Lebron James made a 4-foot bank shot with 5.7 seconds left to lead Cleveland over Washington 97-96. James exploded for a franchise playoff-record 41 points and made 16 of 28 shots, and now put the Cavaliers up 2-1. Gilbert Arenas tried to compete with James- making 17 of his 34 points in the final period, but it wasn't enough as he missed the potential game winning three in the final seconds.
The Kings continued their inspired play from Game two and Kevin Martin took the biggest shot of his career as the Kings were able to steal Game 3 from the Spurs, 94-93. Martin's twisting layup shot bounced three times before falling into the rim, similar to Brent Barry's regulation game-tying 3-pointer. The Kings were not able to stop Duncan from dominating the game with 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting and 12 boards, but were still able to carve out the win with Mike Bibby putting out 25 points and Ron Artest adding 22 points and 12 rebounds.
The Lakers tried a different formula, and it worked, as all its starters reached double-digits in the team effort 99-92 win over the Suns. Kobe Bryant had just 17 points, but Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown, and Luke Walton all had huge double-double nights, with 15 points and 17 rebounds, 13 points and 11 rebounds, 17 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Steve Nash led the Suns with 17 points and 11 assists, but were totally outrebounded by the Lakers 53-34.
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