Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 5 • CLE leads series 3-2
43-39, 18-23 Away
88
43-39, 18-23 Away
45-37, 27-14 Home
87
45-37, 27-14 Home
Washington Wizards
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 8 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | 32 | 11-22 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
88 | 31-76 | 7-19 | 19-25 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 24 | ||
41% | 37% | 76% |
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | 34 | 8-21 | 3-9 | 15-18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 20 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
87 | 27-75 | 9-25 | 24-32 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 20 | ||
36% | 36% | 75% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
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Cleveland, OH
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Mike Callahan
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