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Cleveland wins series 4-2 (Game 3 of 6)

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Cleveland wins series 4-2

Game 1: Saturday, April 19th
Wizards86Final
Cavaliers93
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Game 2: Monday, April 21st
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Cavaliers116
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Game 3: Thursday, April 24th
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Wizards108
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Game 4: Sunday, April 27th
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Wizards97
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Game 5: Wednesday, April 30th
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Cavaliers87
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Game 6: Friday, May 2nd
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Wizards88
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Cavaliers 72

(45-37, 18-23 away)

Wizards 108

(43-39, 25-16 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, April 24, 2008

Verizon Center, Washington, DC

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 17 16 18 2172
WSH 21 28 28 31108

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 22 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Washington: B. Haywood 14 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREWASHINGTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Brendan Haywood (LeBron James gains possession)0-0 
11:37LeBron James misses jumper0-0 
11:36 0-0Antawn Jamison defensive rebound
11:33 0-0LeBron James blocks Caron Butler's 4-foot jumper
11:33 0-0Washington offensive rebound
11:29 0-0Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper
11:27Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound0-0 
11:19LeBron James makes layup2-0 
11:02 2-0Antawn Jamison misses 10-foot jumper
11:00Ben Wallace defensive rebound2-0 
10:48Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot jumper2-0 
10:47 2-0Brendan Haywood defensive rebound
10:37 2-2Antawn Jamison makes driving layup (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
10:21Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot two point shot4-2 
10:06 4-4Brendan Haywood makes 4-foot two point shot
9:45Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper4-4 
9:45Cleveland defensive rebound4-4 
9:27Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul)4-4 
9:27 4-4Brendan Haywood double technical foul
9:27 4-5Brendan Haywood makes free throw 1 of 2
9:27 4-6Brendan Haywood makes free throw 2 of 2
9:23Ben Wallace bad pass (DeShawn Stevenson steals)4-6 
9:18 4-6DeShawn Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:18LeBron James defensive rebound4-6 
9:14Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (Wally Szczerbiak assists)6-6 
8:52 6-6Gilbert Arenas misses 26-foot three point jumper
8:51 6-6Washington offensive rebound
8:51Ben Wallace personal foul (DeShawn Stevenson draws the foul)6-6 
8:41 6-6DeShawn Stevenson misses 20-foot jumper
8:41Ben Wallace defensive rebound6-6 
8:22Wally Szczerbiak makes 17-foot jumper8-6 
8:10 8-6Ben Wallace blocks Brendan Haywood's 6-foot jumper
8:07 8-6Brendan Haywood offensive rebound
8:04 8-6DeShawn Stevenson misses layup
8:03LeBron James defensive rebound8-6 
7:54LeBron James offensive foul (Caron Butler draws the foul)8-6 
7:54LeBron James turnover8-6 
7:39 8-8Brendan Haywood makes dunk (Gilbert Arenas assists)
7:31LeBron James bad pass (Antawn Jamison steals)8-8 
7:24Delonte West personal foul (Gilbert Arenas draws the foul)8-8 
7:13 8-8Caron Butler bad pass
7:00Wally Szczerbiak misses 6-foot jumper8-8 
6:58 8-8Gilbert Arenas defensive rebound
6:50 8-10Gilbert Arenas makes driving layup
6:30LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)10-10 
6:09 10-10Caron Butler misses 18-foot jumper
6:07LeBron James defensive rebound10-10 
5:56Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Antawn Jamison steals)10-10 
5:56Ben Wallace personal foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)10-10 
5:56Washington full timeout
5:56 10-10Antonio Daniels enters the game for Gilbert Arenas
5:41 10-10Caron Butler turnover
5:26LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper10-10 
5:18Ben Wallace offensive rebound10-10 
5:16LeBron James makes dunk (Ben Wallace assists)12-10 
5:01 12-10Ben Wallace blocks Antawn Jamison's 7-foot jumper
5:01Ben Wallace defensive rebound12-10 
4:56Delonte West misses layup12-10 
4:54 12-10Antonio Daniels defensive rebound
4:41 12-12Antonio Daniels makes 8-foot running jumper
4:22Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper12-12 
4:22 12-12Brendan Haywood defensive rebound
4:09 12-14Caron Butler makes 18-foot two point shot
3:48Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas12-14 
3:48Joe Smith enters the game for Ben Wallace12-14 
3:45LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper12-14 
3:44 12-14Caron Butler defensive rebound
3:44Joe Smith personal foul (Caron Butler draws the foul)12-14 
3:44 12-15Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
3:44Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West12-15 
3:44 12-16Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
3:19Anderson Varejao misses layup12-16 
3:18 12-16Caron Butler defensive rebound
3:15 12-16Caron Butler offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
3:15 12-16Caron Butler turnover
3:15 12-16Andray Blatche enters the game for Brendan Haywood
3:15 12-16Darius Songaila enters the game for Caron Butler
2:53LeBron James bad pass (DeShawn Stevenson steals)12-16 
2:47 12-16Andray Blatche offensive foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul)
2:47 12-16Andray Blatche turnover
2:47Cleveland full timeout
2:47Devin Brown enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak12-16 
2:33Daniel Gibson bad pass (Andray Blatche steals)12-16 
2:18 12-16Darius Songaila misses layup
2:18 12-16Washington offensive rebound
1:59 12-18Andray Blatche makes 5-foot two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists)
1:44LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper12-18 
1:43 12-18Antonio Daniels defensive rebound
1:39 12-20Antonio Daniels makes driving layup
1:39Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Antonio Daniels draws the foul)12-20 
1:39 12-20Roger Mason enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson
1:39 12-21Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 1
1:23Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper12-21 
1:23Anderson Varejao offensive rebound12-21 
1:22 12-21Darius Songaila personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
1:15Andray Blatche blocks Devin Brown's 6-foot jumper12-21 
1:15Cleveland offensive rebound12-21 
1:00Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)14-21 
0:37 14-21Darius Songaila bad pass
0:30Daniel Gibson misses 14-foot jumper14-21 
0:29Joe Smith offensive rebound14-21 
0:09LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot16-21 
0:09 16-21Darius Songaila shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
0:09LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 117-21 
0:01 17-21Roger Mason misses layup
0:00 17-21Washington offensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter