Cavaliers 91-76 Pistons (23 Mar, 2005) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

42-24, 17-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	22	25	12	17	76
CLE	23	22	20	26	91

Cleveland Cavaliers

35-30, 25-9 home

Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 7 ft two point shot.
Eric Snow made 13 ft jumper.
Ira Newble made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Drew Gooden missed 15 ft jumper.
Ira Newble made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
LeBron James missed 22 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by Eric Snow.
LeBron James made 20 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 21 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 7 ft running jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Ira Newble made slam dunk. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Drew Gooden made two point shot. Assisted by Ira Newble.
Drew Gooden made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Ira Newble made driving layup. Assisted by Drew Gooden.
Eric Snow made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed 14 ft two point shot.
Lucious Harris missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Lucious Harris's 6 ft jumper blocked by Ben Wallace.
LeBron James made 20 ft jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 19 ft jumper.
LeBron James made running jumper.
Jeff McInnis made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Lucious Harris missed 17 ft jumper.
Robert Traylor missed 18 ft jumper.
Sasha Pavlovic made driving layup. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Jeff McInnis missed 13 ft jumper.
Lucious Harris made layup. Assisted by Anderson Varejao.
Sasha Pavlovic made driving layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 7 ft hook shot. Assisted by Anderson Varejao.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 15 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed layup.
Anderson Varejao missed 10 ft jumper.
Ira Newble missed 20 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 24 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James made 18 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 15 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 11 ft two point shot.
Drew Gooden made jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made slam dunk. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 16 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden's layup blocked by Lindsey Hunter.
Lucious Harris missed layup.
Drew Gooden missed 5 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 22 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Drew Gooden missed 4 ft running jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 10 ft hook shot.
Anderson Varejao's layup blocked by Tayshaun Prince.
Lucious Harris made layup.
Lucious Harris missed 18 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 17 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 25 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James missed 17 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed jumper.
Lucious Harris made layup. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Anderson Varejao made slam dunk. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Jeff McInnis missed 5 ft running jumper.
Robert Traylor made 12 ft two point shot.
Anderson Varejao made slam dunk. Assisted by LeBron James.
Robert Traylor missed layup.
Anderson Varejao missed tip shot.
LeBron James made 24 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James's 25 ft three point jumper blocked by Tayshaun Prince.
Anderson Varejao made 15 ft jumper.
Anderson Varejao made jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
LeBron James made driving layup. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
LeBron James made 21 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace missed running jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 17 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.
Ben Wallace missed driving layup.
Carlos Delfino made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Tayshaun Prince missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ben Wallace missed 8 ft two point shot.
Rasheed Wallace's jumper blocked by Drew Gooden.
Carlos Delfino missed layup.
Ben Wallace made two point shot.
Rasheed Wallace missed jumper.
Ben Wallace made slam dunk. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Carlos Delfino made dunk. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Rasheed Wallace made jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Carlos Delfino missed 17 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed driving layup.
Tayshaun Prince missed 6 ft two point shot.
Tayshaun Prince made layup.
Antonio McDyess made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Tayshaun Prince made driving layup.
Antonio McDyess missed 15 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 1 ft two point shot.
Tayshaun Prince missed 10 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace made slam dunk. Assisted by Antonio McDyess.
Antonio McDyess missed 9 ft two point shot.
Carlos Arroyo made 15 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 4 ft jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 22 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made layup.
Ronald Dupree missed 11 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 1 ft two point shot.
Antonio McDyess made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Ronald Dupree.
Ronald Dupree made driving layup. Assisted by Carlos Arroyo.
Antonio McDyess's layup blocked by Anderson Varejao.
Rasheed Wallace made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Carlos Arroyo.
Ben Wallace's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Ben Wallace missed jumper.
Carlos Arroyo made 14 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 15 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 5 ft two point shot.
Rasheed Wallace missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 21 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace missed slam dunk.
Tayshaun Prince made two point shot. Assisted by Carlos Arroyo.
Ben Wallace missed 45 ft three point jumper.
Ben Wallace's 4 ft jumper blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Carlos Delfino missed 19 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 14 ft two point shot.
Rasheed Wallace missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 9 ft two point shot.
Chauncey Billups missed 15 ft two point shot.
Rasheed Wallace missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 17 ft jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 3 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed layup.
Tayshaun Prince missed layup.
Antonio McDyess's 4 ft jumper blocked by Lucious Harris.
Tayshaun Prince made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Antonio McDyess missed 17 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made slam dunk.
Antonio McDyess missed two point shot.
Carlos Arroyo missed 19 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made slam dunk. Assisted by Carlos Arroyo.
Lindsey Hunter missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 19 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 11 ft jumper.
Antonio McDyess missed 17 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made slam dunk.
Tayshaun Prince's 5 ft jumper blocked by Anderson Varejao.
Chauncey Billups made 25 ft three point jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 4 ft running jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 9 ft two point shot.
Chauncey Billups missed 13 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince's layup blocked by Eric Snow.
Rasheed Wallace made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Tayshaun Prince made driving layup.
Rasheed Wallace made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Tayshaun Prince missed jumper.
Carlos Arroyo missed 14 ft two point shot.
Ronald Dupree missed 17 ft jumper.

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Drew Gooden gains possession.	0	0
11:40	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 7 ft two point shot.	0	0
11:33	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	0	0
11:22	Ben Wallace missed running jumper.	0	0
11:19	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	0	0
11:14	Eric Snow made 13 ft jumper.	0	2
10:56	Chauncey Billups missed 17 ft jumper.	0	2
10:55	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	0	2
10:47	Ira Newble made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	0	4
10:25	Tayshaun Prince made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.	2	4
10:03	Drew Gooden missed 15 ft jumper.	2	4
10:00	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	2	4
9:52	Ben Wallace missed driving layup.	2	4
9:48	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	2	4
9:45	Ira Newble made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.	2	6
9:22	Carlos Delfino made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	4	6
9:14	LeBron James missed 22 ft jumper.	4	6
9:11	Carlos Delfino defensive rebound.	4	6
9:00	Tayshaun Prince missed 25 ft three point jumper.	4	6
8:59	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	4	6
8:49	Drew Gooden made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by Eric Snow.	4	8
8:25	Ben Wallace missed 8 ft two point shot.	4	8
8:22	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound.	4	8
8:12	Rasheed Wallace's jumper blocked by Drew Gooden.	4	8
8:10	Ira Newble defensive rebound.	4	8
8:03	Ira Newble Bad Pass. Stolen by Carlos Delfino.	4	8
7:58	Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Ira Newble.	4	8
7:54	Ben Wallace Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	4	8
7:54	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	8
7:54	Cleveland offensive rebound.	4	8
7:54	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	9
7:28	Carlos Delfino missed layup.	4	9
7:24	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	6	9
7:24	Ben Wallace made two point shot.	6	9
6:58	LeBron James made 20 ft jumper.	6	11
6:45	Drew Gooden Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	6	11
6:37	Rasheed Wallace missed jumper.	6	11
6:35	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	6	11
6:13	LeBron James missed 21 ft jumper.	6	11
6:11	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	6	11
6:03	Ben Wallace made slam dunk. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	8	11
5:41	LeBron James missed 7 ft running jumper.	8	11
5:37	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound.	8	11
5:35	Carlos Delfino made dunk. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	10	11
5:09	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 16 ft jumper.	10	11
5:07	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound.	10	11
5:01	Ira Newble Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	10	11
5:01	Cleveland Full Timeout.	10	11
4:52	Rasheed Wallace made jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.	12	11
4:35	LeBron James made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.	12	13
4:11	Carlos Delfino missed 17 ft jumper.	12	13
4:09	Eric Snow defensive rebound.	12	13
4:07	Ira Newble made slam dunk. Assisted by Eric Snow.	12	15
3:45	Tayshaun Prince missed driving layup.	12	15
3:45	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound.	12	15
3:45	Ira Newble Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	12	15
3:45	Tayshaun Prince made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	15
3:45	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace.	13	15
3:45	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Carlos Delfino.	13	15
3:45	Tayshaun Prince made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	15
3:28	Drew Gooden made two point shot. Assisted by Ira Newble.	14	17
3:05	Tayshaun Prince missed 6 ft two point shot.	14	17
3:00	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound.	16	17
3:00	Tayshaun Prince made layup.	16	17
2:42	Drew Gooden made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.	16	19
2:26	Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Drew Gooden.	16	19
2:21	Ira Newble made driving layup. Assisted by Drew Gooden.	16	21
2:13	Detroit Full Timeout.	16	21
2:13	Lucious Harris enters the game for Ira Newble.	16	21
2:05	Antonio McDyess made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	18	21
1:47	Eric Snow made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	18	23
1:23	Tayshaun Prince made driving layup.	20	23
1:00	LeBron James missed 14 ft two point shot.	20	23
58.6	Eric Snow offensive rebound.	20	23
49.9	Lucious Harris missed 16 ft jumper.	20	23
47.9	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	20	23
27.9	Antonio McDyess missed 15 ft jumper.	20	23
25.5	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	20	23
4.6	Chauncey Billups made 1 ft two point shot.	22	23
1.5	Tayshaun Prince Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	22	23
0.0	LeBron James missed 25 ft three point jumper.	22	23
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound.	22	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	23

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-1

Pistons
76
Cavaliers
92

Game 1

25/11

Cavaliers
69
Pistons
81

Game 2

17/12

Pistons
76
Cavaliers
91

Game 3

23/3

Cavaliers
87
Pistons
90

Game 4

17/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 23 March 2005

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Mark Wunderlich
Joe Forte
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Detroit	7	10	.412	9	L2
Indiana	6	9	.400	9	L2
Milwaukee	6	9	.400	9	W2
Chicago	6	10	.375	9.5	L1

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