| Los Angeles Lakers | 99 |
| Phoenix Suns | 92 |
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| Sacramento Kings | 94 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 93 |
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| Washington Wizards | 96 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 97 |
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Cleveland 97, Washington 96
Opening Round - Cleveland wins 4-2
Capital One Arena (Washington, District of Columbia)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Cleveland (0) Washington (0)
Technicals: Cleveland (0) Washington (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE (50-32) | 19 | 31 | 21 | 26 | 97 |
| WAS (42-40) | 26 | 32 | 13 | 25 | 96 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
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| CLE | 94 | 103.3 | 102.3 |
| WAS | 94 | 102.3 | 103.3 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | .441 | 0.128 | 0.289 | 0.259 |
| WAS | .493 | 0.181 | 0.171 | 0.366 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
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| 90 | Drew Gooden | Starter | PF | 24:09 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4.8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 32 | Larry Hughes | Starter | SG | 40:11 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | Starter | C | 31:29 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7.5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 23 | LeBron James | Starter | SF | 47:37 | 16-28 | 3-5 | 6-9 | 20.1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
| 20 | Eric Snow | Starter | PG | 36:55 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Damon Jones | Bench | PG | 07:07 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Donyell Marshall | Bench | PF | 28:57 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Flip Murray | Bench | SG | 12:24 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Anderson Varejao | Bench | C | 11:10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 239 | 35-85 | 5-14 | 22-27 | 76.4 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 97 | ||||
| 41.2% | 35.7% | 81.5% |
Washington Wizards
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Gilbert Arenas | Starter | PG | 46:04 | 12-25 | 2-7 | 8-11 | 13.6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Caron Butler | Starter | SG | 46:13 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 15.0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 33 | Brendan Haywood | Starter | C | 28:20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Antawn Jamison | Starter | PF | 40:51 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 12.2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 1 | Jared Jeffries | Starter | SF | 30:27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Antonio Daniels | Bench | PG | 31:39 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 51 | Michael Ruffin | Bench | C | 16:26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 34-71 | 2-13 | 26-33 | 73.4 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 96 | ||||
| 47.9% | 15.4% | 78.8% |
Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Eric Snow 4.8p, 2.4r, 4.2a |
Larry Hughes 15.5p, 4.5r, 3.6a |
LeBron James 31.4p, 7r, 6.6a |
Drew Gooden 10.7p, 8.4r, 0.7a |
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 15.6p, 7.6r, 1.2a |
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Flip Murray 11.2p, 2r, 2.6a |
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Donyell Marshall 9.3p, 6.1r, 0.7a |
Anderson Varejao 4.7p, 5r, 0.4a |
| Lim PT | Damon Jones 6.7p, 1.6r, 2.1a |
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Washington Wizards Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Gilbert Arenas 29.3p, 3.5r, 6.1a |
Caron Butler 17.6p, 6.2r, 2.5a |
Jared Jeffries 6.4p, 4.9r, 1.9a |
Antawn Jamison 20.5p, 9.3r, 1.9a |
Brendan Haywood 7.3p, 5.9r, 0.6a |
| Rotation | Antonio Daniels 9.7p, 2.2r, 3.6a |
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Michael Ruffin 1.4p, 3.6r, 0.4a |