Cavaliers 111-98 Wizards (9 Nov, 2003) Play-by-Play

Washington Wizards

3-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
WSH	23	24	26	25	98
CLE	25	21	29	36	111

Cleveland Cavaliers

1-5, 1-1 home

111

Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Two Point Shot.
Darius Miles made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darius Miles made Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
LeBron James missed Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis missed 9 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed Layup.
LeBron James missed Layup.
LeBron James made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Ricky Davis made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James made Two Point Shot.
Darius Miles missed 19 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles made Two Point Shot.
LeBron James made Layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
J.R. Bremer made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James made 14 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kevin Ollie missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chris Mihm made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Darius Miles made Layup. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Kevin Ollie made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Darius Miles missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kevin Ollie missed Layup. Blocked by Etan Thomas.
Ira Newble made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Ira Newble missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 16 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 19 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles made Layup. Assisted by LeBron James.
Darius Miles missed Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer missed 8 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 4 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles missed Jumper. Blocked by Etan Thomas.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Carlos Boozer made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed Layup.
LeBron James missed Tip Shot.
LeBron James made Layup. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Ricky Davis missed Layup.
Darius Miles made 15 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made Slam Dunk.
LeBron James missed Layup.
LeBron James made Layup.
Ricky Davis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed Layup.
Ricky Davis missed Two Point Shot.
Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Carlos Boozer missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Carlos Boozer made 7 ft Jumper.
Darius Miles missed Layup. Blocked by Etan Thomas.
Darius Miles made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Ricky Davis made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Carlos Boozer missed Slam Dunk.
Ricky Davis missed 15 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Ricky Davis made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Darius Miles missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made Slam Dunk. Assisted by LeBron James.
DeSagana Diop made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darius Miles.
Darius Miles made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Darius Miles made Dunk. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Darius Miles made Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Darius Miles made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Darius Miles missed Jumper.
LeBron James missed Layup.
LeBron James made Layup.
Ricky Davis made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeSagana Diop.
Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer missed Layup. Blocked by Jared Jeffries.
Darius Miles missed 3 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed Layup. Blocked by Christian Laettner.
LeBron James made Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Darius Miles missed Layup.
Carlos Boozer made Tip Shot.
Larry Hughes missed Two Point Shot.
Jarvis Hayes made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Christian Laettner missed 15 ft Jumper.
Larry Hughes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Larry Hughes made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Kwame Brown missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Gilbert Arenas made Layup. Assisted by Jarvis Hayes.
Larry Hughes missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Gilbert Arenas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarvis Hayes.
Jarvis Hayes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Larry Hughes made 12 ft Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Larry Hughes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas made Two Point Shot.
Larry Hughes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jarvis Hayes missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Etan Thomas made Slam Dunk.
Jarvis Hayes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Christian Laettner.
Larry Hughes missed 34 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christian Laettner missed 15 ft Jumper.
Juan Dixon missed 7 ft Jumper.
Juan Dixon made 21 ft Jumper.
Juan Dixon made 16 ft Jumper.
Jarvis Hayes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Juan Dixon.
Steve Blake made Two Point Shot.
Jarvis Hayes made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Juan Dixon.
Larry Hughes made 15 ft Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas made Layup. Assisted by Jared Jeffries.
Etan Thomas missed 2 ft Hook Shot.
Jared Jeffries missed Tip Shot.
Jared Jeffries missed Hook Shot.
Jarvis Hayes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Jarvis Hayes missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Larry Hughes made Tip Shot.
Larry Hughes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas made Layup.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Etan Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Gilbert Arenas missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kwame Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jarvis Hayes.
Jarvis Hayes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Christian Laettner missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kwame Brown missed 4 ft Jumper.
Larry Hughes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chris Whitney.
Larry Hughes missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jarvis Hayes missed Layup.
Jarvis Hayes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Larry Hughes made Two Point Shot.
Jarvis Hayes made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Jarvis Hayes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Etan Thomas made Layup.
Larry Hughes missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jarvis Hayes made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Juan Dixon made Layup.
Etan Thomas missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jarvis Hayes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Juan Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Juan Dixon made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jared Jeffries.
Larry Hughes made Two Point Shot.
Larry Hughes missed Layup. Blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Etan Thomas made Layup.
Juan Dixon missed 46 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jared Jeffries missed 19 ft Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Juan Dixon missed 21 ft Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Juan Dixon missed Layup. Blocked by Darius Miles.
Gilbert Arenas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kwame Brown made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Etan Thomas.
Kwame Brown missed Layup. Blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Juan Dixon missed 21 ft Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas missed Layup.
Jarvis Hayes missed Layup. Blocked by Darius Miles.
Etan Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Gilbert Arenas missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christian Laettner missed 18 ft Jumper.
Etan Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Christian Laettner.
Gilbert Arenas missed Layup. Blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Etan Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Jarvis Hayes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Christian Laettner.
Larry Hughes missed Layup. Blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Gilbert Arenas made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jarvis Hayes made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Laettner.
Jarvis Hayes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gilbert Arenas made Layup. Assisted by Jared Jeffries.
Larry Hughes missed Layup. Blocked by LeBron James.
Jarvis Hayes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Juan Dixon missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.

WIZARDS

CAVALIERS

TIME		WSH	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Kwame Brown vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Jarvis Hayes gains possession.	0	0
11:52	Larry Hughes missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
11:49	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
11:30	Larry Hughes Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:17	Jarvis Hayes made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.	2	0
11:03	Darius Miles made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	2	2
10:47	LeBron James Personal Foul	2	2
10:33	Christian Laettner missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	2
10:30	Darius Miles Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:26	Ricky Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
10:22	Larry Hughes Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:19	Larry Hughes missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	2
10:18	Ricky Davis Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:07	Darius Miles made Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	2	4
9:48	Larry Hughes made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.	4	4
9:27	LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.	4	4
9:23	Kwame Brown Defensive Rebound.	4	4
9:08	Kwame Brown missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	4	4
9:08	Washington Offensive Rebound.	4	4
9:04	Gilbert Arenas made Layup. Assisted by Jarvis Hayes.	6	4
8:47	Darius Miles made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	6	6
8:25	Larry Hughes missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	6	6
8:19	Kwame Brown Offensive Rebound.	6	6
8:15	Gilbert Arenas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarvis Hayes.	9	6
8:03	Darius Miles Traveling	9	6
7:46	Jarvis Hayes missed 9 ft Jumper.	9	6
7:46	Washington Defensive Rebound.	9	6
7:46	Kwame Brown Loose Ball Foul	9	6
7:35	Christian Laettner Shooting Foul	9	6
7:35	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	7
7:35	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	8
7:26	Jarvis Hayes Bad Pass	9	8
7:09	LeBron James missed Jumper.	9	8
7:07	Jumpball. Christian Laettner vs. Carlos Boozer. Jarvis Hayes gains possession.	9	8
7:07	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	9	8
7:03	Jarvis Hayes Bad Pass	9	8
6:50	Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	9	10
6:35	Kwame Brown Bad Pass	9	10
6:22	Ricky Davis missed 9 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:20	LeBron James Offensive Rebound.	9	10
6:20	LeBron James missed Layup.	9	10
6:18	LeBron James Offensive Rebound.	9	10
6:16	LeBron James missed Layup.	9	10
6:15	Jarvis Hayes Defensive Rebound.	9	10
6:09	Larry Hughes made 12 ft Jumper.	11	10
5:54	LeBron James made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darius Miles.	11	12
5:35	Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	12
5:33	Darius Miles Defensive Rebound.	11	12
5:28	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Jumper.	11	12
5:26	Christian Laettner Defensive Rebound.	11	12
5:20	Larry Hughes made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	12
5:01	Carlos Boozer made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	14	14
4:45	Carlos Boozer Shooting Foul	14	14
4:45	Cleveland Full Timeout.	14	14
4:45	Kwame Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	14
4:45	Washington Offensive Rebound.	14	14
4:45	Kwame Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	14
4:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3 second	15	14
3:57	Ricky Davis made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	15	16
3:47	Darius Miles Personal Foul	15	16
3:30	Gilbert Arenas made Two Point Shot.	17	16
3:12	LeBron James made Two Point Shot.	17	18
2:47	Larry Hughes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	18
2:43	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	17	18
2:32	Kwame Brown Illegal Defense Foul	17	18
2:32	Washington Full Timeout.	17	18
2:32	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Technical Free Throw.	17	18
2:32	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	17	18
2:25	Darius Miles missed 19 ft Jumper.	17	18
2:23	Kwame Brown Defensive Rebound.	17	18
2:18	Gilbert Arenas Traveling	17	18
2:04	Kwame Brown Shooting Foul	17	18
2:04	LeBron James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	18
2:04	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	17	18
2:04	Etan Thomas enters the game for Kwame Brown.	17	18
2:04	LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	18
2:03	Christian Laettner Defensive Rebound.	17	18
1:58	Jarvis Hayes missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	17	18
1:53	Etan Thomas Offensive Rebound.	19	18
1:53	Etan Thomas made Slam Dunk.	19	18
1:43	Darius Miles made Two Point Shot.	19	20
1:22	Ricky Davis Shooting Foul	19	20
1:22	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	20
1:22	J.R. Bremer enters the game for Ricky Davis.	20	20
1:22	Juan Dixon enters the game for Gilbert Arenas.	20	20
1:22	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	20
1:02	LeBron James made Layup.	21	22
44.0	Jarvis Hayes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Christian Laettner.	23	22
40.3	Jarvis Hayes Personal Foul	23	22
30.9	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	23	22
27.8	Jarvis Hayes Defensive Rebound.	23	22
27.8	Larry Hughes Double Dribble	23	22
6.6	J.R. Bremer made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	23	25
1.1	Larry Hughes missed 34 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	25
1.1	Washington Defensive Rebound.	23	25
0.0	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	25
0.0	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	23	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	25

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Wizards
98
Cavaliers
111

Game 1

9/11

Cavaliers
95
Wizards
106

Game 2

20/11

Cavaliers
104
Wizards
100

Game 3

1/2

Wizards
106
Cavaliers
88

Game 4

8/2

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:30 AM, 9 November 2003

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 17,706

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Leroy Richardson
Michael Henderson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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