Final

Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 12/25

Game 1: Thursday, December 25th
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Cavaliers93
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Game 2: Sunday, January 4th
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Wizards80
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Game 3: Thursday, April 2nd
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Wizards109
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Game 4: Wednesday, April 8th
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Cavaliers 101

(61-14, 25-13 away)

Wizards 109

(18-59, 13-26 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, April 2, 2009

Verizon Center, Washington, DC

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 19 22 29 31101
WSH 22 27 31 29109

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 31 Pts, 9 Reb, 6 Ast

Washington: C. Butler 25 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 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 (Mo Williams gains possession)0-0 
11:44LeBron James makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)2-0 
11:25 2-0Anderson Varejao blocks Gilbert Arenas's layup
11:22LeBron James defensive rebound2-0 
11:06Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot jumper2-0 
11:04 2-0Dominic McGuire defensive rebound
10:52 2-2Antawn Jamison makes 21-foot jumper (Dominic McGuire assists)
10:30Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 14-foot jumper4-2 
10:18 4-2Antawn Jamison misses 8-foot jumper
10:17Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound4-2 
10:15 4-2Gilbert Arenas shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
10:15Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 24-2 
10:15Cleveland offensive rebound4-2 
10:15Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 25-2 
9:59 5-2Gilbert Arenas misses 20-foot jumper
9:57Anderson Varejao defensive rebound5-2 
9:45Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)7-2 
9:18 7-2Brendan Haywood misses 16-foot jumper
9:17LeBron James defensive rebound7-2 
9:11LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper7-2 
9:08 7-2Dominic McGuire defensive rebound
9:08 7-2Dominic McGuire turnover
8:59Delonte West makes driving layup9-2 
8:49Washington full timeout
8:40 9-2Antawn Jamison misses 20-foot jumper
8:38Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound9-2 
8:18Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper9-2 
8:17 9-2Brendan Haywood defensive rebound
8:10 9-2Caron Butler bad pass
8:00Delonte West misses layup9-2 
7:58 9-2Gilbert Arenas defensive rebound
7:41 9-2Gilbert Arenas misses 24-foot three point jumper
7:41Mo Williams defensive rebound9-2 
7:31Mo Williams makes 7-foot two point shot11-2 
7:11Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Caron Butler draws the foul)11-2 
7:11 11-3Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
7:11 11-4Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
6:50Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)13-4 
6:35 13-4Gilbert Arenas misses layup
6:33 13-4Brendan Haywood offensive rebound
6:30 13-6Brendan Haywood makes 5-foot hook shot
6:11Delonte West misses 16-foot jumper13-6 
6:09 13-6Caron Butler defensive rebound
5:54 13-8Caron Butler makes 10-foot two point shot (Gilbert Arenas assists)
5:33Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper13-8 
5:33 13-8Dominic McGuire defensive rebound
5:26 13-10Antawn Jamison makes 20-foot jumper (Dominic McGuire assists)
5:11Mo Williams misses 8-foot jumper13-10 
5:09 13-10Brendan Haywood defensive rebound
4:58Anderson Varejao personal foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)13-10 
4:43 13-10Antawn Jamison misses 20-foot jumper
4:43 13-10Brendan Haywood offensive rebound
4:39 13-12Brendan Haywood makes two point shot
4:11Delonte West makes 12-foot jumper15-12 
4:01Anderson Varejao personal foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)15-12 
4:01Joe Smith enters the game for Anderson Varejao15-12 
3:57 15-14Gilbert Arenas makes 9-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists)
3:38 15-14Caron Butler personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
3:29Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper15-14 
3:28 15-14Brendan Haywood defensive rebound
3:20 15-14Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
3:20 15-14Washington offensive rebound
3:20Joe Smith personal foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)15-14 
3:20 15-14Nick Young enters the game for Gilbert Arenas
3:08 15-16Antawn Jamison makes driving layup (Nick Young assists)
2:47Delonte West misses 6-foot jumper15-16 
2:47 15-16Brendan Haywood defensive rebound
2:31 15-16Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Brendan Haywood's jumper
2:30 15-16Brendan Haywood offensive rebound
2:27 15-16Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Brendan Haywood's layup
2:25Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound15-16 
2:20Mo Williams makes 5-foot running jumper17-16 
2:12Washington 20 Sec. timeout
2:12Cleveland full timeout
2:12 17-16Darius Songaila enters the game for Brendan Haywood
2:12Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas17-16 
2:12Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams17-16 
1:55 17-16Darius Songaila misses 9-foot jumper
1:54 17-16Dominic McGuire offensive rebound
1:52 17-18Caron Butler makes 10-foot jumper (Dominic McGuire assists)
1:29LeBron James bad pass (Darius Songaila steals)17-18 
1:23 17-18Caron Butler misses 14-foot jumper
1:22Joe Smith defensive rebound17-18 
1:07LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper17-18 
1:06 17-18Dominic McGuire defensive rebound
0:57 17-20Darius Songaila makes 7-foot jumper (Dominic McGuire assists)
0:57Joe Smith shooting foul (Darius Songaila draws the foul)17-20 
0:57 17-20Andray Blatche enters the game for Caron Butler
0:57 17-20Darius Songaila misses free throw 1 of 1
0:55LeBron James defensive rebound17-20 
0:38Joe Smith makes 14-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)19-20 
0:23 19-22Nick Young makes running jumper
0:06 19-22Andray Blatche personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
0:02Daniel Gibson misses 16-foot jumper19-22 
0:01Joe Smith offensive rebound19-22 
0:00Joe Smith misses layup19-22 
0:00Cleveland offensive rebound19-22 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter