Cavaliers 114-99 Wizards (16 Nov, 2005) Play-by-Play

Washington Wizards

5-2, 2-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
WSH	22	22	26	29	99
CLE	18	29	35	32	114

Cleveland Cavaliers

6-2, 4-0 home

114

Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 8 ft two point shot blocked by Brendan Haywood.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 9 ft jumper.
Larry Hughes missed jumper.
LeBron James missed 15 ft jumper.
Eric Snow missed 16 ft jumper.
Larry Hughes missed 17 ft jumper.
Eric Snow made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Eric Snow made jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Drew Gooden made two point shot. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Larry Hughes missed 14 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 13 ft two point shot. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Eric Snow made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Larry Hughes missed 18 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 22 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made driving layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Donyell Marshall missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Donyell Marshall missed 16 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall missed layup.
Donyell Marshall made slam dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
LeBron James made layup.
Donyell Marshall missed 25 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James missed 10 ft two point shot.
LeBron James made two point shot. Assisted by Damon Jones.
LeBron James made two point shot. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Donyell Marshall made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Alan Henderson missed two point shot.
LeBron James made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
LeBron James made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes missed 15 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made jumper.
Larry Hughes made layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Damon Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Jackson.
Donyell Marshall missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed two point shot.
LeBron James missed 19 ft jumper.
Larry Hughes missed layup.
Drew Gooden missed two point shot.
Drew Gooden missed 14 ft jumper.
Larry Hughes made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed 3 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made tip shot.
Larry Hughes's layup blocked by Brendan Haywood.
Eric Snow missed 7 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
LeBron James made running jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made layup. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
LeBron James missed 5 ft running jumper.
LeBron James made 9 ft running jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Donyell Marshall made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made slam dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
LeBron James made layup.
LeBron James made layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas's dunk blocked by Calvin Booth.
Larry Hughes missed 18 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft two point shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made slam dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes missed 11 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall made layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Donyell Marshall missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Larry Hughes missed layup.
LeBron James made 17 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 7 ft running jumper.
LeBron James made driving layup.
LeBron James missed jumper.
LeBron James made layup. Assisted by Alan Henderson.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 15 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Donyell Marshall made slam dunk.
LeBron James made driving layup.
Damon Jones made driving layup. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.
Damon Jones missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Larry Hughes's layup blocked by Brendan Haywood.
LeBron James missed three point jumper.
Larry Hughes made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Larry Hughes missed 22 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made layup.
Larry Hughes made driving layup.
Larry Hughes made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Drew Gooden.
Larry Hughes made driving layup.
Damon Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Larry Hughes made 21 ft jumper.
Antawn Jamison missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Gilbert Arenas missed 14 ft two point shot.
Jared Jeffries missed layup.
Jared Jeffries made layup.
Antawn Jamison made two point shot. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Brendan Haywood made slam dunk. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Gilbert Arenas missed driving layup.
Brendan Haywood made 2 ft two point shot.
Gilbert Arenas made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Antawn Jamison.
Antawn Jamison missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Antawn Jamison's 6 ft jumper blocked by LeBron James.
Jared Jeffries made 14 ft jumper.
Gilbert Arenas made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jared Jeffries.
Antawn Jamison missed 7 ft running jumper.
Antawn Jamison made layup.
Antawn Jamison missed 2 ft two point shot.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Etan Thomas made slam dunk. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Caron Butler missed 13 ft jumper.
Gilbert Arenas missed 36 ft three point jumper.
Antawn Jamison made 26 ft three point jumper.
Jarvis Hayes missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Gilbert Arenas missed jumper.
Jarvis Hayes missed 12 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 18 ft jumper.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler missed 23 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Gilbert Arenas's 15 ft jumper blocked by Larry Hughes.
Jarvis Hayes's layup blocked by Drew Gooden.
Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Antawn Jamison made layup. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Antawn Jamison missed 17 ft jumper.
Brendan Haywood made 4 ft jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Antawn Jamison made 3 ft two point shot.
Antawn Jamison missed 5 ft jumper.
Brendan Haywood missed tip shot.
Gilbert Arenas missed layup.
Antawn Jamison missed driving layup.
Brendan Haywood missed layup.
Antawn Jamison made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Brendan Haywood.
Antawn Jamison missed 7 ft hook shot.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jared Jeffries made driving dunk.
Brendan Haywood's two point shot blocked by Drew Gooden.
Jared Jeffries missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Antonio Daniels made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Brendan Haywood.
Antawn Jamison made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Brendan Haywood made 6 ft hook shot.
Antonio Daniels made layup. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Antonio Daniels missed 17 ft jumper.
Antawn Jamison made 14 ft running jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Calvin Booth missed 17 ft jumper.
Antawn Jamison made 19 ft jumper.
Caron Butler made driving dunk. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Caron Butler made 22 ft jumper.
Antawn Jamison missed 21 ft jumper.
Jarvis Hayes missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler missed 19 ft jumper.
Caron Butler's 9 ft jumper blocked by LeBron James.
Caron Butler made driving layup.
Antonio Daniels made 6 ft running jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.
Caron Butler missed 16 ft jumper.
Brendan Haywood made 8 ft two point shot. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Gilbert Arenas's layup blocked by Damon Jones.
Awvee Storey missed three point jumper.
Gilbert Arenas made 25 ft three point jumper.
Gilbert Arenas's 25 ft three point jumper blocked by Larry Hughes.
Gilbert Arenas made layup.
Caron Butler missed 1 ft two point shot.
Awvee Storey missed 15 ft jumper.
Jarvis Hayes made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Awvee Storey made layup. Assisted by Jarvis Hayes.
Jarvis Hayes missed 18 ft jumper.
Jarvis Hayes made 12 ft two point shot.

WIZARDS

CAVALIERS

TIME		WSH	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jared Jeffries vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Drew Gooden gains possession.	0	0
11:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 8 ft two point shot blocked by Brendan Haywood.	0	0
11:37	Jared Jeffries defensive rebound.	0	0
11:32	Antawn Jamison missed 24 ft three point jumper.	0	0
11:30	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	0	0
11:19	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.	0	0
11:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	0	0
11:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.	0	0
11:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	0	0
11:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.	0	0
11:12	Drew Gooden offensive rebound.	0	0
10:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 9 ft jumper.	0	0
10:56	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound.	0	0
10:34	Gilbert Arenas missed 14 ft two point shot.	0	0
10:32	Larry Hughes defensive rebound.	0	0
10:22	Larry Hughes missed jumper.	0	0
10:19	Brendan Haywood defensive rebound.	0	0
10:15	Jared Jeffries missed layup.	0	0
10:14	Jared Jeffries offensive rebound.	0	0
10:12	Jared Jeffries made layup.	2	0
9:52	LeBron James missed 15 ft jumper.	2	0
9:49	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound.	2	0
9:44	Antawn Jamison made two point shot. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.	4	0
9:27	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul. Gilbert Arenas gains possession.	4	0
9:27	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Turnover	4	0
9:15	Brendan Haywood made slam dunk. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.	6	0
8:53	Eric Snow missed 16 ft jumper.	6	0
8:52	Jared Jeffries defensive rebound.	6	0
8:45	Gilbert Arenas missed driving layup.	6	0
8:42	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	6	0
8:37	Larry Hughes missed 17 ft jumper.	6	0
8:34	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound.	6	0
8:23	Brendan Haywood made 2 ft two point shot.	8	0
8:18	Cleveland Full Timeout.	8	0
8:07	Eric Snow made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.	8	2
7:48	Gilbert Arenas made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Antawn Jamison.	11	2
7:30	Eric Snow made jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	11	4
7:11	Gilbert Arenas Offensive Foul. Eric Snow gains possession.	11	4
7:11	Gilbert Arenas Turnover	11	4
6:48	Drew Gooden made two point shot. Assisted by Eric Snow.	11	6
6:39	Eric Snow Personal Foul. Gilbert Arenas gains possession.	11	6
6:26	Antawn Jamison missed 25 ft three point jumper.	11	6
6:24	Larry Hughes defensive rebound.	11	6
6:07	Larry Hughes missed 14 ft jumper.	11	6
6:05	Drew Gooden offensive rebound.	11	6
6:03	Drew Gooden Turnover	11	6
5:46	Antawn Jamison's 6 ft jumper blocked by LeBron James.	11	6
5:43	Jared Jeffries offensive rebound.	11	6
5:39	Jared Jeffries made 14 ft jumper.	13	6
5:20	LeBron James made 13 ft two point shot. Assisted by Larry Hughes.	13	8
4:58	Gilbert Arenas made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jared Jeffries.	15	8
4:39	Eric Snow made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	15	10
4:31	Gilbert Arenas Bad Pass. Stolen by Larry Hughes.	15	10
4:26	Larry Hughes Offensive Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	15	10
4:26	Larry Hughes Turnover	15	10
4:26	Jared Jeffries Personal Foul. Larry Hughes gains possession.	15	10
4:26	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	15	10
4:26	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow.	15	10
4:26	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	11
4:26	Larry Hughes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	12
4:13	Antawn Jamison missed 7 ft running jumper.	15	12
4:09	Antawn Jamison offensive rebound.	15	12
4:07	Antawn Jamison made layup.	17	12
3:50	Larry Hughes missed 18 ft jumper.	17	12
3:48	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound.	17	12
3:36	Damon Jones Shooting Foul. Antawn Jamison gains possession.	17	12
3:36	Antawn Jamison made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	12
3:36	Caron Butler enters the game for Jared Jeffries.	18	12
3:36	Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	12
3:35	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound.	18	12
3:19	LeBron James missed 22 ft jumper.	18	12
3:17	Drew Gooden offensive rebound.	18	12
3:15	Brendan Haywood Shooting Foul. Drew Gooden gains possession.	18	12
3:15	Drew Gooden made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	13
3:15	Drew Gooden made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	14
2:57	Antawn Jamison missed 2 ft two point shot.	18	14
2:54	Damon Jones defensive rebound.	18	14
2:47	LeBron James Traveling	18	14
2:47	Washington Full Timeout.	18	14
2:34	Gilbert Arenas missed 25 ft three point jumper.	18	14
2:32	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	18	14
2:14	Drew Gooden made driving layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.	18	16
1:54	Caron Butler made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Gilbert Arenas.	20	16
1:39	Caron Butler Personal Foul. LeBron James gains possession.	20	16
1:39	Etan Thomas enters the game for Brendan Haywood.	20	16
1:39	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden.	20	16
1:34	Donyell Marshall missed 24 ft three point jumper.	20	16
1:31	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound.	20	16
1:15	Etan Thomas made slam dunk. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.	22	16
46.9	Donyell Marshall missed 16 ft jumper.	22	16
44.9	Etan Thomas defensive rebound.	22	16
38.9	Gilbert Arenas Lost Ball. Stolen by Damon Jones.	22	16
31.9	Donyell Marshall missed layup.	22	16
31.3	Antonio Daniels defensive rebound.	22	16
31.3	Donyell Marshall Personal Foul. Antonio Daniels gains possession.	22	16
8.9	Caron Butler missed 13 ft jumper.	22	16
7.5	LeBron James defensive rebound.	22	16
2.9	Donyell Marshall made slam dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.	22	18
0.0	Gilbert Arenas missed 36 ft three point jumper.	22	18
0.0	Washington offensive rebound.	22	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	18

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Wizards
99
Cavaliers
114

Game 1

16/11

Cavaliers
89
Wizards
101

Game 2

11/2

Wizards
102
Cavaliers
94

Game 3

25/2

Cavaliers
92
Wizards
104

Game 4

16/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 16 November 2005

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 17,685

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Tony Brothers
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	18	12	.600	-	W1
Miami	13	13	.500	3	L3
Atlanta	14	15	.483	3.5	L3
Charlotte	7	21	.250	10	L4
Washington	4	22	.154	12	L1

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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