Cavaliers-Celtics Preview

By JIMMY GOLEN
Posted May 06 2010 4:37PM

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) It's all hands on deck for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between Boston and Cleveland.

And knees. And feet. And elbows.

The banged-up Celtics and Cavaliers used the long layover between Game 2 on Monday night and Friday night's third game to recover from the bumps and bruises they've acquired so far in the rough-and-tumble series.

``It's been good for us. It's been good for me, and it's been good for both teams,'' Cavaliers forward LeBron James said. ``We all know this is going to be one of the most physical series that this league has to offer. Anytime you get a little rest, it's great to have.''

James has been diagnosed with a bone bruise and strain in his right elbow. He tested his elbow Thursday at practice in Independence, Ohio, before boarding a plane for Boston, and the team said he would not need another MRI.

At their workout facility in Waltham, Celtics big men Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins were back at practice a day after sitting out to recover.

``I'm not injured. I just banged my foot,'' Garnett said. ``I'm definitely ready to go.''

Garnett came down with a what the team said was strain in his right foot when Perkins landed on him with about three minutes left in Monday night's game. Boston won 104-86 to even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece and steal home-court advantage from the 61-win Cavaliers.

Boston hadn't won a playoff game in Cleveland in six tries since 1992. Now the Cavaliers will have to win a game in Boston, where they haven't won in the postseason since the '92 conference semis, or face a 3-1 deficit that would leave them at the brink of elimination.

``We have a veteran ballclub and guys know how important this game is,'' James said. ``We knew it was going to be a tough series, and we didn't think it was going to be a bed of roses at any point in time. Now we have to go to Boston and try to win a couple.''

The Celtics took Tuesday off, and Garnett did not participate when they returned to practice the next day, raising fears of a prolonged absence like the one that kept him out of the 2009 playoffs and doomed their chances of repeating as NBA champions.

Garnett said he wanted to practice Wednesday, but the coaches and trainers told him to rest.

``We live on the planet of Doc Rivers,'' he said.

After an extra day off, the swelling that ballooned his foot on the flight home from Cleveland had subsided. Garnett was back on the floor Thursday, and he said there was nothing that his foot prevented him from doing in practice.

Rivers said Garnett did ``most'' of the usual workload.

``I didn't really want him to go much today, but he was moving so well so I just let him go,'' he said.

Perkins agreed: ``He didn't look injured to me.''

Garnett was already off the floor by the time the media were allowed into practice, but Perkins remained long after most of his teammates had left for some extra work on his low-post moves. He showed no signs of an injury, which he said he sustained during Monday's pregame shootaround.

Perkins played 31 minutes with the injury in Game 2 and scored 10 points with nine rebounds.

``It feels better since the last game on Monday,'' he said. ``There's still a little pain, but there's nothing serious.''

Perkins said point guard Rajon Rondo was also banged-up from getting knocked around in the series. Rondo took a hard foul from 325-pound Cavs center Shaquille O'Neal in the closing minutes of Game 1 on Saturday that forced the 186-pound point guard to take a few minutes before shooting the free throws.

``I think the time off helps us a lot for guys who need the rest,'' Perkins said.

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AP Sports Writer Tom Withers contributed to this story from Independence, Ohio.

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LeBron, Cavs hand Celtics 'embarrassing' Game 3 loss

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday May 8, 2010 12:03AM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- For the first two games in this series, the Boston Celtics were playing as well as they possibly could while the Cleveland Cavaliers meandered about, nowhere near their maximum capacity.

And yet the Cavaliers still won a game and almost recovered from a 20-point second-half deficit in another.

Friday, we saw what happens when Cleveland plays to its ability and Boston does anything less: the worst home playoff loss in Celtics history, 124-95.

"It's embarrassing," Paul Pierce said, "when you lose at home like that."

With their recovery from a Game 2 letdown and subsequent evisceration of the Celtics, the Cavaliers have regained home-court advantage, every simile for momentum and now lead the series 2-1.

"In Game 2, we just didn't play well in every aspect of the game," Antawn Jamison said. "We knew what happened [then] was behind us."

In fairness, the Cavaliers played well beyond their ability, putting up obscene offensive numbers such as 142 points per 100 possessions and nearly 60 percent shooting. But that efficiency was a byproduct of Cleveland's aggressiveness out of the chute, a change of face in a series that had seen Boston lead after the first quarter in both instances. An attitude that started with LeBron James (38 points, eight rebounds, seven assists).

"You knew it coming into the game," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We told our guys, 'You knew he was going to grab the ball and he was going to attack all game, especially early, to get his guys involved.' And he did it."

"It was great to see LeBron set the tone from the jump ball and everybody else followed," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said.

In the first quarter, James had 21 points on 10 shots with five free-throw attempts. By halftime, he had 28 of his team's 65 -- only needing two threes -- and amazingly, the Celtics had just five defensive rebounds, the smallest after the first half since Kevin Garnett has been in Boston. While this was more of an account of how often Cleveland was scoring than how Boston was rebounding, the Cavaliers still grabbed seven offensive boards.

In other words, the Cavaliers missed 15 shots in the first half and gained an extra possession after seven of those, leaving Boston just eight opportunities to get into their offense without taking the ball out of bounds.

While Boston's scoring total was manageable in a low-possession game, the Cavaliers allowed nothing approaching comfort by making the Celtics change what they needed to succeed. After Rajon Rondo looked like the best player in the series through two games, the Cavaliers put Anthony Parker on him from the start, hindering Rondo in the backcourt, pressuring him into uncomfortable passes and generally ignoring him when the ball wasn't in his hands.

The resulting situation was one where Rondo was scoring -- 12 points on 13 shots in the first half -- because he had to score, and shoot from the perimeter, for Boston to survive rather than one where he could score because the opportunities were present.

"We did a good job making him shoot jumpshots tonight," J.J. Hickson said. "He wants to get in the lane and make plays. We made it uncomfortable for him."

And the opportunities for Rondo weren't present because his teammates either weren't drawing the defense by producing or weren't on the court long enough to produce at all.

Paul Pierce, largely absent for most of the series, shot 3-for-10 in the first half and was stopped at the top of the key by outsized players like Mo Williams. Some early whistles discouraged Boston's big men from setting their usual brand of moving screens, making it more difficult for Ray Allen (1-for-5 in the half) to get open coming off the baseline. But worst of all, after two games spent abusing Jamison in the post, Garnett took just two shots in the first seven minutes before picking up his second foul and taking a seat.

"Offensively we didn't have a lot of movement," Rivers said, "didn't go to Kevin enough. We've got to make a concerted effort to continue to go to Kevin, and we didn't do that."

So, with no driving lanes available to Rondo and no post-presence to feed the ball to, Boston scored four points in the paint in the first quarter, fell behind by 19 and watched helplessly as the Cavaliers picked apart their world-class defense.

Sure, it was impressive that Cleveland came out with a taste for blood in the second half, kept the crowd to fidgeting and booing and had Rivers waving the white flag midway through the fourth quarter, but how much of a chance did Boston, ever inconsistent, have after being down 22 at the half?

Well, the Celtics have not come back from a 20-points deficit in the second-half in 2010. Not at home. Not in the playoffs. And certainly not against the Cavaliers.

• Cavaliers: Green, Telfair, Williams
• Celtics: Gaffney, Lafayette, Scalabrine

• Cavaliers: --
• Celtics: Garnett

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #41 Ken Mauer, #58 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:32

Cleveland Cavaliers (62-21)		Boston Celtics (50-33)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs O'Neal (Williams gains possession)
O'Neal Hook Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:31	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:30
	11:07	Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:07 [CLE 1-0]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:07 [CLE 2-0]
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:59
	10:46	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:45
James Jump Shot: Missed	10:38
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:37
O'Neal Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:34 [CLE 4-0]
	10:15	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:14
James Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:04 [CLE 6-0]
	09:50 [BOS 2-6]	Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
James Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:36 [CLE 8-2]
	09:17 [BOS 4-8]	Rondo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
O'Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:58
	08:47 [BOS 6-8]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	08:32
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:31
Jamison Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:29 [CLE 10-6]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:09
	08:09 [BOS 7-10]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:09 [BOS 8-10]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:59
	07:51	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:50
Parker Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	07:44
	07:30	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:30
James Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:20
	07:06	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	07:05	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:04	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:02
	06:59	Perkins Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (1 PF)
James Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:59 [CLE 11-8]
James Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	06:59 [CLE 12-8]
James Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:50 [CLE 14-8]
	06:25	Pierce Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:24
James Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	06:10 [CLE 16-8]
	05:55	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:54
	05:44	Perkins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:44	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:44	Perkins Substitution replaced by Davis
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:44 [CLE 17-8]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:44 [CLE 18-8]
	05:21	Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:20
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)	05:11
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:11
	05:11	Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:11	Garnett Substitution replaced by Wallace
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:11 [CLE 19-8]
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:11 [CLE 20-8]
	05:06	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
	05:04	Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:56 [BOS 10-20]	Rondo Turnaround Bank shot: Made (6 PTS)
Jamison Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	04:31 [CLE 22-10]
	04:14 [BOS 12-22]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
	03:54	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	03:54
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:54
Team Rebound	03:54
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:54 [CLE 23-12]
	03:39	Davis Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	03:39	Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
James Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	03:29 [CLE 25-12]
Parker Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	03:15
Williams Substitution replaced by West	03:15
	03:15	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
	03:15 [BOS 13-25]	Allen Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	03:08 [BOS 15-25]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (16 PTS)	02:52 [CLE 27-15]
	02:35	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:34
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:26
	02:24	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:19	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:18
Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	02:07
	02:02	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
	02:00	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:00
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	02:00
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:00 [CLE 28-15]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:00 [CLE 29-15]
West Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:48
	01:34	Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:33
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	01:19 [CLE 31-15]
	01:19	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	01:19	Rondo Substitution replaced by Finley
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	01:19 [CLE 32-15]
	01:06	Wallace Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
	01:04	Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:52.9	Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)
James Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Moon (1 AST)	00:47.2 [CLE 34-15]
	00:27.9	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:26.4
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	00:18.5 [CLE 36-15]
Jamison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:03.0
	00:03.0 [BOS 16-36]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Moon Substitution replaced by Williams	00:03.0
	00:03.0 [BOS 17-36]	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (62-21)		Boston Celtics (50-33)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Varejao Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:47
	11:47	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:47	Team Rebound
	11:47 [BOS 18-36]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	11:35
	11:34	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:28 [BOS 21-36]	Finley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Hickson (1 AST)	11:06 [CLE 39-21]
	10:40	Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:38
	10:33	Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	10:33	Allen Substitution replaced by Rondo
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:33 [CLE 40-21]
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:33 [CLE 41-21]
	10:20 [BOS 23-41]	Rondo Step Back Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
West Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:00
West Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:00
	09:51 [BOS 25-41]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	09:27 [CLE 43-25]
	09:08	Jump Ball Davis vs James
	09:08	James Violation:Jump Ball
	09:08	Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett
	09:02	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:33 [BOS 27-43]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:15 [CLE 45-27]
	07:58	Finley 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:57
West Jump Shot: Missed	07:42
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:41
Hickson Running Hook Shot: Missed	07:17
	07:16	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:59	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:58
	06:50	Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	06:50
	06:50	Finley Substitution replaced by Allen
	06:50	Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins
Varejao Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:50
James Substitution replaced by Parker	06:50
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:50
Team Rebound	06:50
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:50 [CLE 46-27]
	06:32 [BOS 29-46]	Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Hickson Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)	06:15 [CLE 48-29]
	05:59 [BOS 31-48]	Pierce Pullup Jump shot: Made (3 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	05:34 [CLE 50-31]
	05:23 [BOS 33-50]	Garnett Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
West Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:59 [CLE 52-33]
	04:42 [BOS 35-52]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)	04:19 [CLE 55-35]
	03:56	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	03:55	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:53	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:51
West Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:47
	03:47	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Substitution replaced by James	03:47
Hickson Substitution replaced by Jamison	03:47
	03:31 [BOS 37-55]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
O'Neal Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)	03:15 [CLE 57-37]
	02:57 [BOS 39-57]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
James Layup Shot: Missed	02:32
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:30
James Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)	02:29 [CLE 59-39]
	02:15 [BOS 41-59]	Pierce Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:15
Team Timeout : Regular	02:15
	02:15	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Team Rebound	02:14
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	01:56 [CLE 61-41]
	01:31	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:30
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)	01:19
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	01:17
James Putback Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)	01:16 [CLE 63-41]
	00:50.9	Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:49.9
Jamison Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	00:38.9 [CLE 65-41]
	00:38.9	Team Timeout : Short
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	00:38.9
West Substitution replaced by Williams	00:38.9
	00:16.9	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	00:15.9	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:10.7 [BOS 43-65]	Perkins Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	00:06.9
Team Rebound	00:06.4
Team Timeout : Short	00:06.4
	00:06.4	Perkins Substitution replaced by Davis
	00:06.4	Allen Substitution replaced by Allen
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	00:01.8
Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:00.9
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (62-21)		Boston Celtics (50-33)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
	11:46	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	11:46 [BOS 45-65]	Perkins Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:46
	11:46	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	11:46
O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	11:27 [CLE 67-45]
	11:14 [BOS 47-67]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:59 [CLE 69-47]
	10:59	Perkins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	10:59 [CLE 70-47]
	10:36	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:36
James 3pt Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	10:25 [CLE 73-47]
	10:08	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	10:07
James 3pt Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:52	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:49	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:35
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:35
	09:18 [BOS 49-73]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	08:59
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	08:58
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)	08:56
	08:54	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Jamison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:49
	08:49	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:49	Team Rebound
	08:49 [BOS 50-73]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
O'Neal Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Jamison (2 AST)	08:36 [CLE 75-50]
Parker Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:27
	08:10 [BOS 52-75]	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	07:49
	07:48	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:31	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
James Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS)	07:10 [CLE 77-52]
Parker Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:00
	06:48 [BOS 54-77]	Rondo Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Jamison Hook Shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:29 [CLE 79-54]
	06:10	Jamison Violation:Kicked Ball
Jamison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:06
	06:06 [BOS 55-79]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:06	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	06:05
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:55 [CLE 81-55]
	05:28 [BOS 58-81]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	05:09 [CLE 84-58]
	04:57	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:56
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (3 BLK)	04:38
Jamison Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	04:37
Jamison Putback Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:34 [CLE 86-58]
	04:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:12	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	04:11
James Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (35 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	03:58 [CLE 88-58]
	03:46 [BOS 60-88]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
	03:32	Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:32	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
	03:32	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	03:32
Jamison Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	03:22
	03:22	Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson
	03:04 [BOS 62-88]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
	02:51	Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
Williams Substitution replaced by West	02:51
West Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)	02:45 [CLE 90-62]
	02:25 [BOS 65-90]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
	02:02	Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:02	Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	01:52
Jamison Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	01:51
	01:51	Davis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	01:51 [CLE 91-65]
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	01:51 [CLE 92-65]
Varejao Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:42
	01:42 [BOS 66-92]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:42 [BOS 67-92]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Varejao Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	01:19 [CLE 94-67]
	00:58.9	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:57.7
Parker Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:40.9 [CLE 96-67]
	00:20.6 [BOS 70-96]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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James Jump Shot: Missed	11:34
	11:34	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:25	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:24
Hickson Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:13 [CLE 98-70]
	11:13	Team Timeout : Short
	11:13	Davis Substitution replaced by Rondo
	11:13	Wallace Substitution replaced by Allen
	11:13	Allen Substitution replaced by Garnett
	11:05	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:04	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Varejao Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:03
Varejao Substitution replaced by Parker	11:03
	10:45	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:44
West Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)	10:32
	10:28	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed Block: West (1 BLK)
	10:27	Rondo Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:22	Robinson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	10:22	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Parker Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:22
	10:22 [BOS 71-98]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	10:22 [BOS 72-98]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:03	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:55	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (2 BLK)
	09:53	Rondo Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:52 [BOS 74-98]	Rondo Putback Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:52
Hickson Substitution replaced by Varejao	09:52
	09:28	Rondo Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (36 PTS)	09:28 [CLE 99-74]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)	09:28 [CLE 100-74]
	09:14	James Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	09:14 [BOS 76-100]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Varejao Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:14
	09:14 [BOS 77-100]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	08:49 [CLE 103-77]
	08:36	Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:West (1 ST)
	08:34	Robinson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (38 PTS)	08:34 [CLE 104-77]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:34
	08:33	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Varejao Foul : Personal (5 PF)	08:33
	08:33	Garnett Technical
Williams Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)	08:33 [CLE 105-77]
	08:33	Robinson Substitution replaced by Allen
	08:18	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	08:18	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Parker Foul : Personal (4 PF)	08:10
	08:10	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:10	Team Rebound
	08:10 [BOS 78-105]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:45	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:39	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:37	Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:29 [BOS 80-105]	Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
Varejao Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)	07:14 [CLE 107-80]
	06:58	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:57
	06:38	Garnett Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Varejao Substitution replaced by Jamison	06:38
	06:38	Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis
	06:38	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:38 [CLE 108-80]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:38 [CLE 109-80]
	06:24 [BOS 82-109]	Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:24
	06:24 [BOS 83-109]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
West Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:08 [CLE 111-83]
	05:55	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:54
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)	05:41 [CLE 113-83]
	05:41	Daniels Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:41
	05:41	Pierce Substitution replaced by Williams
	05:41	Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson
James Substitution replaced by Moon	05:41
Parker Substitution replaced by Hickson	05:41
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	05:41 [CLE 114-83]
	05:27	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	05:26
Williams Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:10 [CLE 116-83]
Jamison Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:03
Williams Substitution replaced by Gibson	05:03
Jamison Substitution replaced by Powe	05:03
	05:03 [BOS 84-116]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:03 [BOS 85-116]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:45
Powe Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:42
West 3pt Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:35	Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:25	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
	04:24	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:21	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Powe Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:21
	04:06	Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	04:06 [CLE 117-85]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:06 [CLE 118-85]
	03:43	Davis 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:42
Hickson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	03:41
	03:26 [BOS 87-118]	Davis Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
Powe Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (3 AST)	03:05 [CLE 120-87]
	02:51	Davis Jump Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:50
Powe Layup Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)	02:43
	02:41	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:35	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:33
	02:22	Davis Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:22	Team Timeout : Regular
Powe Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:22 [CLE 121-87]
Powe Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:22 [CLE 122-87]
	02:09 [BOS 89-122]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
West Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	01:50
	01:44	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:43
Powe Jump Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:29	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Powe Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:20
	01:20 [BOS 90-122]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:20 [BOS 91-122]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	00:58.9
	00:57.7	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:52.6
	00:52.6 [BOS 92-122]	Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:52.6	Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:52.4	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:45.6 [BOS 94-122]	Robinson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)
	00:29.4	Davis Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:29.4 [CLE 123-94]
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:29.4 [CLE 124-94]
Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:21.2
	00:21.2	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:21.2	Team Rebound
	00:21.2 [BOS 95-124]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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