National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Cleveland 121, Washington 115
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials: #76 Steven Anderson, #11 Derrick Collins, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 20356
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 24383326121
Washington 26243926115
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1
Cleveland   Washington
  12:00 Marcin Gortat wins jump ball against Tristan Thompson.
  11:44 John Wall turnover. J.R. Smith steals.
Kyrie Irving layup missed. 11:38  
Kyrie Irving offensive rebound. 11:36  
  11:36 Otto Porter personal foul.
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 11:23  
  11:21 Garrett Temple defensive rebound.
  11:08 John Wall 2 point shot missed.
  11:07 Marcin Gortat offensive rebound.
  11:04
(0-3) 		Jared Dudley 3 point shot made. Assisted by Marcin Gortat.
J.R. Smith 2 point shot made. 10:42
(2-3) 		 
  10:32
(2-5) 		Garrett Temple layup made. Assisted by John Wall.
J.R. Smith 2 point shot made. 10:07
(4-5) 		 
Tristan Thompson personal foul. 10:01  
  10:01
(4-6) 		Garrett Temple free throw made (1 of 2).
  10:01
(4-7) 		Garrett Temple free throw made (2 of 2).
LeBron James 2 point shot made. 9:44
(6-7) 		 
  9:38
(6-9) 		Marcin Gortat layup made. Assisted by Jared Dudley.
Kevin Love turnover. Marcin Gortat steals. 9:18  
  9:13 Garrett Temple layup missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 9:10  
Kevin Love 2 point shot made. 8:50
(8-9) 		 
  8:30 Marcin Gortat 2 point shot missed.
  8:29 Jared Dudley offensive rebound.
  8:27
(8-11) 		Jared Dudley layup made.
  8:08 Otto Porter personal foul.
Kyrie Irving 3 point shot missed. 7:58  
  7:57 Marcin Gortat defensive rebound.
  7:40 Marcin Gortat layup missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 7:39  
Kyrie Irving turnover. John Wall steals. 7:32  
  7:28
(8-13) 		John Wall dunk made. Assisted by Kelly Oubre.
Cleveland Timeout : full 7:27  
  7:17 Garrett Temple personal foul.
  7:05 Jared Dudley personal foul.
Tristan Thompson free throw missed (1 of 2). 7:05  
Tristan Thompson free throw made (2 of 2). 7:05
(9-13) 		 
  6:41 Kelly Oubre 2 point shot missed.
  6:41 Washington offensive rebound.
  6:41 Washington turnover.
LeBron James 2 point shot made. 6:22
(11-13) 		 
  6:11
(11-15) 		Marcin Gortat 2 point shot made. Assisted by John Wall.
J.R. Smith 2 point shot made. 5:52
(13-15) 		 
  5:43 Kelly Oubre 3 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 5:42  
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed. 5:34  
  5:33 Jared Dudley defensive rebound.
LeBron James personal foul. 5:29  
  5:29 Garrett Temple free throw missed (1 of 2).
  5:29
(13-16) 		Garrett Temple free throw made (2 of 2).
LeBron James 2 point shot missed. 5:11  
  5:10 Garrett Temple defensive rebound.
  5:00 John Wall 2 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 4:59  
LeBron James 3 point shot missed. 4:49  
  4:48 Marcin Gortat defensive rebound.
  4:29 Garrett Temple 3 point shot missed.
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 4:28  
LeBron James 2 point shot missed. 4:16  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 4:15  
Kevin Love layup missed. 4:13  
  4:12 Kelly Oubre defensive rebound.
  4:08
(13-18) 		Kelly Oubre layup made. Assisted by John Wall.
Tristan Thompson 2 point shot missed. 3:49  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 3:48  
Kevin Love layup missed. 3:46  
  3:46 John Wall defensive rebound.
J.R. Smith personal foul. 3:44  
  3:44 John Wall free throw missed (1 of 2).
  3:44 John Wall free throw missed (2 of 2).
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 3:44  
Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot missed. 3:24  
Tristan Thompson offensive rebound. 3:23  
Tristan Thompson layup made. 3:22
(15-18) 		 
  2:58 John Wall 2 point shot missed.
J.R. Smith defensive rebound. 2:56  
Tristan Thompson layup missed. 2:46  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 2:45  
Kevin Love layup made. 2:44
(17-18) 		 
  2:38 Washington Timeout : full
  2:34 John Wall turnover. Kevin Love steals.
J.R. Smith 2 point shot missed. 2:26  
  2:25 Kelly Oubre defensive rebound.
  2:07 Gary Neal 2 point shot missed.
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 2:06  
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 1:53  
  1:52 John Wall defensive rebound.
Matthew Dellavedova personal foul. 1:43  
  1:43 Nene free throw missed (1 of 2).
  1:43 Nene free throw missed (2 of 2).
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 1:42  
Timofey Mozgov turnover. 1:22  
Timofey Mozgov personal foul. 1:10  
  1:10 Nene free throw missed (1 of 2).
  1:10
(17-19) 		Nene free throw made (2 of 2).
Timofey Mozgov 2 point shot missed. 0:59  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 0:58  
Kevin Love layup made. 0:58
(19-19) 		 
  0:45
(19-21) 		Kelly Oubre layup made.
Richard Jefferson personal foul. 0:45  
  0:45 Kelly Oubre free throw missed (1 of 1).
Richard Jefferson defensive rebound. 0:44  
Kyrie Irving layup missed. 0:34  
Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound. 0:34  
Timofey Mozgov dunk made. 0:34
(21-21) 		 
  0:27
(21-24) 		Jarell Eddie 3 point shot made. Assisted by Ramon Sessions.
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. 0:11
(23-24) 		 
Kyrie Irving free throw made (1 of 1). 0:11
(24-24) 		 
Kyrie Irving personal foul. 0:01  
  0:01
(24-25) 		Jarell Eddie free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:01
(24-26) 		Jarell Eddie free throw made (2 of 2).
2
Cleveland   Washington
Timofey Mozgov 2 point shot missed. 11:38  
  11:38 Otto Porter defensive rebound.
  11:29 Ramon Sessions 2 point shot missed.
Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound. 11:29  
Kyrie Irving 3 point shot missed. 11:14  
  11:12 Otto Porter defensive rebound.
  10:58
(24-28) 		Nene 2 point shot made. Assisted by Gary Neal.
Matthew Dellavedova turnover. 10:33  
  10:18 Nene 2 point shot missed.
Richard Jefferson defensive rebound. 10:17  
Kyrie Irving layup made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova. 10:08
(26-28) 		 
  9:56
(26-30) 		Nene dunk made. Assisted by Ramon Sessions.
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. 9:40
(28-30) 		 
  9:28
(28-32) 		Ramon Sessions 2 point shot made.
Iman Shumpert 3 point shot missed. 9:13  
  9:12 Washington defensive rebound.
Timofey Mozgov personal foul. 9:12  
  9:04
(28-35) 		Ramon Sessions 3 point shot made.
Cleveland Timeout : full 8:42  
Tristan Thompson dunk made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova. 8:37
(30-35) 		 
  8:19 Ramon Sessions 2 point shot missed.
Kyrie Irving defensive rebound. 8:18  
Tristan Thompson layup missed. Blocked by Otto Porter. 8:04  
  8:03 Jarell Eddie defensive rebound.
  7:58 Ramon Sessions turnover.
Tristan Thompson dunk made. Assisted by LeBron James. 7:47
(32-35) 		 
  7:32 John Wall turnover. Iman Shumpert steals.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert. 7:25
(35-35) 		 
  7:16
(35-37) 		Marcin Gortat layup made. Assisted by Ramon Sessions.
LeBron James 2 point shot made. Assisted by J.R. Smith. 6:55
(37-37) 		 
  6:36 John Wall 2 point shot missed.
  6:35 Otto Porter offensive rebound.
  6:32 Otto Porter layup missed.
  6:31 Otto Porter offensive rebound.
  6:29 Marcin Gortat 2 point shot missed.
J.R. Smith defensive rebound. 6:28  
LeBron James 3 point shot missed. 6:07  
  6:06 Ramon Sessions defensive rebound.
  6:01 John Wall layup missed. Blocked by LeBron James.
Matthew Dellavedova defensive rebound. 5:58  
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert. 5:50
(40-37) 		 
Iman Shumpert personal foul. 5:43  
  5:43 Washington Timeout : full
  5:43 Bench technical foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 1). 5:43
(41-37) 		 
  5:43
(41-38) 		Ramon Sessions free throw made (1 of 2).
  5:43
(41-39) 		Ramon Sessions free throw made (2 of 2).
Kevin Love turnover. Otto Porter steals. 5:34  
Kevin Love personal foul. 5:33  
  5:19
(41-41) 		Marcin Gortat layup made. Assisted by Ramon Sessions.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 4:52  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 4:52  
Cleveland turnover. 4:52  
  4:40 Ramon Sessions 3 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 4:39  
LeBron James layup made. 4:31
(43-41) 		 
  4:21 John Wall layup missed.
  4:20 Marcin Gortat offensive rebound.
  4:19
(43-43) 		Marcin Gortat layup made.
Kevin Love 3 point shot missed. 4:06  
Iman Shumpert offensive rebound. 4:05  
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James. 3:51
(46-43) 		 
  3:41 John Wall turnover. J.R. Smith steals.
  3:39 Ramon Sessions personal foul.
LeBron James 2 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert. 3:30
(48-43) 		 
  3:19 John Wall turnover. Kyrie Irving steals.
  3:15 Otto Porter personal foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2). 3:15
(49-43) 		 
LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2). 3:15
(50-43) 		 
  2:58
(50-46) 		Gary Neal 3 point shot made. Assisted by John Wall.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 2:36  
Cleveland offensive rebound. 2:35  
  2:35 Marcin Gortat personal foul.
Cleveland Timeout : full 2:35  
Kyrie Irving layup made. 2:18
(52-46) 		 
J.R. Smith personal foul. 2:05  
  2:05 Jared Dudley free throw missed (1 of 3).
  2:05
(52-47) 		Jared Dudley free throw made (2 of 3).
  2:05
(52-48) 		Jared Dudley free throw made (3 of 3).
Iman Shumpert 2 point shot made. 1:50
(54-48) 		 
  1:32 John Wall layup missed. Blocked by Kevin Love.
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 1:31  
  1:25 John Wall personal foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2). 1:25
(55-48) 		 
LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2). 1:25
(56-48) 		 
  1:10 Kelly Oubre turnover. Kyrie Irving steals.
Iman Shumpert 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving. 1:00
(59-48) 		 
LeBron James personal foul. 0:47  
  0:47
(59-49) 		Jared Dudley free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:47
(59-50) 		Jared Dudley free throw made (2 of 2).
Kyrie Irving layup made. 0:31
(61-50) 		 
  0:20 John Wall turnover. LeBron James steals.
  0:16 Garrett Temple personal foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2). 0:16
(62-50) 		 
LeBron James free throw missed (2 of 2). 0:16  
  0:15 Jared Dudley defensive rebound.
  0:00 John Wall layup missed. Blocked by Kyrie Irving.
  0:00 Washington offensive rebound.
3
Cleveland   Washington
Kevin Love 2 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James. 11:41
(64-50) 		 
  11:20
(64-53) 		John Wall 3 point shot made. Assisted by Otto Porter.
LeBron James 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving. 10:49
(67-53) 		 
  10:36 Jared Dudley 2 point shot missed.
Kyrie Irving defensive rebound. 10:35  
LeBron James 3 point shot made. 10:28
(70-53) 		 
  10:14
(70-55) 		John Wall 2 point shot made. Assisted by Marcin Gortat.
LeBron James 3 point shot made. 10:05
(73-55) 		 
  9:49
(73-58) 		Jared Dudley 3 point shot made. Assisted by John Wall.
LeBron James 3 point shot missed. 9:37  
  9:36 Garrett Temple defensive rebound.
  9:25
(73-61) 		Otto Porter 3 point shot made. Assisted by Marcin Gortat.
LeBron James 3 point shot made. 9:03
(76-61) 		 
  8:50 Jared Dudley turnover.
LeBron James 3 point shot missed. 8:36  
  8:36 Washington defensive rebound.
Tristan Thompson personal foul. 8:36  
  8:27 John Wall 2 point shot missed.
J.R. Smith defensive rebound. 8:26  
  8:18 Jared Dudley personal foul.
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. 8:12
(78-61) 		 
  8:06
(78-63) 		Garrett Temple 2 point shot made. Assisted by John Wall.
Kevin Love personal foul. 8:06  
  8:06
(78-64) 		Garrett Temple free throw made (1 of 1).
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 7:44  
  7:43 Otto Porter defensive rebound.
  7:35
(78-66) 		Marcin Gortat 2 point shot made. Assisted by Otto Porter.
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 7:18  
  7:17 Otto Porter defensive rebound.
J.R. Smith personal foul. 7:12  
  7:12 Otto Porter free throw missed (1 of 2).
  7:12
(78-67) 		Otto Porter free throw made (2 of 2).
LeBron James dunk made. 6:49
(80-67) 		 
  6:29
(80-70) 		Otto Porter 3 point shot made. Assisted by John Wall.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Tristan Thompson. 6:06
(83-70) 		 
  5:54 Otto Porter 3 point shot missed.
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 5:53  
Kyrie Irving turnover. Otto Porter steals. 5:48  
  5:42 Jared Dudley 3 point shot missed.
Kyrie Irving defensive rebound. 5:41  
Cleveland Timeout : full 5:35  
  5:29 Marcin Gortat personal foul.
Tristan Thompson free throw made (1 of 2). 5:29
(84-70) 		 
Tristan Thompson free throw made (2 of 2). 5:29
(85-70) 		 
Tristan Thompson personal foul. 5:18  
  5:10
(85-72) 		John Wall 2 point shot made.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 4:53  
  4:52 Jared Dudley defensive rebound.
  4:47
(85-74) 		Garrett Temple layup made. Assisted by John Wall.
Tristan Thompson dunk made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova. 4:25
(87-74) 		 
  4:12
(87-77) 		Garrett Temple 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jared Dudley.
Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot missed. 3:51  
Matthew Dellavedova offensive rebound. 3:50  
Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James. 3:32
(90-77) 		 
  3:08
(90-80) 		Garrett Temple 3 point shot made. Assisted by John Wall.
LeBron James 2 point shot missed. 2:47  
  2:46 Marcin Gortat defensive rebound.
  2:31
(90-83) 		John Wall 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jared Dudley.
Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot missed. 2:13  
  2:13 Marcin Gortat defensive rebound.
  2:05
(90-85) 		Otto Porter layup made. Assisted by Garrett Temple.
  2:05 Washington Timeout : full
Kevin Love personal foul. 2:05  
  2:05
(90-86) 		Otto Porter free throw made (1 of 1).
J.R. Smith 2 point shot made. 1:41
(92-86) 		 
  1:20 Otto Porter 3 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 1:19  
LeBron James 3 point shot missed. 1:02  
  1:01 Otto Porter defensive rebound.
  0:49
(92-89) 		Garrett Temple 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jared Dudley.
  0:35 Marcin Gortat personal foul.
LeBron James free throw missed (1 of 1). 0:35  
Cleveland offensive rebound. 0:35  
Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot missed. 0:27  
  0:26 Nene defensive rebound.
  0:09 John Wall turnover. Kevin Love steals.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova. 0:00
(95-89) 		 
4
Cleveland   Washington
  11:45
(95-91) 		Nene layup made.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 11:26  
Cleveland offensive rebound. 11:24  
LeBron James layup missed. 11:12  
  11:11 Nene defensive rebound.
  11:06
(95-93) 		Gary Neal 2 point shot made. Assisted by Ramon Sessions.
LeBron James personal foul. 11:06  
  11:06 Gary Neal free throw missed (1 of 1).
LeBron James defensive rebound. 11:05  
Kyrie Irving turnover. Nene steals. 10:57  
  10:53
(95-95) 		Ramon Sessions dunk made. Assisted by Nene.
Kyrie Irving layup made. 10:34
(97-95) 		 
  10:34 Garrett Temple personal foul.
Kyrie Irving free throw missed (1 of 1). 10:34  
  10:34 Jared Dudley defensive rebound.
  10:11 Garrett Temple 3 point shot missed.
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 10:10  
Kyrie Irving layup made. 9:59
(99-95) 		 
  9:44 Jared Dudley layup missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 9:43  
  9:42 Gary Neal personal foul.
  9:19 Nene personal foul.
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. 9:04
(101-95) 		 
  8:52 Ramon Sessions 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 8:51  
  8:43 Jared Dudley personal foul.
Kyrie Irving free throw made (1 of 3). 8:43
(102-95) 		 
Kyrie Irving free throw made (2 of 3). 8:43
(103-95) 		 
Kyrie Irving free throw missed (3 of 3). 8:43  
  8:42 Gary Neal defensive rebound.
  8:20 Nene personal foul.
  8:20 Nene turnover.
Kyrie Irving layup missed. 8:00  
Kyrie Irving offensive rebound. 7:59  
Kyrie Irving layup missed. 7:58  
  7:57 Nene defensive rebound.
  7:47 John Wall 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 7:46  
Kyrie Irving layup made. 7:35
(105-95) 		 
  7:21 Otto Porter turnover. J.R. Smith steals.
  7:07 John Wall personal foul.
Tristan Thompson free throw made (1 of 2). 7:07
(106-95) 		 
Tristan Thompson free throw missed (2 of 2). 7:07  
  7:06 Nene defensive rebound.
J.R. Smith personal foul. 6:44  
  6:44
(106-96) 		Gary Neal free throw made (1 of 2).
  6:44
(106-97) 		Gary Neal free throw made (2 of 2).
Kyrie Irving 3 point shot missed. 6:28  
Matthew Dellavedova offensive rebound. 6:27  
J.R. Smith layup made. 6:11
(108-97) 		 
  6:03 Jared Dudley 3 point shot missed.
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 6:01  
Iman Shumpert 3 point shot missed. 5:43  
Matthew Dellavedova offensive rebound. 5:42  
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. 5:30
(110-97) 		 
  5:29 Washington Timeout : full
  5:20
(110-99) 		Gary Neal 2 point shot made.
LeBron James layup made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving. 5:04
(112-99) 		 
  4:39
(112-101) 		Otto Porter 2 point shot made. Assisted by John Wall.
Kyrie Irving turnover. Jared Dudley steals. 4:19  
  4:12 Gary Neal 3 point shot missed.
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 4:10  
LeBron James layup missed. 3:50  
  3:49 Garrett Temple defensive rebound.
Matthew Dellavedova personal foul. 3:47  
  3:39
(112-103) 		Gary Neal 2 point shot made.
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. 3:11
(114-103) 		 
  3:00 John Wall 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 2:59  
LeBron James turnover. 2:41  
Cleveland Timeout : full 2:41  
  2:26 Gary Neal 3 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 2:25  
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. 2:06
(116-103) 		 
  1:57
(116-105) 		Garrett Temple layup made. Assisted by John Wall.
Kyrie Irving 3 point shot made. 1:45
(119-105) 		 
  1:33
(119-107) 		Gary Neal layup made.
Cleveland turnover. 1:09  
  1:01
(119-109) 		John Wall 2 point shot made.
LeBron James layup made. 0:41
(121-109) 		 
  0:30
(121-112) 		John Wall 3 point shot made.
LeBron James turnover. Marcin Gortat steals. 0:09  
  0:02
(121-115) 		John Wall 3 point shot made. Assisted by Ramon Sessions.