Cavaliers 111-87 Bulls (17 Mar, 2004) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

18-49, 6-27 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	29	20	16	22	87
CLE	34	22	29	26	111

Cleveland Cavaliers

31-36, 20-13 home

111

Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Carlos Boozer made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Jeff McInnis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by Ronald Dupree.
Eric Williams missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Tip Shot.
Carlos Boozer missed Two Point Shot.
Jeff McInnis missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Layup. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Eric Williams made Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Jeff McInnis missed Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams made Jumper.
LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by Linton Johnson.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Carlos Boozer missed 19 ft Jumper.
LeBron James made Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Dajuan Wagner missed Two Point Shot.
Dajuan Wagner made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Dajuan Wagner missed Layup. Blocked by Jannero Pargo.
Lee Nailon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Hook Shot.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot.
Lee Nailon missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Tip Shot.
Dajuan Wagner missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lee Nailon made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Kevin Ollie missed 20 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie made Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by Ronald Dupree.
LeBron James missed 15 ft Jumper.
LeBron James missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by Tyson Chandler.
Tony Battie missed Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.
LeBron James made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Jeff McInnis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Ira Newble made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
LeBron James missed 17 ft Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Carlos Boozer made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Jeff McInnis made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
LeBron James missed Two Point Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Carlos Boozer missed Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Tip Shot.
Eric Williams missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Linton Johnson.
Eric Williams missed Layup.
LeBron James missed Tip Shot.
Jeff McInnis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by Linton Johnson.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Jeff McInnis made Layup. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Eric Williams missed Two Point Shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup.
Eric Williams missed Jumper. Blocked by Tyson Chandler.
Eric Williams missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tyson Chandler.
LeBron James made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Jeff McInnis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Carlos Boozer missed Layup. Blocked by Kendall Gill.
Jeff McInnis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Carlos Boozer made Layup.
LeBron James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Boozer.
Dajuan Wagner made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
Ira Newble missed 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Dajuan Wagner missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
DeSagana Diop missed 20 ft Jumper.
Dajuan Wagner missed Dunk. Blocked by Jannero Pargo.
Kevin Ollie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dajuan Wagner.
Lee Nailon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Jason Kapono missed Layup. Blocked by Linton Johnson.
Jason Kapono made Layup.
Jason Kapono made 19 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Dajuan Wagner made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Kevin Ollie made Two Point Shot.
Linton Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Eddy Curry missed Jumper. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Eddy Curry missed Hook Shot.
Ronald Dupree made Two Point Shot.
Kirk Hinrich made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford made 21 ft Jumper.
Ronald Dupree missed Two Point Shot.
Kirk Hinrich missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antonio Davis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Kirk Hinrich missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tyson Chandler made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Jamal Crawford made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Eddy Curry missed 2 ft Hook Shot.
Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Linton Johnson missed Jumper.
Linton Johnson made 21 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kendall Gill missed Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
Kirk Hinrich missed Layup. Blocked by LeBron James.
Eddy Curry made Hook Shot.
Linton Johnson missed 55 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tyson Chandler missed 16 ft Jumper.
Linton Johnson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kendall Gill made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Shirley.
Jannero Pargo missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 20 ft Jumper.
Tyson Chandler made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Ronald Dupree missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tyson Chandler missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Ronald Dupree missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Tyson Chandler missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Antonio Davis made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Jamal Crawford made Two Point Shot.
Antonio Davis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ronald Dupree.
Ronald Dupree missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Tony Battie.
Jamal Crawford missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by LeBron James.
Antonio Davis made 16 ft Jumper.
Tyson Chandler missed Layup.
Tyson Chandler made Tip Shot.
Jamal Crawford missed 20 ft Jumper.
Ronald Dupree made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Jamal Crawford made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kirk Hinrich missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Eddy Curry missed Dunk. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Tyson Chandler missed Tip Shot.
Jamal Crawford missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antonio Davis missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antonio Davis.
Antonio Davis missed Jumper. Blocked by LeBron James.
Antonio Davis missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tyson Chandler made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kirk Hinrich missed Layup. Blocked by LeBron James.
Jamal Crawford missed Layup. Blocked by LeBron James.
Kirk Hinrich made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antonio Davis.
Tyson Chandler missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Kirk Hinrich made 22 ft Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich made Two Point Shot.
Linton Johnson missed Layup. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Jamal Crawford made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Tyson Chandler missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed Jumper.
Kendall Gill missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kirk Hinrich made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
Kendall Gill missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ronald Dupree missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ronald Dupree made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kirk Hinrich missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kendall Gill missed Layup. Blocked by Carlos Boozer.
Antonio Davis missed 16 ft Jumper.
Paul Shirley made Layup. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
Linton Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kendall Gill missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kendall Gill made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
Ronald Dupree missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kendall Gill missed 21 ft Jumper.
Ronald Dupree missed Jumper.
Jannero Pargo made 18 ft Jumper.
Paul Shirley made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
Linton Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Shirley.
Linton Johnson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Linton Johnson missed Layup.
Paul Shirley made Tip Shot.
Ronald Dupree made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.

BULLS

CAVALIERS

TIME		CHI	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Eddy Curry vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Carlos Boozer gains possession.	0	0
11:52	Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by LeBron James.	0	2
11:41	Delay of Game	0	2
11:33	Linton Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.	2	2
11:18	Carlos Boozer made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Eric Williams.	2	4
11:02	Eddy Curry missed Jumper. Blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	2	4
11:00	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	2	4
10:52	Antonio Davis Shooting Foul	2	4
10:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	4
10:52	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	2	4
10:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	5
10:34	Eddy Curry missed Hook Shot.	2	5
10:32	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Defensive Rebound.	2	5
10:29	Jamal Crawford Personal Foul	2	5
10:29	Ronald Dupree enters the game for Linton Johnson.	2	5
10:25	Jeff McInnis Backcourt	2	5
10:08	Ronald Dupree made Two Point Shot.	4	5
9:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.	4	7
9:38	Kirk Hinrich made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	6	7
9:19	Jeff McInnis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	6	10
9:07	Jamal Crawford made 21 ft Jumper.	8	10
8:52	LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by Ronald Dupree.	8	10
8:48	Ronald Dupree Defensive Rebound.	8	10
8:45	Ronald Dupree missed Two Point Shot.	8	10
8:41	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	8	10
8:37	Jeff McInnis Lost Ball. Stolen by Kirk Hinrich.	8	10
8:34	Kirk Hinrich missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	10
8:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Defensive Rebound.	8	10
8:25	Eric Williams missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	8	10
8:19	Jamal Crawford Defensive Rebound.	8	10
8:15	Antonio Davis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	10	10
8:00	LeBron James missed 21 ft Jumper.	10	10
7:58	Eddy Curry Defensive Rebound.	10	10
7:45	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	10	10
7:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	11
7:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	12
7:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Personal Foul	10	12
7:09	Jamal Crawford made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	12
6:54	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Layup.	13	12
6:50	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	13	12
6:50	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.	13	12
6:50	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	13	14
6:50	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Tip Shot.	13	14
6:41	Eddy Curry missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	13	14
6:37	Carlos Boozer Defensive Rebound.	13	14
6:33	Carlos Boozer missed Two Point Shot.	13	14
6:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	13	14
6:33	Antonio Davis Shooting Foul	13	14
6:33	Antonio Davis Technical Foul	13	14
6:33	LeBron James made Technical Free Throw.	13	15
6:33	Tyson Chandler enters the game for Antonio Davis.	13	15
6:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	16
6:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	16
6:31	Tyson Chandler Defensive Rebound.	13	16
6:22	Kirk Hinrich missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	13	16
6:16	Ronald Dupree Offensive Rebound.	13	16
6:15	Kirk Hinrich missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	16
6:13	Jeff McInnis Defensive Rebound.	13	16
6:07	Jeff McInnis missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	13	16
6:03	Eddy Curry Defensive Rebound.	13	16
5:58	Jeff McInnis Shooting Foul	13	16
5:58	Cleveland Full Timeout.	13	16
5:58	Eddie Robinson Technical Foul	13	16
5:58	LeBron James made Technical Free Throw.	13	17
5:58	Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 1 of 3.	13	17
5:58	Chicago Offensive Rebound.	13	17
5:58	Jamal Crawford made Free Throw 2 of 3.	14	17
5:58	Jamal Crawford made Free Throw 3 of 3.	15	17
5:43	Carlos Boozer made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	15	19
5:22	Tyson Chandler made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	17	19
5:11	Ronald Dupree Personal Foul	17	19
5:11	Eric Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	19
5:11	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	17	19
5:11	Linton Johnson enters the game for Ronald Dupree.	17	19
5:11	Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	20
4:56	Jamal Crawford made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.	19	20
4:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Layup. Assisted by Eric Williams.	19	22
4:26	Eddy Curry missed 2 ft Hook Shot.	19	22
4:22	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	22
4:18	LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.	19	22
4:13	Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.	21	22
3:57	Eric Williams made Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	21	24
3:29	Linton Johnson missed Jumper.	21	24
3:27	Jeff McInnis Defensive Rebound.	21	24
3:23	Jeff McInnis missed Two Point Shot.	21	24
3:19	Kirk Hinrich Defensive Rebound.	21	24
3:16	Kirk Hinrich Bad Pass. Stolen by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	21	24
3:14	Jamal Crawford Personal Foul	21	24
3:14	LeBron James made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	25
3:14	Kendall Gill enters the game for Jamal Crawford.	21	25
3:14	LeBron James made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	26
2:56	Linton Johnson made 21 ft Jumper.	23	26
2:38	Eric Williams made Jumper.	23	28
2:19	Eddy Curry missed 19 ft Jumper.	23	28
2:17	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	23	28
2:13	LeBron James missed Layup. Blocked by Linton Johnson.	23	28
2:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	23	28
2:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.	23	28
2:09	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	23	28
2:09	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tip Shot.	23	28
2:09	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Rebound.	23	30
2:09	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Two Point Shot.	23	30
2:03	Eddy Curry Defensive Rebound.	23	28
2:00	Kendall Gill missed Jumper.	23	28
1:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Defensive Rebound.	23	28
1:55	Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by LeBron James.	23	30
1:47	Chicago Full Timeout.	23	30
1:44	Kirk Hinrich made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Gill.	25	30
1:24	Lee Nailon Bad Pass. Stolen by Linton Johnson.	25	30
1:20	Kirk Hinrich missed Layup. Blocked by LeBron James.	25	30
1:16	LeBron James Defensive Rebound.	25	30
1:12	LeBron James made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	25	32
56.7	Eddy Curry made Hook Shot.	27	32
34.9	Carlos Boozer missed 19 ft Jumper.	27	32
32.9	Linton Johnson Defensive Rebound.	27	32
22.8	Carlos Boozer Shooting Foul	27	32
22.8	Paul Shirley enters the game for Eddy Curry.	27	32
22.8	Kendall Gill made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	32
22.8	Kendall Gill made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	32
0.7	LeBron James made Jumper.	29	34
0.0	Linton Johnson missed 55 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	34
0.0	Chicago Offensive Rebound.	29	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	29	34

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 4-3

Cavaliers
95
Bulls
87

Game 1

21/12

Cavaliers
95
Bulls
87

Game 2

21/12

Bulls
87
Cavaliers
80

Game 3

27/12

Bulls
87
Cavaliers
80

Game 4

27/12

Cavaliers
81
Bulls
92

Game 5

2/3

Cavaliers
81
Bulls
92

Game 6

2/3

Bulls
87
Cavaliers
111

Game 7

17/3

Bulls
87
Cavaliers
111

Game 8

17/3

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 17 March 2004

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 17,776

Referees:
Steve Javie
Sean Corbin
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	14	0	1.000	-	W14
Detroit	6	8	.429	8	W1
Indiana	5	7	.417	8	L2
Chicago	5	8	.385	8.5	L1
Milwaukee	4	8	.333	9	W2

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