Los Angeles Lakers @ Cleveland Cavaliers

29-17, 9-13 Away

111

29-17, 9-13 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Lakers LAL	24	22	19	27	19	111
Cavaliers CLE	22	19	28	23	14	106

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliersCLE

19-30, 13-10 Home

106

19-30, 13-10 Home

Eric Williams missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed Layup.
Carlos Boozer missed 17 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 17 ft Jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 12 ft Jumper.
LeBron James made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
LeBron James made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
LeBron James made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
LeBron James made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Carlos Boozer made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Jeff McInnis missed Jumper.
LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 10 ft Hook Shot.
Carlos Boozer missed 16 ft Jumper.
LeBron James made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
LeBron James missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Stanislav Medvedenko.
LeBron James missed 16 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rick Fox.
DeSagana Diop made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by Ira Newble.
Ira Newble missed 19 ft Jumper.
LeBron James made 21 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Ira Newble missed Tip Shot.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Carlos Boozer made 15 ft Jumper.
Kevin Ollie missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeSagana Diop made Tip Shot.
DeSagana Diop missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeSagana Diop made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
DeSagana Diop missed 18 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed 14 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Horace Grant.
Kevin Ollie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kevin Ollie missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Gary Payton.
Dajuan Wagner missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup.
Jeff McInnis missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
LeBron James missed 16 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed Tip Shot.
LeBron James made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
LeBron James missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Eric Williams made 5 ft Jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 16 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed 3 ft Jumper. Blocked by Gary Payton.
Carlos Boozer made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Carlos Boozer made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 3 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Tip Shot.
LeBron James made Layup.
Carlos Boozer made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Eric Williams missed Layup.
Kevin Ollie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 72 ft Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed 14 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed 14 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Dajuan Wagner made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Carlos Boozer made 15 ft Jumper.
Ira Newble made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Ira Newble missed 13 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Jeff McInnis made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
LeBron James missed 17 ft Jumper.
LeBron James made 17 ft Jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 5 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Carlos Boozer missed 17 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ira Newble.
Jeff McInnis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Boozer made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Wagner.
LeBron James missed Layup.
LeBron James missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
LeBron James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Eric Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Gary Payton missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Hook Shot.
Gary Payton made 11 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Rick Fox missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 11 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 20 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Rick Fox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Bryon Russell missed 9 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Bryon Russell made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Hook Shot. Assisted by Horace Grant.
Horace Grant made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
Horace Grant made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Devean George missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Ollie.
Shaquille O'Neal made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maurice Carter made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Horace Grant made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Shaquille O'Neal made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton missed 12 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Horace Grant.
Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 15 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rick Fox missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
Rick Fox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Derek Fisher missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Derek Fisher missed 19 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Horace Grant.
Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Rick Fox missed Layup.
Horace Grant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Maurice Carter missed 4 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Devean George missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Devean George made Layup.
Devean George missed 19 ft Jumper.
Maurice Carter missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Derek Fisher missed 9 ft Jumper.
Horace Grant made Layup.
Horace Grant missed Layup.
Rick Fox made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Gary Payton missed Layup.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
Devean George made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Hook Shot. Assisted by Maurice Carter.

LAKERS

CAVALIERS

TIME		LAL	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Stanislav Medvedenko gains possession.	0	0
11:45	Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	0	0
11:41	Stanislav Medvedenko Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:33	Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.	2	0
11:18	Eric Williams missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
11:17	Stanislav Medvedenko Defensive Rebound.	2	0
11:00	Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.	4	0
10:48	Carlos Boozer made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	4	2
10:30	Stanislav Medvedenko made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	6	2
10:04	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft Jumper.	6	2
10:02	Carlos Boozer Offensive Rebound.	6	2
9:59	Jeff McInnis missed Layup.	6	2
9:56	Carlos Boozer Offensive Rebound.	6	2
9:42	Carlos Boozer missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	2
9:42	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	6	2
9:30	Gary Payton missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	6	2
9:27	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	6	2
9:11	LeBron James missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	2
9:10	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	6	2
9:07	Jeff McInnis missed 12 ft Jumper.	6	2
9:06	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	6	2
8:51	Gary Payton made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.	8	2
8:41	Cleveland Full Timeout.	8	2
8:30	LeBron James made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	8	4
8:14	Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Carlos Boozer.	8	4
8:07	LeBron James made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.	8	6
7:54	Stanislav Medvedenko Bad Pass. Stolen by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	8	6
7:50	LeBron James made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.	8	8
7:31	Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.	10	8
7:18	LeBron James made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	10	10
7:05	Jeff McInnis Personal Foul	10	10
6:52	Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Hook Shot.	10	10
6:50	LeBron James Defensive Rebound.	10	10
6:39	Carlos Boozer made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.	10	12
6:18	Gary Payton made 11 ft Jumper.	12	12
6:05	Jeff McInnis missed Jumper.	12	12
6:01	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	12	12
5:56	Stanislav Medvedenko made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.	14	12
5:43	Jeff McInnis Bad Pass	14	12
5:33	Rick Fox missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	14	12
5:33	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	14	12
5:26	Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	12
5:24	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Defensive Rebound.	14	12
5:20	LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.	14	12
5:18	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	14	12
5:05	Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.	16	12
4:48	Carlos Boozer missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	16	12
4:45	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	16	12
4:43	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 10 ft Hook Shot.	16	14
4:26	Stanislav Medvedenko missed 11 ft Jumper.	16	14
4:24	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	16	14
4:16	Carlos Boozer missed 16 ft Jumper.	16	14
4:13	Jeff McInnis Offensive Rebound.	16	14
4:03	LeBron James made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	17
3:40	Gary Payton missed 20 ft Jumper.	16	17
3:38	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	16	17
3:29	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 9 ft Hook Shot.	16	17
3:29	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	16	17
3:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Personal Foul	16	17
3:18	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	16	17
3:09	Gary Payton made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	18	17
2:50	LeBron James missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.	18	17
2:49	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	18	17
2:41	Gary Payton made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.	20	17
2:24	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup. Blocked by Stanislav Medvedenko.	20	17
2:24	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	20	17
2:20	LeBron James missed 16 ft Jumper.	20	17
2:18	Stanislav Medvedenko Defensive Rebound.	20	17
2:04	Rick Fox missed 14 ft Jumper.	20	17
2:03	Stanislav Medvedenko Offensive Rebound.	20	17
1:50	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Shooting Foul	20	17
1:50	Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	17
1:50	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	20	17
1:50	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	20	17
1:50	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	17
1:40	Rick Fox Personal Foul	21	17
1:35	Eric Williams missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Rick Fox.	21	17
1:32	Stanislav Medvedenko Defensive Rebound.	21	17
1:21	DeSagana Diop Shooting Foul	21	17
1:21	Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	17
1:21	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	21	17
1:21	Ira Newble enters the game for Eric Williams.	21	17
1:21	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	17
1:07	DeSagana Diop made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	22	19
50.2	Stanislav Medvedenko made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.	24	19
33.4	Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by Ira Newble.	24	21
33.4	Stanislav Medvedenko Shooting Foul	24	21
33.4	Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox.	24	21
33.4	Carlos Boozer made Free Throw 1 of 1.	24	22
26.1	Gary Payton Bad Pass	24	22
3.9	Ira Newble missed 19 ft Jumper.	24	22
2.3	DeSagana Diop Offensive Rebound.	24	22
2.3	Stanislav Medvedenko Shooting Foul	24	22
2.3	DeSagana Diop missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	22
2.3	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	24	22
2.3	Bryon Russell enters the game for Stanislav Medvedenko.	24	22
2.3	DeSagana Diop missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	22
0.9	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	24	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	24	22

Regular Season Series

LAL win 2-0

Cavaliers
79
Lakers
89

Game 1

13/1

Lakers
111
Cavaliers
106

Game 2

5/2

Rocket Arena

1:00 AM, 5 February 2004

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Blane Reichelt
Tom Washington
Michael Henderson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	20	10	.667	-	W1
Phoenix	18	13	.581	2.5	W3
Golden State	16	16	.500	5	L1
LA Clippers	10	21	.323	10.5	W4
Sacramento	8	24	.250	13	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	24	8	.750	-	L2
Cleveland	17	16	.515	7.5	L2
Chicago	15	16	.484	8.5	L1
Milwaukee	13	19	.406	11	W1
Indiana	6	26	.188	18	L8

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