Celtics 115-100 Cavaliers (14 Dec, 2002) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

4-20, 1-13 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	23	30	31	16	100
BOS	40	23	30	22	115

Boston Celtics

15-7, 10-4 home

115

Tony Battie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk.
Antoine Walker made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Delk made 9 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Antoine Walker made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Delk missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made 10 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Paul Pierce made 4 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Paul Pierce missed 13 ft Jumper.
Shammond Williams made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Antoine Walker missed Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Tony Battie made Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Tony Delk made Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Battie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Jumper.
Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Antoine Walker made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Eric Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 53 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 10 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams made Layup.
Eric Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Walter McCarty missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Paul Pierce made 16 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Dunk.
Shammond Williams made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Shammond Williams missed 18 ft Jumper.
Vin Baker made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Shammond Williams made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shammond Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shammond Williams missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Tony Delk missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Antoine Walker missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Darius Miles.
Antoine Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown made Layup.
J.R. Bremer made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Smush Parker missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Ricky Davis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Wagner.
Ricky Davis made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.
Dajuan Wagner missed Layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 4 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis made Layup. Assisted by Smush Parker.
Tyrone Hill missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis made 21 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner made 8 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made Layup. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dajuan Wagner.
Dajuan Wagner missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 8 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Milt Palacio missed Layup.
Milt Palacio missed 4 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Tip Shot.
Ricky Davis made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Wagner.
Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Dajuan Wagner missed 3 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles missed 18 ft Jumper.
Milt Palacio made 9 ft Jumper.
Milt Palacio made Layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Darius Miles missed 4 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Milt Palacio made Layup. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Milt Palacio missed 5 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Darius Miles made Slam Dunk.
Dajuan Wagner missed 8 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles missed 4 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Tip Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Ricky Davis made Layup. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Milt Palacio missed Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Milt Palacio made Tip Shot.
Milt Palacio missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jumaine Jones.
Jumaine Jones missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 4 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Jumper.
Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Ricky Davis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 14 ft Jumper.
Milt Palacio made Layup.
Dajuan Wagner missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jumaine Jones.
Milt Palacio missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed 9 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jumaine Jones made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Jumaine Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeSagana Diop made Layup.
Darius Miles made 17 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles missed 41 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed Layup.
Ricky Davis made Layup.
Darius Miles missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed Layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 4 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup.
Ricky Davis made 14 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed Jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 17 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles missed Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Darius Miles missed Jumper.
Darius Miles made Layup.
Darius Miles missed 13 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Ricky Davis missed 13 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Milt Palacio missed Layup.

CAVALIERS

CELTICS

TIME		CLE	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Tony Battie. Smush Parker gains possession.	0	0
11:42	Smush Parker missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.	0	0
11:41	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:40	Ricky Davis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Wagner.	2	0
11:22	Tony Battie missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	0
11:21	Ricky Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	0
11:15	Smush Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Battie.	2	0
11:07	Smush Parker Personal Foul	2	0
11:02	Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk.	2	2
10:45	Ricky Davis made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Smush Parker.	4	2
10:33	Tony Delk Bad Pass. Stolen by Tyrone Hill.	4	2
10:26	Dajuan Wagner missed Layup.	4	2
10:26	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	2
10:15	Antoine Walker made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.	4	5
9:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	5
9:51	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	4	5
9:44	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	4	5
9:42	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 4 ft Jumper.	4	5
9:42	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	4	5
9:42	Tyrone Hill Shooting Foul	4	5
9:42	Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	5
9:42	Boston Offensive Rebound.	4	5
9:42	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	6
9:33	Ricky Davis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	6
9:27	Smush Parker Offensive Rebound.	4	6
9:26	Ricky Davis made Layup. Assisted by Smush Parker.	6	6
9:06	Tony Delk made 9 ft Jumper.	6	8
8:57	Smush Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Antoine Walker.	6	8
8:45	Antoine Walker made Jumper.	6	10
8:30	Tyrone Hill missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	10
8:27	Smush Parker Offensive Rebound.	6	10
8:22	Dajuan Wagner missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.	6	10
8:19	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	6	10
8:04	Paul Pierce made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	6	12
7:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lost Ball. Stolen by Eric Williams.	6	12
7:45	Paul Pierce made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.	6	14
7:43	Cleveland Full Timeout.	6	14
7:22	Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Dajuan Wagner.	6	14
7:15	Smush Parker Loose Ball Foul	6	14
7:09	Antoine Walker Personal Foul	6	14
7:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	8	14
6:43	Antoine Walker made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	17
6:35	Ricky Davis made 21 ft Jumper.	10	17
6:28	Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	17
6:26	Milt Palacio Defensive Rebound.	10	17
6:20	Dajuan Wagner made 8 ft Jumper.	12	17
5:56	Paul Pierce Personal Foul	12	17
5:54	Ricky Davis made Layup. Assisted by Milt Palacio.	14	17
5:54	Eric Williams Shooting Foul	14	17
5:54	Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	17
5:37	Milt Palacio Personal Foul	15	17
5:31	Tony Battie made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	15	19
5:18	Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dajuan Wagner.	17	19
5:03	Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tony Delk.	17	21
4:45	Dajuan Wagner missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	21
4:41	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	21
4:37	Tony Delk missed 12 ft Jumper.	17	21
4:37	Tony Battie Offensive Rebound.	17	21
4:35	Tony Battie made 10 ft Jumper.	17	23
4:30	Milt Palacio Bad Pass	17	23
4:16	Paul Pierce made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	17	25
3:57	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 8 ft Jumper.	17	25
3:55	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	17	25
3:45	Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.	17	25
3:43	Boston Offensive Rebound.	17	25
3:43	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Loose Ball Foul	17	25
3:43	Shammond Williams enters the game for Tony Delk.	17	25
3:43	Walter McCarty enters the game for Eric Williams.	17	25
3:43	Vin Baker enters the game for Tony Battie.	17	25
3:43	Darius Miles enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	17	25
3:35	Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.	17	27
3:23	Darius Miles Bad Pass. Stolen by Shammond Williams.	17	27
3:12	Vin Baker Traveling	17	27
3:12	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Dajuan Wagner.	17	27
2:58	Darius Miles made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	19	27
2:38	Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.	19	30
2:28	Ricky Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	30
2:27	Vin Baker Defensive Rebound.	19	30
2:27	Boston Full Timeout.	19	30
2:02	Paul Pierce made 4 ft Jumper.	19	32
2:02	Defensive Goaltending	19	32
1:51	Walter McCarty Shooting Foul	19	32
1:51	Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	32
1:51	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	19	32
1:51	Eric Williams enters the game for Antoine Walker.	19	32
1:51	Darius Miles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	32
1:47	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	32
1:37	Vin Baker missed 18 ft Jumper.	19	32
1:36	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	19	32
1:30	Ricky Davis missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.	19	32
1:27	Vin Baker Defensive Rebound.	19	32
1:15	Walter McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.	19	35
1:07	Walter McCarty Personal Foul	19	35
1:07	Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	35
1:07	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	19	35
1:07	Dajuan Wagner enters the game for Ricky Davis.	19	35
1:07	Darius Miles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	35
1:06	Darius Miles Offensive Rebound.	19	35
59.1	Walter McCarty Personal Foul	19	35
59.1	Kedrick Brown enters the game for Walter McCarty.	19	35
59.1	Milt Palacio made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	35
59.1	Milt Palacio missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	35
58.7	Milt Palacio Offensive Rebound.	20	35
51.7	Milt Palacio missed Layup.	20	35
51.2	Milt Palacio Offensive Rebound.	20	35
50.7	Eric Williams Shooting Foul	20	35
50.7	Milt Palacio made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	35
50.7	Antoine Walker enters the game for Eric Williams.	21	35
50.7	Milt Palacio made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	35
35.7	Paul Pierce missed 13 ft Jumper.	22	35
34.5	Vin Baker Offensive Rebound.	22	35
25.6	Shammond Williams made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	22	38
3.9	Vin Baker Personal Foul	22	38
3.9	Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	38
3.9	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	22	38
3.9	Darius Miles made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	38
2.9	Paul Pierce Lost Ball	23	38
1.9	Darius Miles Traveling	23	38
0.0	Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Dajuan Wagner.	23	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	38

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Cavaliers
100
Celtics
115

Game 1

14/12

Celtics
89
Cavaliers
82

Game 2

22/12

Cavaliers
95
Celtics
104

Game 3

29/3

Celtics
110
Cavaliers
106

Game 4

30/3

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 14 December 2002

Boston, MA

Attendance: 14,678

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Monty McCutchen
Anthony Jordan

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	9	0	1.000	-	W9
Indiana	4	4	.500	4.5	W2
Chicago	3	6	.333	6	L4
Detroit	3	6	.333	6	L1
Milwaukee	2	6	.250	6.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	7	2	.778	-	L1
Brooklyn	4	4	.500	2.5	W1
New York	3	4	.429	3	L2
Toronto	2	7	.222	5	L2
Philadelphia	1	6	.143	5	L4

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