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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics 113–109

2006-02-15 19:30 · NBA · TD Garden, Boston MA · Att. 17,915

Cleveland Cavaliers 2005-06 · Boston Celtics 2005-06 · 2005-06 season

Team stats

CavaliersCeltics
Field goals41-92 .44640-89 .449
Three-pointers6-19 .3162-16 .125
Free throws25-40 .62527-33 .818
Offensive rebounds108
Defensive rebounds3735
Total rebounds4743
Assists2321
Steals73
Blocks56
Turnovers1014
Personal fouls3131
Technical fouls12
Points in the paint-1-1
Fast-break points79
Points off turnovers1715
Largest lead132

Cleveland Cavaliers

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
LeBron James F544316-320-511-1511112112425+5
Eric Snow G4741-100-02-216771016+2
Drew Gooden F40196-110-07-10561111025+2
Zydrunas Ilgauskas C36146-130-02-723513026+6
Sasha Pavlovic F2593-82-61-203300002-4
Damon Jones G40134-73-52-404410011+10
Donyell Marshall G33115-91-30-013410012+13
Stephen Graham G1000-20-00-000010012-3
Anderson Varejao G600-00-00-001100102-11
Mike Wilks F000-00-00-0000000000
Larry Hughes G
Luke Jackson F
Ira Newble G
Total29011341-926-1925-4010374723751031

FG .446 · 3P .316 · FT .625

Did not play: Alan Henderson (dnp - coach's decision), Martynas Andriuskevicius (dnp - coach's decision)

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Paul Pierce F545017-360-416-2007780046-1
Delonte West G50155-120-45-50101080324-10
Wally Szczerbiak F46177-190-33-423532001+3
Ryan Gomes F46146-70-02-2235000260
Raef LaFrentz F3062-41-21-234710115-2
Brian Scalabrine F3421-50-20-000000024+1
Orien Greene G2052-51-10-0134010040
Michael Olowokandi G600-10-00-004410200-5
Tony Allen F300-00-00-001100031-5
Gerald Green F000-00-00-000000000-1
Al Jefferson F
Dan Dickau C
Total29010940-892-1627-338354321361431

FG .449 · 3P .125 · FT .818

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

Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Jason Phillips, David Jones

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:41 PM EST)
  • 12:00 BOS Jump Ball LaFrentz vs. Ilgauskas: Tip to Gooden
  • 11:51 CLE MISS Pavlovic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:48 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:28 BOS MISS Pierce 18' Jump Shot
  • 11:26 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:17 CLE James 9' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Snow 1 AST) 2–0
  • 10:57 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 10:57 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:51 CLE James 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Snow 2 AST) 4–0
  • 10:30 CLE Snow P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:23 BOS MISS West 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:22 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:10 CLE Gooden 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 6–0
  • 9:57 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 15' Jump Shot
  • 9:55 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:47 CLE MISS James 19' Jump Shot
  • 9:44 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:38 BOS Szczerbiak 2' Layup (2 PTS) (West 1 AST) 6–2
  • 9:22 CLE James 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Snow 3 AST) 8–2
  • 9:22 BOS Szczerbiak S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 9:22 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
  • 9:10 BOS Pierce 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (West 2 AST) 9–4
  • 8:43 CLE MISS James 20' Jump Shot
  • 8:41 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:31 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:29 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:14 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 8:14 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 8:14 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 8:14 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 7:56 BOS LaFrentz 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Szczerbiak 1 AST) 11–6
  • 7:33 CLE MISS Pavlovic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:32 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 7:25 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 11–8
  • 6:58 CLE Gooden 15' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) 13–8
  • 6:47 BOS Gomes 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST) 13–10
  • 6:27 CLE Gooden 2' Reverse Dunk (8 PTS) (James 1 AST) 15–10
  • 6:03 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 6:01 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 5:50 CLE Pavlovic 3' Driving Finger Roll (2 PTS) (Ilgauskas 1 AST) 17–10
  • 5:32 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 19' Jump Shot
  • 5:31 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:16 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 19' Jump Shot
  • 5:14 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:03 BOS West 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 17–12
  • 5:03 CLE Gooden S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 5:03 BOS West Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
  • 4:43 CLE James 20' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 19–13
  • 4:28 CLE James P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 4:28 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 4:21 BOS MISS Pierce 2' Layup
  • 4:20 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 4:19 BOS MISS LaFrentz 2' Layup
  • 4:18 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 4:06 CLE Pavlovic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST) 22–13
  • 3:50 BOS Pierce 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (West 3 AST) 22–15
  • 3:28 CLE Snow 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST) 24–15
  • 3:23 CLE Snow P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 3:23 BOS SUB: Greene FOR Szczerbiak
  • 3:23 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Snow
  • 3:23 CLE SUB: Graham FOR Pavlovic
  • 3:17 BOS Pierce 17' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS) 24–17
  • 3:07 CLE MISS Gooden 12' Jump Shot
  • 3:05 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 3:05 BOS SUB: Scalabrine FOR LaFrentz
  • 2:56 CLE James 17' Turnaround Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Graham 1 AST) 26–17
  • 2:41 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Dunk (10 PTS) 26–19
  • 2:15 CLE James 3' Layup (13 PTS) (Gooden 1 AST) 28–19
  • 2:02 BOS Gomes 2' Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Pierce 2 AST) 28–21
  • 1:41 CLE MISS Gooden 12' Jump Shot
  • 1:40 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 1:34 BOS MISS Greene 2' Layup
  • 1:33 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 1:33 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 1:33 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Gooden
  • 1:33 CLE Marshall Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 1:27 BOS MISS Pierce 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:24 CLE Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 1:10 CLE James OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 1:10 CLE James Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 1:10 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR James
  • 0:58 CLE Jones P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:58 BOS West Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 0:58 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Graham
  • 0:58 BOS West Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 0:49 CLE Marshall 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Snow 4 AST) 30–23
  • 0:27 BOS MISS Scalabrine 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:25 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:09 BOS West P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 0:09 BOS SUB: Allen FOR Pierce
  • 0:03 CLE Jones Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 0:03 BOS SUB: Green FOR Gomes
  • 0:03 CLE SUB: Wilks FOR Snow
  • 0:03 CLE SUB: Graham FOR Ilgauskas
  • 0:02 BOS Allen Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 0:02 Cavaliers Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 1)
  • 0:02 BOS SUB: Olowokandi FOR West
  • 0:02 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Wilks
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (8:07 PM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (8:10 PM EST)
  • 11:44 BOS MISS Olowokandi 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 11:43 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 11:26 BOS CELTICS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Szczerbiak )
  • 11:26 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw Technical
  • 11:26 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 11:15 CLE Ilgauskas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 11:15 BOS Greene STEAL (1 STL)
  • 11:06 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 19' Jump Shot
  • 11:05 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 10:57 CLE MISS Snow 4' Jump Shot
  • 10:57 BOS Olowokandi BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 10:56 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 10:51 BOS Allen S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:51 CLE MISS Pavlovic Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:51 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 10:51 CLE Pavlovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 10:28 BOS Allen Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T3)
  • 10:09 CLE MISS Pavlovic 2' Reverse Layup
  • 10:07 BOS Olowokandi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:56 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 16' Jump Shot
  • 9:54 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 9:43 CLE MISS Marshall 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:41 BOS Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:37 BOS Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
  • 9:37 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (2 STL)
  • 9:24 BOS Greene P.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 9:24 BOS SUB: Pierce FOR Scalabrine
  • 9:24 CLE SUB: James FOR Pavlovic
  • 9:09 CLE Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 3 AST) 34–23
  • 9:02 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 9:02 BOS SUB: Gomes FOR Allen
  • 9:02 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Olowokandi
  • 8:42 BOS Greene 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 34–26
  • 8:18 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 8:18 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Marshall
  • 8:18 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 8:18 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 8:18 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 8:05 BOS MISS Gomes 16' Jump Shot
  • 8:04 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 8:03 BOS Greene P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 8:03 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 8:03 BOS SUB: West FOR Greene
  • 7:52 CLE James Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
  • 7:39 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 2' Layup
  • 7:37 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:25 CLE James 20' Jump Shot (15 PTS) 37–26
  • 7:09 BOS Pierce 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (12 PTS) (West 4 AST) 37–28
  • 6:50 CLE MISS Gooden 2' Layup
  • 6:50 BOS LaFrentz BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 6:49 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 6:48 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 6:48 BOS SUB: Scalabrine FOR Szczerbiak
  • 6:48 CLE MISS Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 6:48 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 6:48 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 6:36 BOS MISS Pierce 11' Jump Shot
  • 6:35 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:28 CLE Marshall 2' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Snow 5 AST) 40–28
  • 6:12 BOS West Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 6:12 CLE James STEAL (1 STL)
  • 6:08 BOS LaFrentz S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 6:08 BOS SUB: Greene FOR LaFrentz
  • 6:08 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 6:08 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 6:08 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
  • 5:50 BOS MISS Pierce 3' Layup
  • 5:48 BOS Greene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 5:47 BOS MISS Greene 2' Tip Shot
  • 5:46 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 5:38 CLE MISS James 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:37 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 5:26 BOS Scalabrine Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 5:26 CLE Gooden STEAL (1 STL)
  • 5:16 CLE MISS James 3' Layup
  • 5:15 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 5:14 CLE MISS James 2' Layup
  • 5:13 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 4:55 BOS Gomes 2' Layup (6 PTS) (West 5 AST) 41–30
  • 4:52 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 4:52 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Marshall
  • 4:32 CLE MISS James 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:31 BOS Gomes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 4:30 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 4:30 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Jones
  • 4:20 CLE Pavlovic P.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 4:14 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Dunk (14 PTS) 41–32
  • 3:53 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 3:52 BOS Greene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 3:37 BOS MISS Pierce 20' Jump Shot
  • 3:35 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:25 CLE Pavlovic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (James 4 AST) 44–32
  • 3:15 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:13 CELTICS Rebound
  • 3:13 CLE Pavlovic L.B.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 2:59 CLE Gooden S.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 2:59 Timeout: Official
  • 2:59 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
  • 2:59 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Gooden
  • 2:59 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
  • 2:59 BOS SUB: Szczerbiak FOR Greene
  • 2:34 CLE Ilgauskas Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
  • 2:34 BOS Szczerbiak STEAL (1 STL)
  • 2:25 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 2:25 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 2:25 CELTICS Rebound
  • 2:25 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 2:11 CLE MISS Pavlovic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:10 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 2:09 CLE Ilgauskas P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 2:09 BOS West Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 2:09 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 2:09 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Pavlovic
  • 2:09 BOS West Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 1:47 CLE James 21' Jump Shot (18 PTS) 46–37
  • 1:34 BOS Szczerbiak 22' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Pierce 3 AST) 46–39
  • 1:15 CLE James 21' Jump Shot (20 PTS) 48–39
  • 0:52 BOS Szczerbiak 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Pierce 4 AST) 48–41
  • 0:38 CLE MISS Snow 1' Layup
  • 0:38 BOS West BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 0:36 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 0:35 CLE MISS Snow 1' Layup
  • 0:34 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 0:33 BOS West Traveling Turnover (P2.T7)
  • 0:19 BOS Gomes P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:19 CLE Snow Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 0:19 CLE SUB: Graham FOR James
  • 0:19 CELTICS Timeout: Short (Full 2 Short 1)
  • 0:19 CLE Snow Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 0:03 CLE Varejao P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:03 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 0:03 CLE SUB: James FOR Graham
  • 0:03 BOS SUB: Allen FOR Gomes
  • 0:03 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
  • 0:00 CLE MISS James 30' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:42 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (9:00 PM EST)
  • 11:50 BOS Gomes 2' Driving Layup (8 PTS) 50–45
  • 11:26 CLE Gooden 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 11:13 BOS LaFrentz 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pierce 5 AST) 50–48
  • 10:59 CLE MISS James 22' Jump Shot
  • 10:57 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 10:38 CLE MISS Snow 20' Jump Shot
  • 10:37 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
  • 10:36 CLE MISS Gooden 1' Layup
  • 10:35 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
  • 10:34 BOS Gomes S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 10:34 CLE MISS Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:34 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 10:34 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 10:23 BOS MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:21 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
  • 10:14 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 4' Jump Shot
  • 10:12 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:09 BOS West Layup (9 PTS) (Szczerbiak 2 AST) 51–50
  • 9:49 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:47 CELTICS Rebound
  • 9:38 BOS West 21' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 51–52
  • 9:12 CLE MISS Snow 1' Layup
  • 9:11 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 9:11 BOS Pierce L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 8:57 CLE MISS Gooden 2' Layup
  • 8:56 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 8:54 CLE Ilgauskas Tip Shot (3 PTS) 53–52
  • 8:42 CLE Cavaliers T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Ilgauskas )
  • 8:42 BOS MISS Szczerbiak Free Throw Technical
  • 8:42 CELTICS Rebound
  • 8:36 BOS MISS Pierce 1' Layup
  • 8:36 CLE James BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 8:35 CELTICS Rebound
  • 8:34 BOS LaFrentz OFF.Foul (P5)
  • 8:34 BOS LaFrentz Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 8:34 BOS SUB: Scalabrine FOR LaFrentz
  • 8:20 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 1' Layup
  • 8:19 CELTICS Rebound
  • 8:19 CLE Ilgauskas L.B.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 8:07 BOS MISS Pierce 1' Layup
  • 8:07 CLE James BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 8:05 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 8:01 CLE James Driving Layup (22 PTS) 55–52
  • 7:42 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 18' Jump Shot
  • 7:40 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 7:34 CLE Snow Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 7:19 CLE James S.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 7:19 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
  • 7:19 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
  • 6:57 CLE James 22' Jump Shot (24 PTS) 57–54
  • 6:39 BOS Pierce 15' Jump Shot (23 PTS) 57–56
  • 6:11 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:10 CELTICS Rebound
  • 5:48 BOS MISS Scalabrine 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:46 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 5:42 BOS Scalabrine P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 5:42 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 1)
  • 5:42 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 5:42 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Snow
  • 5:33 CLE MISS James 1' Layup
  • 5:33 BOS West BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 5:33 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 5:33 BOS Jump Ball West vs. James: Tip to Jones
  • 5:28 BOS Scalabrine P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 5:18 CLE Gooden 4' Hook Shot (12 PTS) (James 5 AST) 59–56
  • 4:53 BOS MISS Scalabrine 21' Jump Shot
  • 4:51 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:40 BOS CELTICS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Szczerbiak )
  • 4:40 CLE James Free Throw Technical (25 PTS)
  • 4:25 Cavaliers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#9)
  • 4:11 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 5' Jump Shot
  • 4:09 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 4:03 CLE Gooden Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 4:03 BOS Szczerbiak STEAL (2 STL)
  • 3:58 BOS Szczerbiak 1' Layup (8 PTS) 60–58
  • 3:58 CLE Marshall S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 3:58 CLE SUB: Graham FOR Pavlovic
  • 3:58 BOS Szczerbiak Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
  • 3:38 CLE Graham OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 3:38 CLE Graham Foul Turnover (P1.T11)
  • 3:38 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Gooden
  • 3:38 BOS SUB: Greene FOR Szczerbiak
  • 3:28 BOS Gomes 1' Layup (10 PTS) (West 6 AST) 60–61
  • 3:07 CLE Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 6 AST) 63–61
  • 2:52 BOS Gomes OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 2:52 BOS Gomes Foul Turnover (P1.T9)
  • 2:52 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
  • 2:35 CLE MISS Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:32 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 2:26 BOS MISS Pierce 18' Jump Shot
  • 2:24 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 2:15 CLE James 1' Reverse Layup (27 PTS) 65–61
  • 1:58 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 1:58 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (3 STL)
  • 1:51 CLE Marshall 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (James 7 AST) 67–61
  • 1:31 BOS West 20' Jump Shot (13 PTS) 67–63
  • 1:07 BOS Gomes S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 1:07 CLE Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 1:07 BOS SUB: Olowokandi FOR Gomes
  • 1:07 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 1:05 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 0:48 CLE MISS Marshall 19' Jump Shot
  • 0:46 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 0:41 CLE MISS Graham 1' Layup
  • 0:39 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 0:36 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Layup (25 PTS) (West 7 AST) 68–65
  • 0:14 CLE Marshall 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (James 8 AST) 71–65
  • 0:03 CLE Marshall P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 0:03 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Ilgauskas
  • 0:03 CLE SUB: Wilks FOR James
  • 0:00 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 CELTICS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:27 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (9:30 PM EST)
  • 11:44 CLE MISS Graham 2' Layup
  • 11:44 BOS Olowokandi BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 11:42 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 11:41 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Layup (6 PTS) 73–65
  • 11:23 BOS Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T11)
  • 11:01 CLE Ilgauskas 2' Layup (8 PTS) 75–65
  • 10:59 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 1)
  • 10:59 BOS SUB: Szczerbiak FOR West
  • 10:46 BOS Greene 15' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pierce 6 AST) 75–67
  • 10:22 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 14' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 10:20 BOS Olowokandi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:11 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (27 PTS) (Olowokandi 1 AST) 75–69
  • 9:59 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 9:59 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Graham
  • 9:59 BOS SUB: Gomes FOR Olowokandi
  • 9:46 CLE MISS Jones 19' Jump Shot
  • 9:45 BOS Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:38 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Layup (29 PTS) 75–71
  • 9:38 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P4.T1)
  • 9:38 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Marshall
  • 9:38 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (30 PTS)
  • 9:23 BOS Greene P.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 9:23 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Ilgauskas
  • 9:13 BOS Greene S.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 9:13 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
  • 9:13 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Jones
  • 9:13 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
  • 8:52 BOS Pierce 3' Driving Layup (32 PTS) 77–74
  • 8:52 CLE James S.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 8:52 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (33 PTS)
  • 8:31 CLE MISS Pavlovic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:29 BOS Greene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:15 BOS Pierce 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (35 PTS) 77–77
  • 8:08 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
  • 8:08 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Pavlovic
  • 8:08 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Varejao
  • 7:56 CLE Ilgauskas 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jones 1 AST) 79–77
  • 7:35 BOS MISS Greene 18' Jump Shot
  • 7:34 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
  • 7:10 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 18' Jump Shot
  • 7:09 BOS Greene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 7:04 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 7:04 BOS SUB: West FOR Greene
  • 6:58 BOS MISS Pierce 20' Jump Shot
  • 6:55 CLE Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:37 CLE Ilgauskas 2' Layup (12 PTS) 81–77
  • 6:18 BOS Scalabrine 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Szczerbiak 3 AST) 81–79
  • 5:54 CLE Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (James 9 AST) 84–79
  • 5:28 BOS Gomes 2' Driving Layup (12 PTS) (West 8 AST) 84–81
  • 5:07 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Layup (14 PTS) (James 10 AST) 86–81
  • 4:50 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P5.T4)
  • 4:50 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Scalabrine
  • 4:50 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 4:50 CELTICS Rebound
  • 4:50 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 4:50 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)
  • 4:25 CLE MISS James 23' Jump Shot
  • 4:24 BOS Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:17 CLE Snow S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 4:17 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Marshall
  • 4:17 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (37 PTS)
  • 4:17 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
  • 3:53 CLE MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:51 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
  • 3:38 CLE Gooden 5' Hook Shot (14 PTS) (Snow 6 AST) 88–84
  • 3:20 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:18 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 2:54 Cavaliers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#12)
  • 2:54 Timeout: Official
  • 2:41 BOS Pierce 2' Finger Roll (40 PTS) 88–86
  • 2:22 CLE MISS James 2' Layup
  • 2:21 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 2:14 BOS West 21' Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Pierce 7 AST) 88–88
  • 1:55 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 8' Hook Shot
  • 1:54 CELTICS Rebound
  • 1:54 CLE Gooden L.B.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 1:54 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Gooden
  • 1:54 BOS Gomes Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 1:54 BOS Gomes Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 1:45 CLE James 3' Running Layup (31 PTS) 90–90
  • 1:26 BOS Pierce Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T12)
  • 1:26 CLE James STEAL (2 STL)
  • 1:23 CLE James Driving Dunk (33 PTS) (Snow 7 AST) 92–90
  • 1:23 BOS West S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 1:23 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Marshall
  • 1:23 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 1:22 BOS Gomes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 1:21 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 1)
  • 1:21 CLE SUB: Graham FOR Ilgauskas
  • 1:04 BOS MISS Pierce 11' Jump Shot
  • 1:04 CLE Varejao BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 1:01 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:41 CLE MISS Snow 21' Jump Shot
  • 0:39 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
  • 0:29 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 21' Jump Shot
  • 0:28 BOS Gomes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:27 BOS Gomes Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T13)
  • 0:27 CLE Snow STEAL (1 STL)
  • 0:26 BOS West P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:26 BOS SUB: Olowokandi FOR Szczerbiak
  • 0:26 CLE Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 0:26 CLE MISS Jones Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:26 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 0:25 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 1)
  • 0:25 BOS SUB: Szczerbiak FOR Olowokandi
  • 0:12 BOS MISS West 23' Jump Shot
  • 0:12 CLE James BLOCK (3 BLK)
  • 0:08 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 0:07 CLE Graham P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 0:07 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 1)
  • 0:07 BOS SUB: Greene FOR Gomes
  • 0:07 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Jones
  • 0:07 BOS MISS LaFrentz Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:07 CELTICS Rebound
  • 0:07 BOS LaFrentz Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 0:07 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 1)
  • 0:07 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Graham
  • 0:07 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Varejao
  • 0:07 BOS SUB: Scalabrine FOR LaFrentz
  • 0:07 BOS Scalabrine P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:07 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:07 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 0:07 CLE SUB: Graham FOR Jones
  • 0:07 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Marshall
  • 0:07 BOS SUB: Olowokandi FOR Greene
  • 0:07 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Szczerbiak
  • 0:07 CLE MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:05 BOS Olowokandi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:05 CELTICS Timeout: Short (Full 6 Short 2)
  • 0:05 BOS SUB: Szczerbiak FOR Olowokandi
  • 0:05 CLE SUB: Jones FOR Ilgauskas
  • 0:00 CLE James S.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 0:00 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (41 PTS)
  • 0:00 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Graham
  • 0:00 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (42 PTS)
  • 0:00 Cavaliers Timeout: Short (Reg.6 Short 2)
  • 0:00 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Varejao
  • 0:00 BOS SUB: Olowokandi FOR Scalabrine
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (10:13 PM EST)

Overtime

  • 5:00 Start of 1st OT (10:15 PM EST)
  • 5:00 BOS Jump Ball LaFrentz vs. Ilgauskas: Tip to Marshall
  • 4:38 CLE MISS Marshall 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:37 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 4:37 BOS Pierce L.B.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 4:27 CLE James 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (35 PTS) 95–93
  • 3:57 BOS MISS West 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:55 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 3:53 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 19' Jump Shot
  • 3:51 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
  • 3:27 CLE Jones 20' Turnaround Jump Shot (12 PTS) 97–93
  • 3:14 BOS Pierce 2' Driving Layup (44 PTS) (LaFrentz 1 AST) 97–95
  • 3:14 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P6.T1)
  • 3:14 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Ilgauskas
  • 3:14 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 3:13 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:4)
  • 2:51 CLE MISS Marshall 5' Jump Shot
  • 2:49 BOS Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 2:32 BOS MISS LaFrentz 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:30 BOS Gomes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 2:19 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
  • 2:18 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:5)
  • 2:00 BOS Gomes S.FOUL (P5.T2)
  • 2:00 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (36 PTS)
  • 2:00 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)
  • 1:51 BOS MISS Pierce 2' Layup
  • 1:49 BOS Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 1:47 BOS Szczerbiak 15' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 99–97
  • 1:41 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.7 Short 2)
  • 1:33 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 1:33 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (38 PTS)
  • 1:33 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (39 PTS)
  • 1:16 BOS Szczerbiak 23' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Pierce 8 AST) 101–99
  • 0:56 CLE MISS James 19' Jump Shot
  • 0:55 BOS Gomes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 0:42 BOS MISS West 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:41 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:5 Def:6)
  • 0:40 BOS Gomes P.FOUL (P6.PN)
  • 0:40 BOS SUB: Olowokandi FOR Gomes
  • 0:40 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
  • 0:40 CLE MISS Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:38 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 0:38 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 7 Short 2)
  • 0:38 BOS SUB: Scalabrine FOR Olowokandi
  • 0:38 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Gooden
  • 0:24 BOS Pierce 1' Driving Layup (46 PTS) 102–101
  • 0:24 CLE Varejao S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 0:24 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Marshall
  • 0:24 BOS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (47 PTS)
  • 0:24 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.8 Short 2)
  • 0:24 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Varejao
  • 0:01 CLE MISS James 1' Layup
  • 0:00 BOS LaFrentz REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 0:00 End of 1st OT (10:33 PM EST)

Overtime 2

  • 5:00 Start of 2nd OT (10:35 PM EST)
  • 5:00 BOS Jump Ball LaFrentz vs. James: Tip to Scalabrine
  • 4:45 BOS Pierce 19' Jump Shot (49 PTS) 102–104
  • 4:18 CLE MISS Snow 18' Jump Shot
  • 4:17 BOS Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 4:13 BOS MISS West 3' Layup
  • 4:13 CLE James BLOCK (4 BLK)
  • 4:12 CLE Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:00 CLE MISS Snow 3' Layup
  • 3:59 CELTICS Rebound
  • 3:59 CLE Snow L.B.FOUL (P4.T1)
  • 3:41 BOS MISS Pierce 19' Jump Shot
  • 3:39 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
  • 3:33 CLE Marshall 1' Driving Layup (11 PTS) 104–104
  • 3:33 BOS LaFrentz Violation:Defensive Goaltending
  • 3:14 BOS MISS Pierce 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:12 BOS Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 3:08 BOS Szczerbiak 11' Jump Shot (15 PTS) 104–106
  • 2:47 CLE MISS Snow 17' Jump Shot
  • 2:47 BOS West BLOCK (3 BLK)
  • 2:46 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 2:42 CLE MISS James 16' Jump Shot
  • 2:41 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:9)
  • 2:19 BOS MISS Scalabrine 23' Jump Shot
  • 2:17 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
  • 2:05 CLE Gooden 2' Layup (17 PTS) (James 11 AST) 106–106
  • 2:02 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 8 Short 2)
  • 1:50 BOS Scalabrine Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T14)
  • 1:30 BOS Pierce S.FOUL (P5.T1)
  • 1:30 CLE Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 1:30 CLE Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
  • 1:14 CLE Snow S.FOUL (P5.T2)
  • 1:14 BOS MISS Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 1:14 CELTICS Rebound
  • 1:14 BOS Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (50 PTS)
  • 1:00 BOS Pierce P.FOUL (P6.PN)
  • 1:00 BOS SUB: Olowokandi FOR Pierce
  • 1:00 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (40 PTS)
  • 1:00 CLE MISS James Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:59 BOS Olowokandi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 0:59 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 9 Short 2)
  • 0:59 BOS SUB: Greene FOR Olowokandi
  • 0:50 BOS MISS West 7' Jump Shot
  • 0:48 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
  • 0:30 CLE James 1' Layup (42 PTS) 111–107
  • 0:26 CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 10 Short 2)
  • 0:19 CLE Snow P.FOUL (P6.PN)
  • 0:19 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Snow
  • 0:19 BOS Szczerbiak Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
  • 0:19 BOS SUB: Green FOR Scalabrine
  • 0:19 BOS SUB: Allen FOR LaFrentz
  • 0:19 BOS Szczerbiak Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 0:19 Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.9 Short 2)
  • 0:18 BOS West P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:18 BOS SUB: Scalabrine FOR Green
  • 0:18 BOS SUB: LaFrentz FOR Allen
  • 0:18 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:18 Cavaliers Rebound
  • 0:18 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (43 PTS)
  • 0:09 BOS MISS Szczerbiak 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:08 CLE Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 0:06 BOS Scalabrine P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:06 CLE Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 0:06 CLE MISS Jones Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:06 BOS West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:10)
  • 0:00 BOS MISS West 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 CELTICS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 2nd OT (10:54 PM EST)