Cavaliers 109-87 Hornets (3 Nov, 2005) Play-by-Play

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

1-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	19	28	21	19	87
CLE	35	31	25	18	109

Cleveland Cavaliers

1-0, 1-0 home

109

Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 10 ft two point shot.
LeBron James made two point shot. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes missed 21 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made slam dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made layup. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 14 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made slam dunk.
LeBron James's layup blocked by Chris Andersen.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made tip shot.
Larry Hughes missed jumper.
Drew Gooden made slam dunk. Assisted by LeBron James.
Donyell Marshall made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Drew Gooden.
Damon Jones missed 21 ft jumper.
LeBron James made layup.
Damon Jones missed 23 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James's 4 ft two point shot blocked by Chris Andersen.
Donyell Marshall made layup. Assisted by Sasha Pavlovic.
LeBron James made 24 ft three pointer.
Donyell Marshall missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Alan Henderson missed 5 ft two point shot.
Sasha Pavlovic made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mike Wilks.
Damon Jones missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Donyell Marshall made 3 ft two point shot.
Alan Henderson made driving layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Donyell Marshall made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes missed jumper.
Donyell Marshall made layup.
Alan Henderson made layup. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
LeBron James made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
LeBron James made three point jumper.
LeBron James made 26 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James missed 22 ft two point shot.
Damon Jones made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James's layup blocked by David West.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 19 ft jumper.
Larry Hughes's 8 ft jumper blocked by J.R. Smith.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made layup.
LeBron James missed 17 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes's layup blocked by David West.
LeBron James missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 4 ft two point shot.
Larry Hughes made layup.
Larry Hughes made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Donyell Marshall missed 23 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James made layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Damon Jones made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Damon Jones made 19 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made slam dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes's layup blocked by Chris Andersen.
Donyell Marshall missed 26 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James missed 14 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 17 ft jumper.
Sasha Pavlovic missed 19 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Damon Jones missed 16 ft jumper.
Damon Jones made layup. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Luke Jackson made jumper.
Mike Wilks missed 3 ft jumper.
Alan Henderson made layup.
Alan Henderson missed 15 ft two point shot.
Zendon Hamilton made layup. Assisted by Alan Henderson.
Sasha Pavlovic made 11 ft jumper.
Luke Jackson made 25 ft three point jumper.
Mike Wilks missed 22 ft three point jumper.
Sasha Pavlovic missed 25 ft three point jumper.
David West missed 6 ft two point shot.
David West made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
J.R. Smith missed 21 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed jumper.
J.R. Smith's layup blocked by Larry Hughes.
J.R. Smith made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
J.R. Smith missed 16 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 18 ft jumper.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 21 ft jumper.
Chris Andersen made layup. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chris Paul made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Chris Andersen made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
J.R. Smith made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Paul.
Chris Andersen's layup blocked by Drew Gooden.
Bostjan Nachbar missed running jumper.
Chris Andersen made slam dunk. Assisted by Chris Paul.
Rasual Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
Chris Andersen missed 17 ft jumper.
Rasual Butler missed 18 ft two point shot.
Desmond Mason made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.
Desmond Mason missed layup.
Desmond Mason missed 16 ft jumper.
Speedy Claxton made driving layup.
Speedy Claxton made 9 ft two point shot.
Jackson Vroman missed 6 ft hook shot.
Chris Andersen made tip shot.
Speedy Claxton missed 19 ft jumper.
David West made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.
Jackson Vroman made slam dunk. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
Bostjan Nachbar missed two point shot.
J.R. Smith made driving dunk.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
Chris Paul missed 25 ft three point jumper.
P.J. Brown made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Chris Paul missed layup.
P.J. Brown missed jumper.
David West missed 4 ft jumper.
David West made layup.
Chris Paul's layup blocked by Drew Gooden.
Desmond Mason missed 5 ft jumper.
Chris Paul made 1 ft two point shot.
Chris Paul missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chris Paul missed 25 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith missed 18 ft jumper.
J.R. Smith missed 19 ft jumper.
Chris Paul made 9 ft two point shot.
P.J. Brown made layup. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Chris Paul made layup. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Desmond Mason missed running jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 7 ft two point shot.
P.J. Brown missed 4 ft jumper.
David West made layup.
J.R. Smith made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Paul.
J.R. Smith missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Desmond Mason made driving layup. Assisted by J.R. Smith.
Desmond Mason missed 11 ft jumper.
Desmond Mason missed driving layup.
Speedy Claxton made 13 ft running jumper.
Chris Paul made 17 ft jumper.
Speedy Claxton made 2 ft two point shot. Assisted by Desmond Mason.
Chris Paul missed 19 ft jumper.
Rasual Butler missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rasual Butler made 17 ft jumper.
Desmond Mason missed jumper.
Rasual Butler missed 16 ft two point shot.
Rasual Butler made two point shot.
Speedy Claxton missed 19 ft jumper.
Jackson Vroman made layup.
Arvydas Macijauskas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Arvydas Macijauskas missed 6 ft running jumper.
Speedy Claxton missed jumper.
Rasual Butler missed 19 ft jumper.
Speedy Claxton missed jumper.
Chris Andersen made tip shot.
Brandon Bass made two point shot.
Rasual Butler missed 18 ft jumper.

HORNETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NO	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: P.J. Brown vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Bostjan Nachbar gains possession.	0	0
11:38	David West missed 6 ft two point shot.	0	0
11:36	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	0	0
11:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 10 ft two point shot.	0	0
11:19	Chris Paul defensive rebound.	0	0
11:04	David West made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.	2	0
10:44	P.J. Brown Illegal Defense Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
10:44	LeBron James made Technical Free Throw.	2	1
10:40	David West Shooting Foul. Larry Hughes gains possession.	2	1
10:40	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	2
10:40	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
10:21	Chris Paul Lost Ball. Stolen by Eric Snow.	2	3
10:18	Bostjan Nachbar Shooting Foul. LeBron James gains possession.	2	3
10:18	LeBron James made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	4
10:18	LeBron James made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	5
10:07	J.R. Smith missed 21 ft jumper.	2	5
10:06	LeBron James defensive rebound.	2	5
9:59	LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Bostjan Nachbar.	2	5
9:48	Chris Paul Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.	2	5
9:44	LeBron James made two point shot. Assisted by Larry Hughes.	2	7
9:29	P.J. Brown missed jumper.	2	7
9:26	Eric Snow defensive rebound.	2	7
9:18	Larry Hughes missed 21 ft jumper.	2	7
9:17	Drew Gooden offensive rebound.	2	7
9:12	Drew Gooden Bad Pass. Stolen by J.R. Smith.	2	7
9:11	J.R. Smith's layup blocked by Larry Hughes.	2	7
9:11	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound.	2	7
9:07	J.R. Smith made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.	4	7
8:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Eric Snow.	4	9
8:37	J.R. Smith missed 16 ft jumper.	4	9
8:36	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	4	9
8:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made slam dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.	4	11
8:12	P.J. Brown missed 18 ft jumper.	4	11
8:11	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	4	11
8:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made layup. Assisted by Eric Snow.	4	13
7:41	Bostjan Nachbar missed 21 ft jumper.	4	13
7:41	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound.	4	13
7:41	David West Loose Ball Foul. Drew Gooden gains possession.	4	13
7:41	Chris Andersen enters the game for David West.	4	13
7:26	Chris Andersen Shooting Foul. LeBron James gains possession.	4	13
7:26	LeBron James made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	14
7:26	LeBron James made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	15
7:13	Chris Andersen made layup. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.	6	15
7:13	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Shooting Foul. Chris Andersen gains possession.	6	15
7:13	Chris Andersen made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	15
7:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 14 ft jumper.	7	15
6:56	Drew Gooden offensive rebound.	7	17
6:56	Drew Gooden made slam dunk.	7	17
6:41	Larry Hughes Personal Foul. P.J. Brown gains possession.	7	17
6:33	Bostjan Nachbar missed 25 ft three point jumper.	7	17
6:31	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	7	17
6:26	Chris Paul made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.	10	17
6:05	LeBron James's layup blocked by Chris Andersen.	10	17
6:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	10	19
6:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made tip shot.	10	19
5:50	Chris Andersen made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.	12	19
5:31	Larry Hughes missed jumper.	12	19
5:28	Chris Andersen defensive rebound.	12	19
5:22	J.R. Smith made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Paul.	15	19
5:13	Cleveland Full Timeout.	15	19
5:13	Speedy Claxton enters the game for J.R. Smith.	15	19
5:13	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	15	19
5:13	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow.	15	19
4:58	Drew Gooden made slam dunk. Assisted by LeBron James.	15	21
4:31	Chris Andersen's layup blocked by Drew Gooden.	15	21
4:26	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	15	21
4:13	Donyell Marshall made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Drew Gooden.	15	24
3:51	Bostjan Nachbar missed running jumper.	15	24
3:48	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	15	24
3:45	Damon Jones missed 21 ft jumper.	15	24
3:41	LeBron James offensive rebound.	15	26
3:41	LeBron James made layup.	15	26
3:35	Damon Jones Personal Foul. Chris Paul gains possession.	15	26
3:35	Rasual Butler enters the game for Bostjan Nachbar.	15	26
3:27	Chris Andersen made slam dunk. Assisted by Chris Paul.	17	26
3:02	Damon Jones missed 23 ft three point jumper.	17	26
2:59	Cleveland defensive rebound.	17	26
2:59	NO/Oklahoma C Full Timeout.	17	26
2:47	Rasual Butler missed 18 ft jumper.	17	26
2:45	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound.	17	26
2:40	Speedy Claxton Shooting Foul. Larry Hughes gains possession.	17	26
2:40	Desmond Mason enters the game for Chris Paul.	17	26
2:40	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	27
2:40	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	28
2:18	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Larry Hughes.	17	28
2:16	Chris Andersen missed 17 ft jumper.	17	28
2:15	Damon Jones defensive rebound.	17	28
2:15	Desmond Mason Personal Foul. Damon Jones gains possession.	17	28
2:15	Damon Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	29
2:15	Damon Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	30
2:00	Rasual Butler missed 18 ft two point shot.	17	30
1:55	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	17	30
1:47	Desmond Mason made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.	19	30
1:32	LeBron James's 4 ft two point shot blocked by Chris Andersen.	19	30
1:31	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	19	30
1:23	Desmond Mason missed layup.	19	30
1:22	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound.	19	30
1:16	Donyell Marshall made layup. Assisted by Sasha Pavlovic.	19	32
56.9	Desmond Mason missed 16 ft jumper.	19	32
54.9	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	19	32
39.9	LeBron James made 24 ft three pointer.	19	35
28.5	Damon Jones Personal Foul. Speedy Claxton gains possession.	19	35
28.5	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden.	19	35
28.5	Mike Wilks enters the game for Damon Jones.	19	35
25.3	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Personal Foul. Chris Andersen gains possession.	19	35
25.3	Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	35
25.3	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound.	19	35
25.3	Alan Henderson enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	19	35
25.3	Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	35
23.9	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound.	19	35
0.9	Donyell Marshall missed 24 ft three point jumper.	19	35
0.0	Chris Andersen defensive rebound.	19	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	19	35

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Hornets
87
Cavaliers
109

Game 1

3/11

Hornets
87
Cavaliers
109

Game 2

3/11

Cavaliers
103
Hornets
101

Game 3

11/4

Cavaliers
103
Hornets
101

Game 4

11/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 3 November 2005

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Jim Clark
Jack Nies
Kevin Fehr

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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