Cavaliers 97-86 Hornets (24 Dec, 2003) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

18-11, 9-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	27	25	18	16	86
CLE	21	19	26	31	97

Cleveland Cavaliers

9-19, 7-6 home

Ira Newble missed Jumper.
Ira Newble missed 21 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Jamaal Magloire.
Ira Newble missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kedrick Brown.
Ira Newble made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Ira Newble made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Tony Battie made 16 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James missed 6 ft Jumper.
LeBron James made Tip Shot.
Ira Newble made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Tony Battie missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed 5 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Sean Rooks.
LeBron James missed Jumper.
Tony Battie made 6 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 45 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
J.R. Bremer missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Kevin Ollie made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup.
J.R. Bremer made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Tony Battie missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
LeBron James missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Steve Smith.
Carlos Boozer made Slam Dunk. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
LeBron James missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Steve Smith.
Jason Kapono missed 18 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Ira Newble missed 17 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer made 21 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by George Lynch.
J.R. Bremer missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James missed Layup.
J.R. Bremer missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Ira Newble missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ira Newble missed Layup.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
LeBron James missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer made Layup.
LeBron James missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedrick Brown made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
LeBron James missed 5 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James made 15 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Hook Shot. Assisted by Ira Newble.
Eric Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Eric Williams missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
LeBron James made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
LeBron James missed 19 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 4 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 20 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams missed 19 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Jumper.
Tony Battie made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Tony Battie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed 7 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Eric Williams made Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
LeBron James missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Eric Williams made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Tony Battie missed Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
LeBron James made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Kevin Ollie missed 16 ft Jumper.
LeBron James made Two Point Shot.
P.J. Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot.
David Wesley missed 18 ft Jumper.
George Lynch made Dunk. Assisted by David Wesley.
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.
David Wesley missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Jamaal Magloire made Hook Shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
P.J. Brown missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
P.J. Brown missed Layup.
David Wesley missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Baron Davis made 16 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
George Lynch made Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
P.J. Brown made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
Jamaal Magloire missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
David Wesley made Two Point Shot.
David Wesley made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Darrell Armstrong missed 22 ft Jumper.
George Lynch made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Sean Rooks missed 19 ft Jumper.
Robert Traylor missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Sean Rooks made Layup.
Sean Rooks made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
David Wesley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Darrell Armstrong missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sean Rooks made Jumper. Assisted by Steve Smith.
Robert Traylor missed 3 ft Hook Shot. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Robert Traylor made 8 ft Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong made Layup. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis made 22 ft Jumper.
P.J. Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 23 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 6 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis made 4 ft Jumper.
George Lynch missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Baron Davis missed Layup.
Baron Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
George Lynch made Two Point Shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
P.J. Brown made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Baron Davis missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
P.J. Brown missed Jumper.
David Wesley missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jamaal Magloire missed 15 ft Jumper.
P.J. Brown made Jumper. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.
P.J. Brown made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
P.J. Brown missed 18 ft Jumper.
David Wesley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
P.J. Brown missed 18 ft Jumper.
P.J. Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by George Lynch.
P.J. Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 15 ft Jumper.
David Wesley made Two Point Shot.
P.J. Brown missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Baron Davis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis made Layup.
P.J. Brown missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Carlos Boozer.
David Wesley made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Smith.
Robert Traylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
David Wesley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 11 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by LeBron James.
Darrell Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 16 ft Jumper.
George Lynch made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
George Lynch missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
George Lynch missed Layup. Blocked by Carlos Boozer.
Baron Davis missed 16 ft Jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis missed Layup.
Jamaal Magloire made Two Point Shot.
Baron Davis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
P.J. Brown missed Tip Shot.
Baron Davis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Baron Davis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
David Wesley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darrell Armstrong made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Baron Davis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Baron Davis missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.

HORNETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NO	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Jamaal Magloire vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. LeBron James gains possession.	0	0
11:37	Ira Newble missed Jumper.	0	0
11:34	P.J. Brown Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Shooting Foul	0	0
11:26	Baron Davis made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
11:26	Baron Davis made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	0
11:03	Ira Newble missed 21 ft Jumper.	2	0
11:03	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	2	0
11:03	24 second	2	0
10:45	P.J. Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	0
10:45	Ira Newble Defensive Rebound.	2	0
10:38	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Jamaal Magloire.	2	0
10:37	David Wesley Defensive Rebound.	2	0
10:30	Baron Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by David Wesley.	4	0
10:22	LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.	4	0
10:18	Baron Davis made Two Point Shot.	6	0
10:00	Ira Newble missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	0
9:57	David Wesley Defensive Rebound.	6	0
9:52	David Wesley missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	0
9:49	LeBron James Defensive Rebound.	6	0
9:42	Kedrick Brown missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	0
9:41	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	6	0
9:36	George Lynch made Dunk. Assisted by David Wesley.	8	0
9:26	Cleveland Full Timeout.	8	0
9:14	LeBron James made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	8	2
8:53	Baron Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamaal Magloire.	10	2
8:33	LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.	10	2
8:30	David Wesley missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.	10	2
8:26	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	10	2
8:18	Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kedrick Brown.	10	4
7:54	Jamaal Magloire made Hook Shot. Assisted by David Wesley.	12	4
7:31	Ira Newble made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	12	6
7:07	P.J. Brown missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	12	6
7:05	P.J. Brown Offensive Rebound.	12	6
7:03	P.J. Brown missed Layup.	12	6
7:01	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	12	6
6:54	LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.	12	6
6:46	David Wesley missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	12	6
6:43	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	12	6
6:31	Ira Newble made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.	12	8
6:22	Baron Davis made 16 ft Jumper.	14	8
5:58	Jamaal Magloire Shooting Foul	14	8
5:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	9
5:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	10
5:43	Jamaal Magloire missed 8 ft Hook Shot.	14	10
5:41	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	14	10
5:31	George Lynch Shooting Foul	14	10
5:31	Carlos Boozer made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	11
5:31	Carlos Boozer missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	11
5:31	Jamaal Magloire Defensive Rebound.	14	11
5:16	George Lynch made Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.	16	11
4:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3 second	16	11
4:37	P.J. Brown made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.	18	11
4:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	18	11
4:05	P.J. Brown Defensive Rebound.	18	11
3:58	Carlos Boozer Shooting Foul	18	11
3:58	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	11
3:58	Tony Battie enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	19	11
3:58	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	11
3:42	Tony Battie made 16 ft Jumper.	20	13
3:21	Jamaal Magloire missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	20	13
3:17	Jamaal Magloire Offensive Rebound.	20	13
3:16	Jamaal Magloire Lost Ball. Stolen by LeBron James.	20	13
3:06	Kedrick Brown missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	13
3:04	LeBron James Offensive Rebound.	20	13
3:00	LeBron James missed 6 ft Jumper.	20	13
2:58	LeBron James Offensive Rebound.	20	15
2:58	LeBron James made Tip Shot.	20	15
2:58	Delay of Game	20	15
2:40	David Wesley made Two Point Shot.	22	15
2:21	Ira Newble made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	22	17
2:11	Baron Davis Offensive Foul	22	17
2:11	Baron Davis Foul	22	17
2:11	New Orleans Full Timeout.	22	17
2:11	Sean Rooks enters the game for Jamaal Magloire.	22	17
2:11	Darrell Armstrong enters the game for Baron Davis.	22	17
1:54	Tony Battie missed 12 ft Jumper.	22	17
1:52	P.J. Brown Defensive Rebound.	22	17
1:47	David Wesley made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.	24	17
1:31	Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	17
1:30	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	24	17
1:29	J.R. Bremer enters the game for Kedrick Brown.	24	17
1:15	P.J. Brown 3 second	24	17
59.8	Tony Battie missed 5 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Sean Rooks.	24	17
59.8	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	24	17
58.4	David Wesley Shooting Foul	24	17
58.4	Carlos Boozer missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	17
58.4	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	24	17
58.4	Robert Traylor enters the game for P.J. Brown.	24	17
58.4	Eric Williams enters the game for Ira Newble.	24	17
58.4	Carlos Boozer made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	18
41.9	Darrell Armstrong missed 22 ft Jumper.	24	18
39.9	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	24	18
26.9	LeBron James missed Jumper.	24	18
26.0	Tony Battie Offensive Rebound.	24	18
26.0	Tony Battie made 6 ft Jumper.	24	20
26.0	Robert Traylor Shooting Foul	24	20
26.0	Tony Battie made Free Throw 1 of 1.	24	21
2.1	George Lynch made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.	27	21
0.0	J.R. Bremer missed 45 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	21
0.0	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	27	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	27	21

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Cavaliers
72
Hornets
82

Game 1

27/11

Cavaliers
72
Hornets
82

Game 2

27/11

Hornets
86
Cavaliers
97

Game 3

24/12

Hornets
86
Cavaliers
97

Game 4

24/12

Hornets
100
Cavaliers
104

Game 5

24/2

Hornets
100
Cavaliers
104

Game 6

24/2

Cavaliers
88
Hornets
85

Game 7

6/3

Cavaliers
88
Hornets
85

Game 8

6/3

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 24 December 2003

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 16,609

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Leroy Richardson
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Milwaukee	7	9	.438	8.5	W3
Chicago	7	10	.412	9	W1
Detroit	7	10	.412	9	L2
Indiana	6	10	.375	9.5	L3

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