National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #5 Kane Fitzgerald, #4 Sean Wright, #71 Rodney Mott
Attendance: 20562
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Atlanta 2018322898
Cleveland 35393217123
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1
Atlanta   Cleveland
Al Horford wins jump ball against Tristan Thompson. 12:00  
Kyle Korver 2 point shot missed. 11:46  
  11:45 Kevin Love defensive rebound.
  11:37 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
  11:36 Tristan Thompson offensive rebound.
  11:32 Tristan Thompson turnover. Paul Millsap steals.
Kent Bazemore layup missed. Blocked by Tristan Thompson. 11:23  
  11:21 Kevin Love defensive rebound.
  11:09 Kyrie Irving turnover.
Kyle Korver 2 point shot made. Assisted by Al Horford. 10:56
(2-0) 		 
  10:31
(2-2) 		J.R. Smith 2 point shot made.
Paul Millsap 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jeff Teague. 10:21
(5-2) 		 
  10:06 Kevin Love 3 point shot missed.
Jeff Teague defensive rebound. 10:05  
Jeff Teague layup made. 9:55
(7-2) 		 
  9:35 Kevin Love layup missed.
  9:35 Tristan Thompson offensive rebound.
Paul Millsap personal foul. 9:35  
  9:24 LeBron James 2 point shot missed.
Jeff Teague defensive rebound. 9:23  
Jeff Teague 2 point shot missed. 9:17  
  9:16 Kyrie Irving defensive rebound.
  8:59
(7-5) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Jeff Teague 2 point shot made. 8:34
(9-5) 		 
  8:20 Kevin Love layup missed. Blocked by Al Horford.
  8:19 Kevin Love offensive rebound.
Al Horford personal foul. 8:14  
  8:14
(9-6) 		Tristan Thompson free throw made (1 of 2).
  8:14 Tristan Thompson free throw missed (2 of 2).
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 8:14  
Al Horford layup missed. 8:02  
  7:59 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
  7:56
(9-8) 		LeBron James layup made (goaltending violation).
Paul Millsap layup missed. 7:38  
Paul Millsap offensive rebound. 7:36  
Paul Millsap layup made. 7:36
(11-8) 		 
  7:19 Kevin Love dunk missed. Blocked by Paul Millsap.
  7:19 Cleveland offensive rebound.
Jeff Teague personal foul. 7:17  
  7:17
(11-9) 		Kyrie Irving free throw made (1 of 2).
  7:17
(11-10) 		Kyrie Irving free throw made (2 of 2).
Paul Millsap turnover. LeBron James steals. 7:02  
  6:54
(11-13) 		Kevin Love 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Paul Millsap 3 point shot missed. 6:40  
  6:40 J.R. Smith defensive rebound.
  6:30
(11-16) 		Kyrie Irving 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Atlanta Timeout : full 6:30  
  6:20 Tristan Thompson personal foul.
Paul Millsap free throw made (1 of 2). 6:20
(12-16) 		 
Paul Millsap free throw made (2 of 2). 6:20
(13-16) 		 
  5:57 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed.
  5:56 Tristan Thompson offensive rebound.
  5:56 Tristan Thompson layup missed.
Atlanta defensive rebound. 5:54  
Thabo Sefolosha 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jeff Teague. 5:41
(16-16) 		 
  5:21 Tristan Thompson layup missed.
Atlanta defensive rebound. 5:21  
Paul Millsap layup missed. 5:08  
  5:08 Kevin Love defensive rebound.
  5:01 LeBron James turnover.
Kent Bazemore 3 point shot missed. 4:47  
  4:47 Kevin Love defensive rebound.
  4:40
(16-18) 		LeBron James layup made. Assisted by Kevin Love.
Kent Bazemore turnover. 4:22  
  4:10
(16-21) 		LeBron James 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Dennis Schroder turnover. Kyrie Irving steals. 3:52  
  3:40
(16-24) 		Kevin Love 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Al Horford 3 point shot missed. 3:14  
  3:13 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  3:06
(16-27) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Atlanta Timeout : short 3:06  
  2:53 J.R. Smith personal foul.
  2:53 Cleveland Timeout : full
Al Horford 2 point shot missed. 2:28  
  2:25 Iman Shumpert defensive rebound.
  2:13
(16-30) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Dennis Schroder 3 point shot missed. 2:07  
  2:05 Richard Jefferson defensive rebound.
  1:59 Kyrie Irving 3 point shot missed.
  1:56 Kevin Love offensive rebound.
  1:45 Kyrie Irving layup missed.
  1:42 Kevin Love offensive rebound.
  1:42 Kevin Love layup missed.
Mike Scott defensive rebound. 1:39  
Al Horford dunk made. Assisted by Kyle Korver. 1:36
(18-30) 		 
  1:12 Kevin Love layup missed.
Al Horford defensive rebound. 1:09  
Al Horford turnover. J.R. Smith steals. 1:06  
Dennis Schroder personal foul. 1:02  
  0:54 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
  0:54 Tristan Thompson offensive rebound.
Thabo Sefolosha personal foul. 0:50  
  0:50
(18-31) 		Tristan Thompson free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:50
(18-32) 		Tristan Thompson free throw made (2 of 2).
Kyle Korver layup missed. 0:28  
Paul Millsap offensive rebound. 0:26  
Paul Millsap 2 point shot made. 0:23
(20-32) 		 
  0:03
(20-35) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
2
Atlanta   Cleveland
  11:46 Matthew Dellavedova layup missed.
Al Horford defensive rebound. 11:44  
Tim Hardaway Jr. 3 point shot missed. 11:36  
Dennis Schroder offensive rebound. 11:35  
Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover. LeBron James steals. 11:29  
Dennis Schroder personal foul. 11:29  
  11:13
(20-38) 		LeBron James 3 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
  11:03 Iman Shumpert personal foul.
Kent Bazemore layup made. Assisted by Dennis Schroder. 10:55
(22-38) 		 
  10:55 LeBron James personal foul.
Kent Bazemore free throw made (1 of 1). 10:55
(23-38) 		 
  10:37 Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot missed.
Kyle Korver defensive rebound. 10:36  
Dennis Schroder turnover. LeBron James steals. 10:24  
  10:16
(23-41) 		Channing Frye 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
  10:03 Iman Shumpert personal foul.
Paul Millsap personal foul. 9:57  
  9:42
(23-43) 		Channing Frye layup made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert.
Jeff Teague turnover. 9:31  
  9:15 Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot missed.
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 9:15  
Kyle Korver layup made. Assisted by Jeff Teague. 9:03
(25-43) 		 
  9:03 Cleveland Timeout : full
  8:47
(25-46) 		Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
Jeff Teague 2 point shot missed. 8:23  
  8:22 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  8:09
(25-49) 		Richard Jefferson 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert.
  7:56 Richard Jefferson personal foul.
Paul Millsap free throw made (1 of 2). 7:56
(26-49) 		 
Paul Millsap free throw made (2 of 2). 7:56
(27-49) 		 
  7:37
(27-52) 		LeBron James 3 point shot made.
  7:29 Richard Jefferson personal foul.
Paul Millsap free throw missed (1 of 2). 7:29  
Paul Millsap free throw made (2 of 2). 7:29
(28-52) 		 
  7:06 LeBron James layup missed.
Jeff Teague defensive rebound. 7:05  
Jeff Teague 2 point shot missed. 7:00  
  6:59 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  6:42 LeBron James 3 point shot missed.
  6:42 Channing Frye offensive rebound.
  6:39
(28-54) 		Channing Frye layup made.
Kent Bazemore 3 point shot missed. 6:22  
Paul Millsap offensive rebound. 6:21  
  6:15 Tristan Thompson personal foul.
Paul Millsap free throw made (1 of 2). 6:15
(29-54) 		 
Paul Millsap free throw made (2 of 2). 6:15
(30-54) 		 
  5:53
(30-56) 		LeBron James 2 point shot made.
Paul Millsap layup made. Assisted by Jeff Teague. 5:39
(32-56) 		 
  5:23 Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed.
Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound. 5:23  
Thabo Sefolosha turnover. 5:19  
  5:07 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
Al Horford defensive rebound. 5:06  
  4:55 Kyrie Irving personal foul.
Jeff Teague free throw made (1 of 3). 4:55
(33-56) 		 
Jeff Teague free throw made (2 of 3). 4:55
(34-56) 		 
Jeff Teague free throw made (3 of 3). 4:55
(35-56) 		 
  4:35
(35-59) 		Kyrie Irving 3 point shot made. Assisted by Channing Frye.
  4:23 Kyrie Irving personal foul.
Jeff Teague free throw missed (1 of 2). 4:23  
Jeff Teague free throw made (2 of 2). 4:23
(36-59) 		 
  3:59
(36-62) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made.
Jeff Teague 3 point shot missed. 3:43  
  3:42 Channing Frye defensive rebound.
Jeff Teague personal foul. 3:32  
  3:32 LeBron James free throw missed (1 of 2).
  3:32
(36-63) 		LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2).
Jeff Teague turnover. 3:13  
  3:04 Kevin Love personal foul.
  3:04 Kevin Love turnover.
Atlanta Timeout : full 3:04  
Kyle Korver 3 point shot missed. 2:51  
  2:50 Kevin Love defensive rebound.
  2:33
(36-66) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
Mike Scott turnover. 2:20  
  2:10 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
  2:09 Matthew Dellavedova offensive rebound.
Mike Scott personal foul. 2:09  
  2:09
(36-67) 		Kevin Love free throw made (1 of 2).
  2:09
(36-68) 		Kevin Love free throw made (2 of 2).
Kent Bazemore layup missed. 1:53  
  1:51 Kevin Love defensive rebound.
  1:44
(36-71) 		Richard Jefferson 3 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
Kyle Korver 2 point shot missed. 1:32  
  1:31 Matthew Dellavedova defensive rebound.
  1:14 Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot missed.
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 1:14  
Kent Bazemore 3 point shot missed. 1:05  
  1:04 Kevin Love defensive rebound.
  0:44 Kevin Love layup missed.
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 0:43  
Paul Millsap turnover. Channing Frye steals. 0:37  
  0:15
(36-74) 		Kevin Love 3 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
  0:02 Matthew Dellavedova personal foul.
Kent Bazemore free throw made (1 of 2). 0:02
(37-74) 		 
Kent Bazemore free throw made (2 of 2). 0:02
(38-74) 		 
3
Atlanta   Cleveland
  11:44
(38-76) 		LeBron James layup made. Assisted by Kevin Love.
  11:22 J.R. Smith personal foul.
  11:15 LeBron James personal foul.
Al Horford free throw made (1 of 2). 11:15
(39-76) 		 
Al Horford free throw made (2 of 2). 11:15
(40-76) 		 
  11:02 Tristan Thompson 2 point shot missed.
  11:02 Cleveland offensive rebound.
Kyle Korver personal foul. 11:02  
  10:51 Tristan Thompson layup missed.
  10:50 Kevin Love offensive rebound.
  10:50 Kevin Love layup missed.
  10:49 Kevin Love offensive rebound.
  10:49 Kevin Love layup missed.
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 10:48  
Paul Millsap 2 point shot missed. 10:38  
  10:36 J.R. Smith defensive rebound.
  10:32 LeBron James personal foul.
  10:32 LeBron James turnover.
Al Horford layup missed. 10:23  
  10:22 LeBron James defensive rebound.
  10:19
(40-78) 		LeBron James layup made.
Kyle Korver personal foul. 10:19  
  10:19 LeBron James free throw missed (1 of 1).
Kent Bazemore defensive rebound. 10:18  
Al Horford 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kent Bazemore. 9:59
(43-78) 		 
  9:43
(43-81) 		J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Jeff Teague layup missed. 9:34  
  9:33 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
  9:25
(43-84) 		LeBron James 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving.
Al Horford turnover. 9:19  
  9:07 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 9:06  
Kyle Korver 3 point shot made. Assisted by Paul Millsap. 9:00
(46-84) 		 
Kyle Korver personal foul. 8:39  
  8:31
(46-86) 		Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made.
Thabo Sefolosha layup made. Assisted by Jeff Teague. 8:15
(48-86) 		 
  8:07 J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed.
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 8:06  
Jeff Teague layup made. 7:50
(50-86) 		 
  7:30 LeBron James 3 point shot missed.
  7:29 Kevin Love offensive rebound.
Paul Millsap personal foul. 7:27  
  7:27 Cleveland Timeout : full
  7:13 LeBron James 2 point shot missed.
Paul Millsap defensive rebound. 7:11  
Thabo Sefolosha 3 point shot made. Assisted by Jeff Teague. 7:02
(53-86) 		 
  6:37
(53-88) 		Tristan Thompson dunk made.
Al Horford 3 point shot made. Assisted by Thabo Sefolosha. 6:16
(56-88) 		 
Al Horford personal foul. 5:58  
  5:58
(56-89) 		LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2).
  5:58
(56-90) 		LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2).
  5:53 Tristan Thompson personal foul.
Jeff Teague free throw made (1 of 2). 5:53
(57-90) 		 
Jeff Teague free throw made (2 of 2). 5:53
(58-90) 		 
  5:37
(58-93) 		Kyrie Irving 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James.
  5:17 LeBron James personal foul.
Jeff Teague free throw made (1 of 2). 5:17
(59-93) 		 
Jeff Teague free throw made (2 of 2). 5:17
(60-93) 		 
  5:06
(60-96) 		Kyrie Irving 3 point shot made.
Kris Humphries 2 point shot missed. 4:52  
  4:51 Kyrie Irving defensive rebound.
Jeff Teague personal foul. 4:47  
  4:47 Kyrie Irving free throw missed (1 of 2).
  4:47
(60-97) 		Kyrie Irving free throw made (2 of 2).
Jeff Teague 2 point shot missed. 4:29  
Atlanta offensive rebound. 4:28  
Jeff Teague 3 point shot missed. 4:19  
  4:19 Cleveland defensive rebound.
Kent Bazemore personal foul. 4:19  
  4:19
(60-98) 		Kyrie Irving free throw made (1 of 2).
  4:19
(60-99) 		Kyrie Irving free throw made (2 of 2).
Kent Bazemore 2 point shot missed. 3:55  
  3:52 Tristan Thompson defensive rebound.
Dennis Schroder personal foul. 3:51  
  3:51
(60-100) 		LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2).
  3:51 LeBron James free throw missed (2 of 2).
Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound. 3:50  
Dennis Schroder 3 point shot missed. 3:34  
Kris Humphries offensive rebound. 3:33  
Thabo Sefolosha layup made. 3:23
(62-100) 		 
  3:07 Matthew Dellavedova layup missed.
Mike Scott defensive rebound. 3:05  
Kris Humphries dunk made. Assisted by Thabo Sefolosha. 2:59
(64-100) 		 
Kris Humphries personal foul. 2:44  
Atlanta Timeout : full 2:44  
  2:44 LeBron James free throw missed (1 of 2).
  2:44
(64-101) 		LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2).
Dennis Schroder layup missed. 2:33  
Kris Humphries offensive rebound. 2:30  
Kris Humphries layup missed. 2:30  
  2:26 Channing Frye defensive rebound.
  2:13 LeBron James layup missed. Blocked by Mike Scott.
Kris Humphries defensive rebound. 2:11  
Kris Humphries 3 point shot missed. 2:05  
  2:05 Channing Frye defensive rebound.
  1:45 Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot missed.
Kris Humphries defensive rebound. 1:42  
Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover. J.R. Smith steals. 1:39  
  1:33 Cleveland Timeout : short
  1:24
(64-103) 		Richard Jefferson dunk made. Assisted by Channing Frye.
Dennis Schroder 2 point shot made. 1:11
(66-103) 		 
Mike Scott personal foul. 0:50  
  0:50
(66-104) 		Channing Frye free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:50 Channing Frye free throw missed (2 of 2).
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound. 0:50  
  0:33 Timofey Mozgov personal foul.
Kris Humphries free throw made (1 of 2). 0:33
(67-104) 		 
Kris Humphries free throw made (2 of 2). 0:33
(68-104) 		 
  0:17
(68-106) 		Iman Shumpert dunk made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova.
  0:03 Channing Frye personal foul.
Kris Humphries free throw made (1 of 2). 0:03
(69-106) 		 
Kris Humphries free throw made (2 of 2). 0:03
(70-106) 		 
4
Atlanta   Cleveland
Dennis Schroder 3 point shot made. 11:42
(73-106) 		 
  11:22
(73-108) 		Channing Frye layup made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert.
Kris Humphries 2 point shot made. Assisted by Mike Scott. 11:04
(75-108) 		 
  10:46 Mo Williams 3 point shot missed.
Mike Scott defensive rebound. 10:45  
Mike Muscala 3 point shot made. Assisted by Dennis Schroder. 10:32
(78-108) 		 
  10:12 Channing Frye 3 point shot missed.
Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound. 10:11  
  10:02 Timofey Mozgov personal foul.
Mike Scott free throw made (1 of 2). 10:02
(79-108) 		 
Mike Scott free throw made (2 of 2). 10:02
(80-108) 		 
  9:48 Richard Jefferson turnover.
Tim Hardaway Jr. 3 point shot missed. 9:32  
  9:32 Iman Shumpert defensive rebound.
  9:15
(80-110) 		Channing Frye 2 point shot made. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Tim Hardaway Jr. 3 point shot made. 9:01
(83-110) 		 
Mike Muscala personal foul. 8:46  
Kirk Hinrich personal foul. 8:43  
  8:29
(83-112) 		Mo Williams 2 point shot made.
Kirk Hinrich 3 point shot made. Assisted by Tim Hardaway Jr.. 8:11
(86-112) 		 
  8:00 Channing Frye 3 point shot missed.
Kris Humphries defensive rebound. 7:59  
Kirk Hinrich 3 point shot missed. 7:44  
  7:44 Channing Frye defensive rebound.
Kirk Hinrich personal foul. 7:40  
  7:20
(86-115) 		Iman Shumpert 3 point shot made.
Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 point shot missed. 7:01  
Mike Muscala offensive rebound. 6:59  
Mike Muscala layup made. 6:56
(88-115) 		 
  6:32
(88-117) 		Iman Shumpert 2 point shot made.
Kris Humphries 2 point shot missed. 6:08  
  6:08 Mo Williams defensive rebound.
  5:58 Timofey Mozgov 2 point shot missed.
Kris Humphries defensive rebound. 5:57  
  5:56 Mo Williams personal foul.
  5:56 Cleveland Timeout : full
Tim Hardaway Jr. free throw missed (1 of 2). 5:56  
Tim Hardaway Jr. free throw made (2 of 2). 5:56
(89-117) 		 
  5:39 James Jones 3 point shot missed.
Kris Humphries defensive rebound. 5:38  
Kirk Hinrich 2 point shot missed. 5:23  
  5:22 James Jones defensive rebound.
  5:07 Mo Williams 3 point shot missed.
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound. 5:07  
Tim Hardaway Jr. 3 point shot missed. 4:59  
Kris Humphries defensive rebound. 4:58  
Kris Humphries layup made. 4:55
(91-117) 		 
  4:38 James Jones 3 point shot missed.
  4:38 Cleveland offensive rebound.
Lamar Patterson personal foul. 4:38  
  4:26 James Jones 2 point shot missed.
Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound. 4:25  
Mike Muscala 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kris Humphries. 4:16
(94-117) 		 
  3:51 James Jones 2 point shot missed.
  3:51 Cleveland offensive rebound.
  3:51 Cleveland turnover.
  3:39 Mo Williams personal foul.
  3:39 Cleveland Timeout : full
Mike Muscala layup missed. 3:32  
  3:31 Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound.
  3:14 Mo Williams 3 point shot missed.
Lamar Patterson defensive rebound. 3:13  
Kris Humphries layup made. Assisted by Lamar Patterson. 3:08
(96-117) 		 
  2:49 James Jones turnover. Kris Humphries steals.
Kirk Hinrich 2 point shot missed. 2:35  
  2:34 Richard Jefferson defensive rebound.
  2:22
(96-120) 		James Jones 3 point shot made. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Lamar Patterson turnover. Mo Williams steals. 2:12  
  1:50
(96-123) 		Mo Williams 3 point shot made.
Lamar Patterson turnover. 1:36  
  1:18 James Jones 3 point shot missed.
Kris Humphries defensive rebound. 1:17  
Mike Muscala 2 point shot made. 1:06
(98-123) 		 
  0:44 Richard Jefferson turnover. Lamar Patterson steals.
Lamar Patterson 3 point shot missed. 0:38  
  0:36 James Jones defensive rebound.
  0:14 Cleveland turnover.