Final

Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Game 1: Wednesday, January 25th
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Cavaliers91
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Game 2: Wednesday, February 29th
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Game 3: Saturday, March 31st
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Game 4: Friday, April 20th
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Cavaliers 75

(17-33, 8-16 away)

Knicks 91

(27-26, 18-10 home)

Coverage: NBATV

7:30 PM ET, March 31, 2012

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 17 21 22 1575
NY 25 21 20 2591

Top Performers

Cleveland: D. Sloan 10 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl

New York: J. Smith 20 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 5 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCORENEW YORK
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Tristan Thompson vs. Tyson Chandler (Baron Davis gains possession)
11:37 0-0Baron Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:36Tristan Thompson defensive rebound0-0 
11:11Alonzo Gee makes two point shot2-0 
10:48 2-0Tyson Chandler traveling
10:33Donald Sloan makes 21-foot jumper4-0 
10:27 4-0Landry Fields misses driving layup
10:26 4-2Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound
10:25 4-2Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
10:11Antawn Jamison misses 11-foot jumper4-2 
10:11 4-2Landry Fields defensive rebound
10:02 4-2Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot jumper
10:00Antawn Jamison defensive rebound4-2 
9:38Antawn Jamison misses 5-foot jumper4-2 
9:37 4-2Iman Shumpert defensive rebound
9:33 4-2Iman Shumpert misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:32Antawn Jamison defensive rebound4-2 
9:07Tristan Thompson bad pass (Iman Shumpert steals)4-2 
9:03 4-4Iman Shumpert makes driving layup
8:45 4-4Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Alonzo Gee draws the foul)
8:45Alonzo Gee makes free throw 1 of 25-4 
8:45Alonzo Gee makes free throw 2 of 26-4 
8:29 6-6Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Baron Davis assists)
8:18Antawn Jamison misses 22-foot jumper6-6 
8:17 6-6Landry Fields defensive rebound
8:08 6-6Landry Fields bad pass (Donald Sloan steals)
8:03Alonzo Gee misses layup6-6 
8:00 6-6Iman Shumpert defensive rebound
7:48 6-8Landry Fields makes two point shot
7:31Anthony Parker makes 22-foot jumper (Donald Sloan assists)8-8 
7:11Alonzo Gee shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)8-8 
7:11 8-8Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
7:11 8-8New York offensive team rebound
7:11 8-9Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
7:05Donald Sloan traveling8-9 
6:48 8-11Tyson Chandler makes slam dunk (Baron Davis assists)
6:22Alonzo Gee misses 5-foot jumper8-11 
6:20Cleveland offensive team rebound8-11 
6:20shot clock turnover8-11 
6:09 8-11Landry Fields misses layup
6:07 8-11Tyson Chandler offensive rebound
6:07 8-11Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
6:05Donald Sloan defensive rebound8-11 
5:54Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)11-11 
5:33 11-11Iman Shumpert misses 8-foot jumper
5:31Alonzo Gee defensive rebound11-11 
5:24Alonzo Gee makes 23-foot jumper13-11 
4:58New York full timeout
4:58Samardo Samuels enters the game for Tristan Thompson13-11 
4:58Lester Hudson enters the game for Anthony Parker13-11 
4:56 13-11Baron Davis misses 23-foot jumper
4:54 13-11Tyson Chandler offensive rebound
4:52 13-14Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
4:28Antawn Jamison misses 20-foot jumper13-14 
4:28Samardo Samuels offensive rebound13-14 
4:24Lester Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper13-14 
4:22 13-14Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
4:09 13-17Baron Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
3:56 13-17Tyson Chandler illegal defense foul
3:56Alonzo Gee misses technical free throw13-17 
3:56Cleveland offensive team rebound13-17 
3:56 13-17J.R. Smith enters the game for Landry Fields
3:48Samardo Samuels misses 5-foot jumper13-17 
3:47Donald Sloan offensive rebound13-17 
3:47Donald Sloan misses tip shot13-17 
3:46 13-17J.R. Smith defensive rebound
3:32Samardo Samuels personal foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)13-17 
3:32 13-17Toney Douglas enters the game for Baron Davis
3:21 13-17Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
3:20Antawn Jamison defensive rebound13-17 
3:12Antawn Jamison misses jumper13-17 
3:11 13-17Toney Douglas defensive rebound
3:00Samardo Samuels shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)13-17 
3:00 13-18Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
3:00 13-18Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
2:59Lester Hudson defensive rebound13-18 
2:47Samardo Samuels lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals)13-18 
2:32 13-18Toney Douglas misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:31 13-18Tyson Chandler offensive rebound
2:28 13-18Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:26 13-18Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound
2:08 13-18Iman Shumpert misses 21-foot jumper
2:06 13-18J.R. Smith offensive rebound
2:01 13-21J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper
1:49Donald Sloan misses 17-foot jumper13-21 
1:47Samardo Samuels offensive rebound13-21 
1:45Tyson Chandler blocks Samardo Samuels's layup13-21 
1:44 13-21J.R. Smith defensive rebound
1:38Cleveland full timeout
1:38 13-21Josh Harrellson enters the game for Tyson Chandler
1:21 13-23J.R. Smith makes 19-foot two point shot
1:01Antawn Jamison bad pass13-23 
0:50 13-23Steve Novak enters the game for Carmelo Anthony
0:39 13-25J.R. Smith makes 10-foot two point shot
0:30Lester Hudson makes driving layup (Donald Sloan assists)15-25 
0:11 15-25Toney Douglas step out of bounds turnover
0:00Donald Sloan makes 10-foot jumper17-25 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter