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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Toronto 99, Cleveland 97
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, February 26, 2016
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #19 James Capers, #16 David Guthrie, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance: 19800
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 3118282097
Toronto 2124233199
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1
Cleveland   Toronto
  12:00 Jonas Valanciunas wins jump ball against Tristan Thompson.
  11:42 DeMar DeRozan 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 11:42  
LeBron James turnover. DeMar DeRozan steals. 11:25  
  11:12 DeMar DeRozan 2 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 11:12  
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot made. Assisted by Tristan Thompson. 11:04
(2-0) 		 
  10:37 Luis Scola layup missed.
Kevin Love 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyrie Irving. 10:27
(5-0) 		 
  10:12 Luis Scola 3 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 10:11  
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 10:03  
Kyrie Irving offensive rebound. 10:02  
LeBron James turnover. 9:57  
  9:38 Luis Scola 3 point shot missed.
J.R. Smith defensive rebound. 9:38  
Kevin Love layup made. 9:26
(7-0) 		 
  9:19 Toronto Timeout : full
J.R. Smith personal foul. 9:11  
  9:11
(7-1) 		DeMar DeRozan free throw made (1 of 2).
  9:11
(7-2) 		DeMar DeRozan free throw made (2 of 2).
Tristan Thompson dunk missed. 9:00  
  8:59 Luis Scola defensive rebound.
  8:42
(7-4) 		Kyle Lowry layup made.
Kevin Love layup missed. 8:32  
  8:32 Kyle Lowry defensive rebound.
  8:27 Kyle Lowry personal foul.
  8:27 Kyle Lowry turnover.
LeBron James layup made. 8:13
(9-4) 		 
  7:49 James Johnson 3 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 7:48  
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 7:38  
  7:38 James Johnson defensive rebound.
  7:22 Luis Scola 2 point shot missed.
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 7:22  
  6:59 DeMar DeRozan personal foul.
Kevin Love layup made. Assisted by Tristan Thompson. 6:52
(11-4) 		 
  6:52 Luis Scola personal foul.
Kevin Love free throw missed (1 of 1). 6:52  
  6:51 Patrick Patterson defensive rebound.
Kevin Love personal foul. 6:36  
  6:36
(11-5) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (1 of 2).
  6:36
(11-6) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (2 of 2).
LeBron James 2 point shot missed. 6:23  
Tristan Thompson offensive rebound. 6:22  
Tristan Thompson dunk made. 6:20
(13-6) 		 
  6:06
(13-8) 		Jonas Valanciunas dunk made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
LeBron James 2 point shot made. 5:42
(15-8) 		 
  5:30
(15-10) 		Kyle Lowry 2 point shot made. Assisted by DeMar DeRozan.
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 5:10  
  5:10 DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound.
  5:00 DeMar DeRozan layup missed.
  5:00 Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound.
  4:58
(15-12) 		Jonas Valanciunas layup made.
LeBron James layup missed. 4:42  
  4:41 James Johnson defensive rebound.
  4:31
(15-15) 		Kyle Lowry 3 point shot made. Assisted by Patrick Patterson.
Cleveland Timeout : full 4:24  
  4:12 DeMar DeRozan personal foul.
Kyrie Irving free throw made (1 of 2). 4:12
(16-15) 		 
Kyrie Irving free throw made (2 of 2). 4:12
(17-15) 		 
  3:49
(17-17) 		Patrick Patterson layup made.
LeBron James layup missed. 3:40  
  3:39 Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound.
  3:28 Kyle Lowry 3 point shot missed.
J.R. Smith defensive rebound. 3:28  
  3:13 James Johnson personal foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2). 3:13
(18-17) 		 
LeBron James free throw missed (2 of 2). 3:13  
  3:12 Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound.
  3:06 James Johnson personal foul.
  3:06 James Johnson turnover.
Iman Shumpert 2 point shot made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova. 2:54
(20-17) 		 
  2:31 Terrence Ross 2 point shot missed.
  2:29 Toronto offensive rebound.
  2:19 James Johnson 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 2:19  
Timofey Mozgov layup made. 2:03
(22-17) 		 
  1:57 Toronto Timeout : short
  1:50
(22-19) 		Cory Joseph 2 point shot made.
LeBron James 3 point shot made. 1:36
(25-19) 		 
  1:15 Patrick Patterson 2 point shot missed.
Channing Frye defensive rebound. 1:14  
LeBron James 3 point shot missed. 1:04  
  1:03 Terrence Ross defensive rebound.
  0:56
(25-21) 		Terrence Ross 2 point shot made.
Channing Frye 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James. 0:41
(28-21) 		 
  0:30 Cory Joseph layup missed.
Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound. 0:30  
Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert. 0:09
(31-21) 		 
Matthew Dellavedova personal foul. 0:04  
2
Cleveland   Toronto
Iman Shumpert 2 point shot missed. 11:34  
Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound. 11:34  
Timofey Mozgov dunk made. Assisted by Matthew Dellavedova. 11:23
(33-21) 		 
Richard Jefferson personal foul. 11:05  
  10:53
(33-23) 		Bismack Biyombo layup made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
Timofey Mozgov 2 point shot missed. 10:29  
  10:28 DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound.
  10:16
(33-25) 		Kyle Lowry layup made.
Matthew Dellavedova turnover. 10:01  
  9:46 Patrick Patterson turnover. Channing Frye steals.
  9:44 Patrick Patterson personal foul.
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed. 9:32  
  9:31 Kyle Lowry defensive rebound.
  9:20
(33-27) 		Kyle Lowry layup made.
Timofey Mozgov personal foul. 9:20  
  9:20 Kyle Lowry free throw missed (1 of 1).
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 9:19  
Channing Frye 3 point shot missed. 9:01  
  9:01 Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound.
Channing Frye personal foul. 8:56  
  8:56
Official Timeout		  
Iman Shumpert personal foul. 8:44  
  8:36 Toronto turnover.
Kyrie Irving 3 point shot missed. 8:20  
  8:20 Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound.
  8:10
(33-29) 		Bismack Biyombo dunk made.
Iman Shumpert turnover. Kyle Lowry steals. 7:54  
  7:49
(33-31) 		Cory Joseph layup made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
Richard Jefferson 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert. 7:26
(36-31) 		 
  7:07
(36-33) 		Cory Joseph layup made.
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 6:50  
  6:42
(36-35) 		Bismack Biyombo dunk made. Assisted by Cory Joseph.
Cleveland Timeout : full 6:41  
Richard Jefferson 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kevin Love. 6:21
(39-35) 		 
  6:05
(39-37) 		Bismack Biyombo dunk made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
Richard Jefferson turnover. 5:46  
  5:27
(39-39) 		Kyle Lowry 2 point shot made.
Kevin Love 3 point shot missed. 5:14  
  5:14 DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound.
  4:52
(39-41) 		Bismack Biyombo layup made. Assisted by Cory Joseph.
Cleveland Timeout : short 4:34  
Tristan Thompson layup missed. 4:27  
  4:26 DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound.
  4:02 Kyle Lowry 2 point shot missed.
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 4:01  
Kevin Love layup missed. 3:43  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 3:42  
Kevin Love layup made. 3:40
(41-41) 		 
  3:28 Kyle Lowry turnover. Kevin Love steals.
Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot missed. 3:19  
  3:18 Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound.
  3:00 DeMar DeRozan layup missed.
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 2:59  
LeBron James layup made. 2:52
(43-41) 		 
  2:42 Toronto Timeout : full
  2:34 DeMar DeRozan 2 point shot missed.
  2:32 Toronto offensive rebound.
  2:22
(43-43) 		Jonas Valanciunas 2 point shot made. Assisted by Luis Scola.
  2:11 James Johnson personal foul.
LeBron James layup missed. 2:02  
  2:02 Terrence Ross defensive rebound.
  1:51 Jonas Valanciunas turnover.
LeBron James layup missed. 1:42  
  1:41 DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound.
  1:26 Cory Joseph layup missed.
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 1:25  
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kevin Love. 1:08
(46-43) 		 
  0:53 Bench technical foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 1). 0:53
(47-43) 		 
  0:48 DeMar DeRozan 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 0:47  
Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot made. Assisted by Tristan Thompson. 0:35
(49-43) 		 
  0:19
(49-45) 		Terrence Ross 2 point shot made. Assisted by Cory Joseph.
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 0:01  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 0:00  
Kevin Love 2 point shot missed. 0:00  
Cleveland offensive rebound. 0:00  
3
Cleveland   Toronto
J.R. Smith 2 point shot made. 11:48
(51-45) 		 
J.R. Smith personal foul. 11:33  
  11:18 DeMar DeRozan 3 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 11:17  
LeBron James 2 point shot made. 11:09
(53-45) 		 
  10:58 DeMar DeRozan turnover. Kyrie Irving steals.
Kyrie Irving layup made. 10:54
(55-45) 		 
  10:54 Toronto Timeout : full
  10:32
(55-47) 		Kyle Lowry layup made (goaltending violation).
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed. 10:10  
Tristan Thompson offensive rebound. 10:09  
Tristan Thompson layup missed. 10:08  
Kevin Love offensive rebound. 10:07  
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed. 9:48  
  9:48 Luis Scola personal foul.
  9:47 DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound.
Tristan Thompson wins jump ball against Jonas Valanciunas. 9:47  
Tristan Thompson turnover. Jonas Valanciunas steals. 9:35  
  9:18 James Johnson 2 point shot missed.
  9:18 Luis Scola offensive rebound.
  9:17
(55-49) 		Luis Scola layup made.
Tristan Thompson personal foul. 9:17  
  9:17 Luis Scola free throw missed (1 of 1).
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 9:17  
  9:06 Luis Scola personal foul.
Kevin Love free throw made (1 of 2). 9:06
(56-49) 		 
Kevin Love free throw made (2 of 2). 9:06
(57-49) 		 
  8:52 DeMar DeRozan turnover. LeBron James steals.
  8:46 James Johnson personal foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2). 8:46
(58-49) 		 
LeBron James free throw missed (2 of 2). 8:46  
Cleveland offensive rebound. 8:45  
  8:44 Luis Scola personal foul.
Tristan Thompson dunk made. Assisted by Kevin Love. 8:25
(60-49) 		 
  7:59 DeMar DeRozan 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 7:58  
LeBron James turnover. Kyle Lowry steals. 7:53  
  7:45 DeMar DeRozan 2 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 7:45  
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 7:37  
  7:36 Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound.
Tristan Thompson personal foul. 7:27  
  7:27
(60-50) 		DeMar DeRozan free throw made (1 of 2).
  7:27
(60-51) 		DeMar DeRozan free throw made (2 of 2).
LeBron James layup missed. 7:08  
  7:07 Kyle Lowry defensive rebound.
Tristan Thompson personal foul. 7:06  
  6:50
(60-54) 		Patrick Patterson 3 point shot made. Assisted by DeMar DeRozan.
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed. 6:35  
Tristan Thompson offensive rebound. 6:35  
  6:32 Kyle Lowry personal foul.
Kevin Love free throw missed (1 of 3). 6:32  
Kevin Love free throw made (2 of 3). 6:32
(61-54) 		 
Kevin Love free throw made (3 of 3). 6:32
(62-54) 		 
  6:21 Kyle Lowry 3 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 6:21  
LeBron James 3 point shot made. 6:15
(65-54) 		 
Kyrie Irving personal foul. 6:05  
  6:05 Kyle Lowry free throw missed (1 of 2).
  6:05
(65-55) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (2 of 2).
Kyrie Irving 2 point shot missed. 5:47  
  5:47 Kyle Lowry defensive rebound.
  5:30 DeMar DeRozan 2 point shot missed.
Tristan Thompson defensive rebound. 5:29  
J.R. Smith layup made. 5:08
(67-55) 		 
  4:52 Patrick Patterson personal foul.
  4:52 Patrick Patterson turnover.
Kevin Love 3 point shot missed. 4:34  
Cleveland offensive rebound. 4:34  
  4:34 DeMar DeRozan personal foul.
LeBron James free throw missed (1 of 2). 4:34  
LeBron James free throw made (2 of 2). 4:34
(68-55) 		 
  4:23
(68-57) 		Kyle Lowry layup made.
Matthew Dellavedova 3 point shot made. Assisted by Iman Shumpert. 3:59
(71-57) 		 
  3:48
(71-60) 		Terrence Ross 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
Matthew Dellavedova personal foul. 3:29  
Matthew Dellavedova turnover. 3:29  
  3:19 Kyle Lowry 3 point shot missed.
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 3:18  
  3:00 Patrick Patterson personal foul.
Kevin Love free throw made (1 of 2). 3:00
(72-60) 		 
Kevin Love free throw made (2 of 2). 3:00
(73-60) 		 
  2:41 Cory Joseph 2 point shot missed.
  2:40 Toronto offensive rebound.
Cleveland Timeout : full 2:40  
  2:24
(73-62) 		Kyle Lowry 2 point shot made.
Matthew Dellavedova 2 point shot missed. 1:54  
LeBron James offensive rebound. 1:54  
LeBron James layup made. 1:52
(75-62) 		 
  1:45 Patrick Patterson personal foul.
  1:45 Patrick Patterson turnover.
LeBron James personal foul. 1:29  
LeBron James turnover. 1:29  
  1:15 Cory Joseph layup missed.
  1:14 Toronto offensive rebound.
  0:59 Kyle Lowry layup missed.
  0:59 Toronto offensive rebound.
LeBron James personal foul. 0:53  
  0:53
(75-63) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:53
(75-64) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (2 of 2).
Matthew Dellavedova turnover. Kyle Lowry steals. 0:39  
Iman Shumpert personal foul. 0:33  
  0:33
(75-65) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (1 of 2).
  0:33 Kyle Lowry free throw missed (2 of 2).
Iman Shumpert defensive rebound. 0:32  
Tristan Thompson layup made. Assisted by LeBron James. 0:17
(77-65) 		 
Matthew Dellavedova flagrant foul. 0:02  
  0:02 Bismack Biyombo free throw missed (1 of 2).
  0:02
(77-66) 		Bismack Biyombo free throw made (2 of 2).
  0:00
(77-68) 		Kyle Lowry layup made.
4
Cleveland   Toronto
  11:42 Cory Joseph 3 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 11:41  
  11:38 Jonas Valanciunas personal foul.
LeBron James turnover. 11:20  
  11:04
(77-71) 		Kyle Lowry 3 point shot made.
LeBron James turnover. Kyle Lowry steals. 10:47  
  10:29
(77-74) 		Terrence Ross 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
Cleveland Timeout : full 10:29  
LeBron James layup made. 10:12
(79-74) 		 
  9:48 Terrence Ross 3 point shot missed.
  9:48 Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound.
Iman Shumpert personal foul. 9:39  
  9:30 Jonas Valanciunas 2 point shot missed.
  9:29 Toronto offensive rebound.
Iman Shumpert technical foul. 9:29  
  9:29
(79-75) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (1 of 1).
Channing Frye personal foul. 9:16  
  9:16
(79-76) 		Jonas Valanciunas free throw made (1 of 2).
  9:16 Jonas Valanciunas free throw missed (2 of 2).
Channing Frye defensive rebound. 9:15  
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Channing Frye. 8:58
(82-76) 		 
  8:41 Cory Joseph layup missed.
J.R. Smith defensive rebound. 8:41  
  8:30 Terrence Ross personal foul.
Kyrie Irving layup made. 8:14
(84-76) 		 
Iman Shumpert personal foul. 8:05  
  8:05 Kyle Lowry free throw missed (1 of 2).
  8:05
(84-77) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (2 of 2).
Channing Frye 2 point shot missed. 7:51  
Channing Frye offensive rebound. 7:51  
Channing Frye layup missed. 7:49  
  7:49 Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound.
Channing Frye personal foul. 7:43  
  7:32 Patrick Patterson 2 point shot missed.
  7:31 Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound.
  7:28
(84-79) 		Jonas Valanciunas layup made.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot made. Assisted by Kevin Love. 7:03
(87-79) 		 
  6:41
(87-82) 		Terrence Ross 3 point shot made. Assisted by Cory Joseph.
Kyrie Irving layup made. Assisted by LeBron James. 6:15
(89-82) 		 
  6:10 Toronto Timeout : full
  5:54 Terrence Ross 3 point shot missed.
Kevin Love defensive rebound. 5:53  
LeBron James dunk made. Assisted by Kevin Love. 5:38
(91-82) 		 
  5:13 Terrence Ross 2 point shot missed.
  5:13 Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound.
  5:05 Jonas Valanciunas personal foul.
  5:05 Jonas Valanciunas personal foul.
Kyrie Irving turnover. 4:45  
  4:33
(91-84) 		Kyle Lowry 2 point shot made.
LeBron James layup missed. 4:08  
  4:07 Patrick Patterson defensive rebound.
  3:59
(91-86) 		Kyle Lowry 2 point shot made.
Iman Shumpert personal foul. 3:59  
  3:59
(91-87) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (1 of 1).
Kyrie Irving personal foul. 3:46  
Kyrie Irving turnover. 3:46  
  3:34
(91-89) 		DeMar DeRozan layup made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
  3:30 Kyle Lowry personal foul.
Kyrie Irving 3 point shot missed. 3:14  
  3:14 Kyle Lowry defensive rebound.
J.R. Smith personal foul. 3:03  
  3:03
(91-90) 		Jonas Valanciunas free throw made (1 of 2).
  3:03
(91-91) 		Jonas Valanciunas free throw made (2 of 2).
  2:43 Jonas Valanciunas personal foul.
LeBron James free throw made (1 of 2). 2:43
(92-91) 		 
LeBron James free throw missed (2 of 2). 2:43  
  2:42 Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound.
  2:26
(92-93) 		Terrence Ross 2 point shot made. Assisted by Kyle Lowry.
Kevin Love 3 point shot missed. 2:11  
  2:10 Patrick Patterson defensive rebound.
Kevin Love personal foul. 1:55  
  1:55
(92-94) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (1 of 2).
  1:55
(92-95) 		Kyle Lowry free throw made (2 of 2).
Kevin Love 3 point shot made. Assisted by LeBron James. 1:42
(95-95) 		 
  1:25 Terrence Ross 2 point shot missed.
LeBron James defensive rebound. 1:25  
  1:08 Kyle Lowry personal foul.
Kevin Love free throw made (1 of 2). 1:08
(96-95) 		 
Kevin Love free throw made (2 of 2). 1:08
(97-95) 		 
  1:08 Toronto Timeout : full
  0:51
(97-97) 		Kyle Lowry 2 point shot made.
J.R. Smith 3 point shot missed. 0:28  
  0:27 Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound.
  0:26 Toronto Timeout : short
  0:03
(97-99) 		Kyle Lowry 2 point shot made.
Cleveland Timeout : short 0:03  
LeBron James 3 point shot missed. 0:00