Cleveland 93, Washington 86 Determined to make the Wizards swallow their words, LeBron James scored 32 points, making two tough shots down the stretch as the Cavs opened the NBA playoffs with an intense 93-86 win. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video
Game 2: April 21
Cleveland 116, Washington 86 LeBron James scored 30 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16, and the Cavaliers played their best game in months, blowing out Arenas and Co. to take a 2-0 lead in a series oozing with bad blood. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video
Game 3: April 24
Washington 108, Cleveland 72 DeShawn Stevenson had 19 points and Caron Butler scored 17 to cut Cleveland's lead to 2-1. After setting a franchise playoff record with a 30-point win in Game 2, the Cavs lost Game 3 by 36. --AP GameCenter | Recap
Game 4: April 27
Cleveland 100, Washington 97 LeBron James had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and dished the ball to Delonte West for a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left, helping the Cavaliers get past the Wizards and take a 3-1 lead in the series. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video
Game 5: April 30
Washington 88, Cleveland 87 Caron Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington a victory. --AP GameCenter | Recap
Game 6: May 2
Cleveland 105, Washington 88 LeBron James compiled 27 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for his third career playoff triple-double, while helping slow Caron Butler at the defensive end, and the Cavs beat the Wizards to end their contentious series. --AP GameCenter | Recap | Video
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