Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

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Series starts 10/27

Game 1: Tuesday, October 27th
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Cavaliers89
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Game 2: Thursday, February 25th
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Game 3: Sunday, March 14th
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Game 4: Sunday, April 4th
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Cavaliers 108

(45-14, 20-10 away)

Celtics 88

(36-20, 16-10 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, February 25, 2010

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 21 27 25 35108
BOS 31 25 18 1488

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 36 Pts, 7 Reb, 9 Ast

Boston: R. Rondo 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 11 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kendrick Perkins (Kevin Garnett gains possession)
11:45 0-2Rajon Rondo makes 2-foot two point shot
11:32Anthony Parker makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)3-2 
11:11 3-2Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
11:11Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound3-2 
10:56LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper3-2 
10:53 3-2Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
10:48 3-4Rajon Rondo makes 10-foot two point shot
10:30Shaquille O'Neal misses 7-foot two point shot3-4 
10:29 3-4Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
10:23Antawn Jamison shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)3-4 
10:23 3-4Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
10:23 3-4Boston offensive rebound
10:23 3-4Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
10:22 3-4Boston offensive rebound
10:14 3-4Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
10:12LeBron James defensive rebound3-4 
10:03Mo Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Parker assists)6-4 
9:51 6-6Ray Allen makes 5-foot running jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
9:26Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper6-6 
9:26 6-6Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
9:12 6-6Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
9:12 6-6Kendrick Perkins turnover
9:02LeBron James bad pass (Marquis Daniels steals)6-6 
8:57 6-8Rajon Rondo makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
8:32Antawn Jamison misses 28-foot three point jumper6-8 
8:30Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound8-8 
8:30Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot8-8 
8:11 8-10Rajon Rondo makes 14-foot two point shot
7:52LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot10-10 
7:39 10-12Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
7:20 10-12Kevin Garnett personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)
7:09Anthony Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper10-12 
7:09 10-12Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
6:54 10-14Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
6:33Shaquille O'Neal misses 5-foot hook shot10-14 
6:31 10-14Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
6:18 10-16Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
6:00LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper10-16 
5:58 10-16Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
5:50 10-16Rajon Rondo misses 4-foot jumper
5:48Anthony Parker defensive rebound10-16 
5:31LeBron James makes 21-foot two point shot12-16 
5:13 12-18Ray Allen makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
4:56Anthony Parker misses 18-foot jumper12-18 
4:56 12-18Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
4:41 12-21Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
4:41Cleveland full timeout
4:41Anderson Varejao enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal12-21 
4:41Delonte West enters the game for Mo Williams12-21 
4:26Kendrick Perkins blocks Antawn Jamison's jumper12-21 
4:24 12-21Marquis Daniels defensive rebound
4:22 12-21Kevin Garnett traveling
4:07Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)14-21 
3:48 14-21Delonte West blocks Marquis Daniels's layup
3:47Anderson Varejao defensive rebound14-21 
3:42 14-21Marquis Daniels personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
3:42 14-21Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
3:39LeBron James makes two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)16-21 
3:19 16-21Ray Allen bad pass (Delonte West steals)
3:17 16-21Rajon Rondo personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
3:11Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper16-21 
3:10 16-21Marquis Daniels defensive rebound
2:56 16-23Rasheed Wallace makes 11-foot two point shot
2:38Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot jumper16-23 
2:36 16-23Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
2:31 16-23Rajon Rondo misses layup
2:30 16-25Kevin Garnett offensive rebound
2:30 16-25Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
2:18LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper19-25 
2:03Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)19-25 
2:03Boston full timeout
2:03 19-25Glen Davis enters the game for Kevin Garnett
2:03 19-26Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
2:03 19-27Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
1:47Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper19-27 
1:47 19-27Ray Allen defensive rebound
1:40 19-29Marquis Daniels makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
1:22 19-29Rajon Rondo illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)
1:22LeBron James makes technical free throw20-29 
1:22Jamario Moon enters the game for Anthony Parker20-29 
1:09LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper20-29 
1:08 20-29Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound
0:50 20-29Glen Davis misses 3-foot jumper
0:49Delonte West defensive rebound20-29 
0:45 20-29Ray Allen shooting foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)
0:45Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 221-29 
0:45Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 221-29 
0:44 21-29Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound
0:33 21-31Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
0:19LeBron James misses 11-foot jumper21-31 
0:19Cleveland defensive rebound21-31 
0:19 21-31Tony Allen enters the game for Marquis Daniels
0:19J.J. Hickson enters the game for Antawn Jamison21-31 
0:19 21-31Nate Robinson enters the game for Glen Davis
0:19Jawad Williams enters the game for Anderson Varejao21-31 
0:02Jawad Williams personal foul (Nate Robinson draws the foul)21-31 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter