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
1:58 CLE Snow 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 3 AST) 22–20
1:45 CLE Newble P.FOUL (P2.T4)
1:45 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR Payton
1:45 BOS SUB: Banks FOR Pierce
1:45 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Newble
1:39 BOS MISS Blount 16' Jump Shot
1:37 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
1:27 BOS MISS Davis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
1:25 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:17 CLE MISS James 15' Jump Shot
1:16 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:08 CLE James P.FOUL (P2.PN)
1:08 BOS MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
1:08 Celtics Rebound
1:08 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
0:52 CLE Varejao 1' Reverse Dunk (4 PTS) 23–22
0:36 BOS MISS Davis 1' Layup
0:36 CLE Varejao BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:34 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:26 CLE MISS Pavlovic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:24 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:24 BOS Blount S.FOUL (P1.T3)
0:24 BOS SUB: West FOR Walker
0:24 CLE SUB: Traylor FOR James
0:24 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2
0:24 CAVALIERS Rebound
0:24 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
0:00 BOS Davis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 25–23
0:00 End of 1st Period (7:45 PM EST)

Quarter 2

12:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:48 PM EST)
11:45 BOS MISS Blount 19' Jump Shot
11:42 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:31 CLE James 2' Layup (12 PTS) (Snow 3 AST) 25–25
11:31 BOS West S.FOUL (P1.T1)
11:31 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
11:19 BOS Jefferson 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Blount 1 AST) 27–26
11:03 CLE MISS Pavlovic 10' Jump Shot
11:01 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:57 CLE James 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Varejao 1 AST) 27–29
10:41 BOS MISS Banks 20' Jump Shot
10:40 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
10:24 BOS Jefferson S.FOUL (P1.T2)
10:24 BOS SUB: Perkins FOR Jefferson
10:24 CLE Traylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10:24 CLE MISS Traylor Free Throw 2 of 2
10:23 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:14 CLE Traylor S.FOUL (P1.T1)
10:14 BOS Banks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10:14 BOS Banks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
9:58 CLE Traylor 2' Layup (3 PTS) (James 4 AST) 29–32
9:51 CLE Snow P.FOUL (P1.T2)
9:47 BOS MISS Davis 17' Jump Shot
9:45 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
9:45 BOS Banks P.FOUL (P1.T3)
9:35 BOS Perkins S.FOUL (P1.T4)
9:35 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
9:35 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
9:24 BOS MISS Blount 16' Jump Shot
9:23 BOS Perkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
9:11 BOS Blount 1' Layup (2 PTS) (West 1 AST) 31–34
8:59 CLE Traylor 2' Slam Dunk (5 PTS) (Varejao 2 AST) 31–36
8:41 CLE Traylor S.FOUL (P2.T3)
8:41 Timeout: Official
8:41 BOS Blount Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
8:41 BOS Blount Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
8:17 CLE MISS James 22' Jump Shot
8:15 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:07 BOS West Violation:Kicked Ball
7:59 CLE MISS Traylor 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
7:58 CLE James 2' Layup (20 PTS) 33–38
7:58 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:58 BOS Blount S.FOUL (P2.PN)
7:58 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR Blount
7:58 CAVALIERS Timeout: Short (Full 1 Short 1)
7:58 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 1
7:58 BOS Banks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:33 BOS West 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Banks 1 AST) 35–38
7:13 CLE MISS Snow 18' Jump Shot
7:11 CLE MISS Traylor 1' Tip Shot
7:11 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
7:10 CLE Traylor 1' Tip Shot (7 PTS) 35–40
7:10 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
6:56 BOS MISS Davis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:54 BOS Jefferson 1' Layup (4 PTS) 37–40
6:54 BOS Jefferson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
6:40 CLE MISS Traylor 4' Jump Shot
6:40 BOS Jefferson BLOCK (1 BLK)
6:38 CAVALIERS Rebound
6:34 CLE James 1' Alley Oop Dunk (22 PTS) (Snow 4 AST) 37–42
6:23 BOS MISS West 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:21 BOS Banks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
6:14 BOS Davis 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (West 2 AST) 39–42
5:57 CLE MISS James 14' Fadeaway Jumper
5:55 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
5:55 BOS West S.FOUL (P2.PN)
5:55 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 1)
5:55 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Jefferson
5:55 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Banks
5:55 CLE MISS Traylor Free Throw 1 of 2
5:55 CAVALIERS Rebound
5:55 CLE Traylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
5:40 CLE Varejao S.FOUL (P1.T4)
5:40 CLE SUB: Newble FOR Pavlovic
5:40 BOS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
5:40 BOS MISS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2
5:39 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
5:22 CLE MISS Newble 17' Jump Shot
5:20 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
5:17 CLE Traylor 1' Dunk (10 PTS) (Newble 2 AST) 40–45
4:53 BOS MISS Walker 3' Jump Shot
4:53 CLE Traylor BLOCK (1 BLK)
4:50 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
4:46 CLE Snow Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
4:31 BOS MISS Davis 18' Jump Shot
4:29 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
4:06 CLE MISS Varejao 13' Jump Shot
4:05 BOS Perkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:02 BOS Walker OFF.Foul (P1)
4:02 BOS Walker Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
3:49 CLE James 17' Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Snow 5 AST) 40–47
3:42 BOS MISS Davis 20' Jump Shot
3:40 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
3:30 CLE MISS James 19' Jump Shot
3:29 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:29 BOS West S.FOUL (P3.PN)
3:29 CLE Newble Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3:29 BOS SUB: Payton FOR West
3:29 CLE Newble Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3:14 Celtics Turnover: 3 Second Violation (T#5)
3:01 CLE Traylor 20' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Snow 6 AST) 40–51
2:37 BOS MISS Perkins 6' Jump Shot
2:36 Celtics Rebound
2:36 CLE Traylor L.B.FOUL (P3.PN)
2:36 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
2:36 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Traylor
2:36 BOS Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2:36 BOS MISS Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2
2:33 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
2:18 CLE James Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
2:18 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Perkins
1:58 BOS Walker 3' Driving Layup (14 PTS) 43–51
1:58 CLE Varejao S.FOUL (P2.PN)
1:58 BOS MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 1
1:57 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
1:36 CLE MISS James 18' Jump Shot
1:34 BOS Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:30 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T6)
1:30 CLE Snow STEAL (1 STL)
1:30 BOS Walker P.FOUL (P2.PN)
1:30 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR James
1:30 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Varejao
1:30 CLE MISS Snow Free Throw 1 of 2
1:30 CAVALIERS Rebound
1:30 CLE MISS Snow Free Throw 2 of 2
1:29 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
1:29 BOS LaFrentz L.B.FOUL (P3.PN)
1:29 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1:29 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR LaFrentz
1:29 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1:16 BOS Pierce Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
1:16 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (1 STL)
1:12 CLE Gooden OFF.Foul (P2)
1:12 CLE Gooden Foul Turnover (P3.T9)
1:02 CLE Pavlovic P.FOUL (P1.PN)
1:02 BOS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1:02 BOS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
0:51 CLE Pavlovic 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Snow 7 AST) 45–55
0:39 BOS Payton 19' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 47–55
0:15 CLE Pavlovic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Snow 8 AST) 47–58
0:00 BOS MISS Pierce 24' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 Celtics Rebound
0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:22 PM EST)

Quarter 3

12:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:37 PM EST)
11:42 BOS LaFrentz 1' Layup (7 PTS) (Pierce 5 AST) 49–58
11:22 CLE MISS Gooden 21' Jump Shot
11:19 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:15 BOS Walker 15' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Payton 2 AST) 51–58
10:51 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) 51–60
10:35 BOS MISS Payton 1' Layup
10:35 CLE Gooden BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:34 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
10:23 CLE James 1' Layup (26 PTS) (Ilgauskas 1 AST) 51–62
10:04 BOS LaFrentz 3' Layup (9 PTS) (Pierce 6 AST) 53–62
9:43 CLE Gooden Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T10)
9:43 BOS Payton STEAL (2 STL)
9:37 BOS Walker 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Payton 3 AST) 56–62
9:23 CLE MISS Gooden 2' Layup
9:23 BOS Walker BLOCK (2 BLK)
9:19 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
9:03 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
9:01 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
8:47 CLE MISS James 19' Jump Shot
8:45 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
8:43 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Layup (7 PTS) 56–64
8:19 BOS MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:18 Celtics Rebound
8:18 CLE Newble L.B.FOUL (P3.T1)
8:06 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
8:06 CLE Newble STEAL (2 STL)
8:03 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:44 CLE MISS Snow 18' Jump Shot
7:40 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:37 BOS MISS Allen 1' Layup
7:35 BOS LaFrentz 1' Tip Shot (11 PTS) 58–64
7:35 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
7:15 CLE Newble 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Snow 9 AST) 58–66
6:59 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) 60–66
6:39 CLE MISS James 21' Jump Shot
6:37 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:32 BOS MISS Pierce 21' Jump Shot
6:31 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
6:27 CLE Newble 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Snow 10 AST) 60–68
5:53 BOS MISS Payton 3PT Jump Shot
5:51 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
5:49 BOS Allen 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) 62–68
5:26 CLE MISS Newble 19' Jump Shot
5:24 CLE MISS Gooden 1' Tip Shot
5:24 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
5:21 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
5:07 BOS MISS Walker 9' Turnaround Hook Shot
5:04 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
5:00 CLE Ilgauskas OFF.Foul (P1)
5:00 CLE Ilgauskas Foul Turnover (P1.T11)
5:00 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 1)
5:00 CLE SUB: Traylor FOR Ilgauskas
4:43 BOS MISS Allen 19' Jump Shot
4:41 CLE Newble REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
4:33 CLE Traylor 14' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Snow 11 AST) 62–70
4:15 BOS Pierce OFF.Foul (P2)
4:15 BOS Pierce Foul Turnover (P3.T9)
4:15 BOS SUB: Davis FOR Allen
3:55 CLE Traylor OFF.Foul (P4)
3:55 CLE Traylor Foul Turnover (P1.T12)
3:45 BOS Pierce 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Walker 1 AST) 64–70
3:45 CLE James S.FOUL (P3.T2)
3:45 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
3:34 BOS Celtics T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Pierce )
3:34 CLE James Free Throw Technical (27 PTS)
3:26 BOS Walker S.FOUL (P3.T2)
3:26 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3:26 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3:11 BOS Walker 2' Layup (21 PTS) (Payton 4 AST) 67–73
3:11 CLE Gooden S.FOUL (P3.T3)
3:11 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
2:48 CLE MISS Gooden 14' Jump Shot
2:47 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
2:39 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T10)
2:39 CLE James STEAL (2 STL)
2:32 CLE Gooden 3' Reverse Layup (10 PTS) 68–75
2:05 BOS Davis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T11)
2:05 CLE Newble STEAL (3 STL)
2:00 CLE MISS James 1' Layup
1:58 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
1:57 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
1:57 BOS SUB: Blount FOR LaFrentz
1:57 BOS SUB: Banks FOR Payton
1:40 CLE Traylor S.FOUL (P5.T4)
1:40 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Traylor
1:40 BOS Blount Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1:40 BOS Blount Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1:19 CLE Ilgauskas Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T13)
1:19 BOS Pierce STEAL (2 STL)
1:12 BOS MISS Davis 11' Jump Shot
1:12 CLE Snow BLOCK (1 BLK)
1:10 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
1:08 BOS Davis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T12)
1:08 CLE James STEAL (3 STL)
1:04 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Dunk (9 PTS) (James 5 AST) 70–77
0:38 BOS MISS Pierce 3' Layup
0:38 CLE Ilgauskas BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:36 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
0:28 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:26 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
0:21 CLE Ilgauskas P.FOUL (P2.PN)
0:21 BOS SUB: Reed FOR Pierce
0:21 BOS MISS Blount Free Throw 1 of 2
0:21 Celtics Rebound
0:21 BOS Blount Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
0:06 BOS Banks P.FOUL (P2.T3)
0:06 BOS SUB: Perkins FOR Walker
0:01 CLE MISS Gooden 18' Jump Shot
0:00 BOS Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:03 PM EST)

Quarter 4

12:00 Start of 4th Period (9:06 PM EST)
11:47 BOS Reed P.FOUL (P1.T1)
11:36 CLE Snow 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Varejao 3 AST) 71–79
11:09 BOS Banks 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Blount 2 AST) 73–79
10:48 CLE Varejao Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T14)
10:48 BOS Davis STEAL (1 STL)
10:43 BOS MISS Banks 11' Jump Shot
10:42 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
10:32 CLE Varejao Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T15)
10:14 BOS MISS Perkins 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
10:11 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
10:08 CLE Snow Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T16)
9:50 CLE Pavlovic P.FOUL (P2.T1)
9:50 BOS SUB: West FOR Banks
9:50 CLE SUB: Welsch FOR Snow
9:40 BOS Davis 16' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 75–79
9:26 BOS Reed P.FOUL (P2.T2)
9:12 CLE Pavlovic 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ilgauskas 2 AST) 75–82
8:56 CLE Pavlovic P.FOUL (P3.T2)
8:56 Timeout: Official
8:42 BOS Davis 3' Reverse Layup (11 PTS) 77–82
8:24 CLE MISS James 8' Jump Shot
8:24 BOS Blount BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:21 BOS Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:12 BOS Blount 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS) (West 3 AST) 79–82
8:00 CLE James Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T17)
8:00 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Welsch
7:46 BOS Davis 19' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (West 4 AST) 81–82
7:31 BOS Perkins S.FOUL (P2.T3)
7:31 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2
7:31 CAVALIERS Rebound
7:31 CLE SUB: Newble FOR Pavlovic
7:31 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
7:17 BOS West OFF.Foul (P4)
7:17 BOS West Foul Turnover (P1.T13)
6:52 CLE MISS Varejao 14' Jump Shot
6:52 CAVALIERS Rebound
6:52 CAVALIERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#18)
6:41 BOS Perkins OFF.Foul (P3)
6:41 BOS Perkins Foul Turnover (P1.T14)
6:27 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 3' Layup
6:24 BOS Blount REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:12 BOS Blount Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T15)
6:12 CLE James STEAL (4 STL)
6:10 BOS Davis P.FOUL (P1.T4)
6:10 BOS SUB: Banks FOR West
6:10 CLE SUB: Traylor FOR Ilgauskas
6:03 CLE Traylor 18' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Snow 12 AST) 81–85
5:47 BOS Davis 20' Jump Shot (15 PTS) 83–85
5:25 CLE James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) 83–88
5:07 BOS Blount 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T16)
5:07 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 1)
5:07 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR Blount
4:53 CLE MISS James 15' Jump Shot
4:52 Celtics Rebound
4:33 BOS MISS Davis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
4:31 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
4:16 CLE MISS Traylor 1' Layup
4:16 BOS Perkins BLOCK (1 BLK)
4:14 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
4:12 CLE Varejao 1' Layup (6 PTS) 83–90
3:46 BOS Perkins 2' Layup (3 PTS) (Reed 1 AST) 85–90
3:46 CLE Varejao S.FOUL (P3.T3)
3:46 BOS Perkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
3:28 CLE MISS Newble 4' Jump Shot
3:25 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
3:24 CLE Traylor Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T19)
3:24 BOS Reed STEAL (1 STL)
3:24 CLE Traylor T.FOUL (P5.T3)
3:24 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
3:24 BOS MISS Davis Free Throw Technical
3:24 Celtics Rebound
3:08 BOS MISS Jefferson 3' Layup
3:07 BOS Reed REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:06 BOS MISS Reed 1' Layup
3:06 CLE Varejao BLOCK (2 BLK)
3:03 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
3:00 CLE Snow 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (James 6 AST) 86–92
2:37 BOS Banks Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T17)
2:37 CLE James STEAL (5 STL)
2:15 CLE Traylor 19' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Snow 13 AST) 86–94
2:13 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 0)
2:13 BOS SUB: Allen FOR Perkins
2:13 BOS SUB: West FOR Reed
1:54 BOS MISS Davis 19' Jump Shot
1:53 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
1:30 CLE MISS James 12' Jump Shot
1:29 CAVALIERS Rebound
1:29 BOS SUB: Reed FOR Jefferson
1:28 CLE Snow Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T20)
1:28 BOS Allen STEAL (3 STL)
1:27 CLE Snow P.FOUL (P2.T4)
1:18 BOS MISS Davis 1' Layup
1:18 CLE Snow BLOCK (2 BLK)
1:17 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
1:14 CLE MISS Snow 2' Layup
1:14 CLE Traylor 2' Follow Up Dunk (20 PTS) 86–96
1:14 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
1:09 BOS MISS West 26' 3PT Jump Shot
1:08 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:5 Def:4)
0:57 BOS West P.FOUL (P5.PN)
0:57 CLE Traylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
0:57 CLE Traylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
0:57 BOS SUB: Jefferson FOR Reed
0:50 BOS MISS West 24' 3PT Jump Shot
0:47 CLE Traylor REBOUND (Off:5 Def:5)
0:32 CLE MISS James 19' Jump Shot
0:30 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
0:29 CLE James 3' Reverse Dunk (32 PTS) (Varejao 4 AST) 86–100
0:20 BOS MISS Jefferson 1' Layup
0:20 CLE Traylor BLOCK (2 BLK)
0:14 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
0:00 End of 4th Period (9:35 PM EST)