Cavaliers 112-99 Celtics (24 May, 2017) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

53-29, 23-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	29	28	23	19	99
CLE	19	28	40	25	112

Cleveland Cavaliers

51-31, 31-10 home

112

JR Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 6-foot Running Jumper
Tristan Thompson misses layup
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 13-foot jump bank shot
LeBron James makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses 12-foot
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
LeBron James misses 8-foot
Kyrie Irving misses 16-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Kelly Olynyk blocks Kyrie Irving's shot
Kyrie Irving makes 19-foot two point shot
Tristan Thompson makes layup (Kyle Korver assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Kyle Korver assists)
LeBron James makes driving dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Iman Shumpert makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
Iman Shumpert makes dunk (Deron Williams assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three point jumper (JR Smith assists)
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
JR Smith misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Tristan Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot (JR Smith assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 3-foot Running Jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
JR Smith makes dunk
LeBron James makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love makes layup
Kevin Love makes driving layup
JR Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup (JR Smith assists)
LeBron James misses dunk
Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Deron Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James makes driving dunk
LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Tristan Thompson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Kelly Olynyk blocks LeBron James 's 2-foot layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot two point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Al Horford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk misses 5-foot hook shot
Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot
Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Jae Crowder assists)
LeBron James blocks Al Horford 's 7-foot jumper
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Kelly Olynyk misses layup
Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Avery Bradley makes 22-foot jumper (Al Horford assists)
Al Horford makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Avery Bradley misses 19-foot jumper
Kelly Olynyk misses 19-foot jumper
Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
Jonas Jerebko misses 27-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses dunk
Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot
Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes 8-foot jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Jonas Jerebko makes driving dunk (Jae Crowder assists)
Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes layup (Terry Rozier assists)
Jae Crowder misses layup
Jaylen Brown makes layup (Terry Rozier assists)
Jonas Jerebko misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier makes three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Horford makes 11-foot two point shot
Jaylen Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Kevin Love blocks Al Horford 's 3-foot layup
Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Marcus Smart misses 14-foot jump bank shot
Avery Bradley misses 15-foot jumper
Marcus Smart misses driving layup
Avery Bradley misses 16-foot jumper
Al Horford makes 23-foot two point shot (Jae Crowder assists)
Avery Bradley makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot (Al Horford assists)
Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Al Horford assists)
Jae Crowder makes two point shot (Avery Bradley assists)
Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk misses layup
Marcus Smart makes 25-foot (Al Horford assists)
Al Horford makes 8-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder misses three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 20-foot jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
Avery Bradley misses 19-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson blocks Kelly Olynyk 's 2-foot shot
Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 17-foot jumper
Terry Rozier misses 6-foot two point jumper
Terry Rozier makes tip shot
Marcus Smart misses 62-foot three point jumper
Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Jae Crowder makes three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Jae Crowder misses 21-foot jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart misses 9-foot
Kevin Love blocks Jae Crowder 's 2-foot layup
Al Horford makes 17-foot two point shot
Al Horford makes 10-foot two point shot
Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 23-foot jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Jonas Jerebko makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes 17-foot jumper (Jae Crowder assists)
Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart misses driving layup
Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper

CELTICS

CAVALIERS

TIME		BOS	CLE
12:00	Al Horford vs. Tristan Thompson (Kyrie Irving gains possession)	0	0
11:41	JR Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Al Horford defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Al Horford misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Kevin Love makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	0	3
10:57	Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:56	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	0	3
10:56	Kelly Olynyk misses 5-foot hook shot	0	3
10:56	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	3
10:48	Jae Crowder shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	0	3
10:48	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	0	4
10:48	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	0	5
10:29	Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot	0	5
10:27	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	0	5
10:18	LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper	0	5
10:18	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	0	5
10:10	Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Jae Crowder assists)	2	5
9:56	Kevin Love misses 6-foot Running Jumper	2	5
9:56	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	2	5
9:56	Tristan Thompson misses layup	2	5
9:55	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	2	5
9:41	LeBron James blocks Al Horford 's 7-foot jumper	2	5
9:38	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	2	5
9:33	Avery Bradley makes driving layup	4	5
9:07	Tristan Thompson lost ball turnover (Kelly Olynyk steals)	4	5
8:49	Kelly Olynyk misses layup	4	5
8:48	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	4	5
8:41	Kyrie Irving Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	4	5
8:25	Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)	7	5
7:58	LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	5
7:58	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	7	5
7:50	Avery Bradley makes 22-foot jumper (Al Horford assists)	9	5
7:31	Kevin Love misses 13-foot jump bank shot	9	5
7:31	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	9	5
7:22	Al Horford makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)	11	5
7:22	Cavaliers Full timeout	11	5
7:09	LeBron James makes layup (Kevin Love assists)	11	7
6:52	Avery Bradley makes driving layup	13	7
6:52	Tristan Thompson defensive goaltending violation	13	7
6:28	Al Horford shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul)	13	7
6:28	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	13	8
6:28	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	13	9
6:16	Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	9
6:15	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	9
6:13	Jae Crowder shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul)	13	9
6:13	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	13	10
6:13	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	13	11
6:01	JR Smith shooting foul (Jae Crowder draws the foul)	13	11
6:01	Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 2	14	11
6:01	Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2	15	11
5:45	Al Horford personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	15	11
5:39	Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover (Al Horford steals)	15	11
5:31	Al Horford bad pass (JR Smith steals)	15	11
5:30	Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Al Horford	15	11
5:13	Kevin Love misses 12-foot	15	11
5:13	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	15	11
4:58	Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	18	11
4:37	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	11
4:37	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	18	11
4:22	Avery Bradley misses 19-foot jumper	18	11
4:22	Kevin Love defensive rebound	18	11
4:16	LeBron James makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	18	13
4:16	Celtics Full timeout	18	13
4:05	Kelly Olynyk misses 19-foot jumper	18	13
4:03	Kevin Love defensive rebound	18	13
3:53	LeBron James misses 8-foot	18	13
3:50	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	18	13
3:33	Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)	21	13
3:16	Kyrie Irving misses 16-foot jumper	20	13
3:15	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	20	13
3:06	LeBron James shooting foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)	20	13
3:06	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 1 of 2	21	13
3:06	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Jae Crowder	21	13
3:06	Richard Jefferson enters the game for Kevin Love	21	13
3:06	Deron Williams enters the game for JR Smith	21	13
3:06	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 2 of 2	22	13
2:48	Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	13
2:47	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	22	13
2:33	Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)	24	13
2:23	LeBron James makes two point shot	24	15
2:11	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	26	15
2:00	Kelly Olynyk blocks Kyrie Irving's shot	26	15
2:00	Celtics defensive team rebound	26	15
1:42	Jonas Jerebko misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	15
1:42	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	26	15
1:42	Kyle Korver enters the game for LeBron James	26	15
1:42	Terry Rozier enters the game for Marcus Smart	26	15
1:28	Kyrie Irving makes 19-foot two point shot	26	17
1:13	Avery Bradley misses dunk	26	17
1:10	Jonas Jerebko offensive rebound	26	17
1:09	Kyrie Irving personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul)	26	17
1:02	Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot	26	17
1:02	Deron Williams defensive rebound	26	17
46.0	Deron Williams steps out of bounds turnover	26	17
46.0	Al Horford enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	26	17
34.0	Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	17
34.0	Kyle Korver defensive rebound	26	17
28.0	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Al Horford	26	17
24.0	Tristan Thompson makes layup (Kyle Korver assists)	26	19
6.0	Kelly Olynyk makes 8-foot jumper (Terry Rozier assists)	28	19
0.0	Kyrie Irving misses 19-foot jumper	28	19
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	28	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	19

Cavaliers
117
Celtics
104

Game 1

18/5

Cavaliers
130
Celtics
86

Game 2

20/5

Celtics
111
Cavaliers
108

Game 3

22/5

Celtics
99
Cavaliers
112

Game 4

24/5

Cavaliers
135
Celtics
102

Game 5

26/5

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

1:30 AM, 24 May 2017

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Pat Fraher
Monty McCutchen

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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