Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls
15-9, 5-6 Away
108
15-9, 5-6 Away
12-13, 5-7 Home
100
12-13, 5-7 Home
Shot Chart
- Mike Sweetney misses 8-foot hook shot
- Kirk Hinrich misses 20-foot jumper
- Mike Sweetney makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Kirk Hinrich misses jumper
- Luol Deng makes driving layup
- Chris Duhon misses three point jumper
- Chris Duhon misses 15-foot jumper
- Luol Deng makes driving layup (Andres Nocioni assists)
- Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni makes 21-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
- Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andres Nocioni makes 10-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
- Mike Sweetney misses layup
- Mike Sweetney makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
- Andres Nocioni misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Ben Gordon makes 16-foot jumper
- Ben Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 16-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
- Ben Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
- Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper
- Ben Gordon misses 43-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Luol Deng's 12-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 23-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes driving layup (Chris Duhon assists)
- Darius Songaila misses layup
- Chris Duhon makes 22-foot jumper
- Chris Duhon makes layup
- Darius Songaila makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
- Kirk Hinrich makes 17-foot jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 6-foot two point shot
- Kirk Hinrich makes layup
- Ben Gordon makes three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
- Darius Songaila misses layup
- Ben Gordon misses layup
- Darius Songaila makes driving layup (Chris Duhon assists)
- Ben Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng makes 15-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Mike Sweetney misses 20-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
- Mike Sweetney makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Andres Nocioni makes 8-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
- Chris Duhon makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Andres Nocioni makes driving layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng misses layup
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
- Chris Duhon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
- Tyson Chandler misses 15-foot jumper
- Luol Deng misses three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall blocks Andres Nocioni's layup
- Donyell Marshall blocks Luol Deng's layup
- Darius Songaila misses 14-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni makes 8-foot hook shot
- Ben Gordon makes driving layup
- Ben Gordon misses 72-foot three point jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ben Gordon misses layup
- Kirk Hinrich makes two point shot
- Mike Sweetney misses 10-foot jumper
- Mike Sweetney misses layup
- Darius Songaila makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Andres Nocioni makes driving layup
- Darius Songaila misses layup
- Ben Gordon misses 23-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni misses 14-foot jumper
- Luol Deng makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
- Chris Duhon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luol Deng makes 19-foot jumper
- Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
- Andres Nocioni makes driving layup (Chris Duhon assists)
- Luol Deng makes three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
- Luol Deng makes 15-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
- Eric Snow misses 18-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes tip shot
- Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- Luol Deng blocks LeBron James's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
- LeBron James misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- Luol Deng blocks Larry Hughes's layup
- LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Andres Nocioni blocks Larry Hughes's layup
- Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes slam dunk
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden misses layup
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ira Newble misses 22-foot jumper
- Luol Deng blocks Damon Jones's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Mike Sweetney blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 11-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 7-foot hook shot
- Larry Hughes makes 22-foot jumper
- Eric Snow makes 9-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes dunk
- Larry Hughes misses layup
- Drew Gooden makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
- Alan Henderson makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 13-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Snow misses layup
- LeBron James misses jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot hook shot
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alan Henderson assists)
- Alan Henderson makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses dunk
- LeBron James makes dunk (Donyell Marshall assists)
- LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones misses three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
- Damon Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
- Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- LeBron James makes layup
- Donyell Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
CAVALIERS
BULLS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Mike Sweetney (Drew Gooden gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Larry Hughes bad pass | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | Mike Sweetney misses 8-foot hook shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Andres Nocioni shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Kirk Hinrich misses 20-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:49 | | Eric Snow misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Drew Gooden makes tip shot | 4 | 0 |
| 10:38 | | Mike Sweetney makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:25 | | Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 10:22 | | Eric Snow offensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 10:17 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 10:15 | | Andres Nocioni defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:55 | | Kirk Hinrich misses jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Larry Hughes defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:42 | | Luol Deng blocks LeBron James's layup | 4 | 2 |
| 9:40 | | Luol Deng defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:34 | | Luol Deng makes driving layup | 4 | 4 |
| 9:12 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:12 | | Mike Sweetney shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:12 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 9:02 | | Chris Duhon misses three point jumper | 7 | 4 |
| 9:00 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup | 7 | 4 |
| 8:44 | | Mike Sweetney defensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:30 | | Chris Duhon misses 15-foot jumper | 7 | 4 |
| 8:30 | | Andres Nocioni offensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:26 | | Luol Deng makes driving layup (Andres Nocioni assists) | 7 | 6 |
| 8:11 | | LeBron James misses layup | 7 | 6 |
| 8:08 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 7 | 6 |
| 8:08 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot | 7 | 6 |
| 8:07 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 9 | 6 |
| 8:07 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot | 9 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Luol Deng lost ball (Larry Hughes steals) | 9 | 6 |
| 7:50 | | Luol Deng blocks Larry Hughes's layup | 9 | 6 |
| 7:50 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 9 | 6 |
| 7:48 | | LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper | 11 | 6 |
| 7:48 | | Luol Deng shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 11 | 6 |
| 7:48 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 7:33 | | Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 6 |
| 7:31 | | Chicago offensive rebound | 12 | 6 |
| 7:22 | | Andres Nocioni makes 21-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists) | 12 | 8 |
| 7:05 | | LeBron James bad pass (Chris Duhon steals) | 12 | 8 |
| 6:58 | | Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 8 |
| 6:56 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 12 | 8 |
| 6:50 | | LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists) | 14 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Chicago full timeout | 14 | 8 |
| 6:22 | | Andres Nocioni makes 10-foot jumper | 14 | 10 |
| 6:13 | | Chris Duhon personal foul (Eric Snow draws the foul) | 14 | 10 |
| 6:09 | | Andres Nocioni blocks Larry Hughes's layup | 14 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | Mike Sweetney defensive rebound | 14 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | Andres Nocioni misses 28-foot three point jumper | 14 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 14 | 10 |
| 5:52 | | Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 17 | 10 |
| 5:31 | | Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper | 17 | 10 |
| 5:31 | | Chicago offensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 5:31 | | Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow | 17 | 10 |
| 5:31 | | Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 17 | 10 |
| 5:28 | | Mike Sweetney misses layup | 17 | 10 |
| 5:28 | | Larry Hughes defensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 5:22 | | Kirk Hinrich personal foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul) | 17 | 10 |
| 5:22 | | Larry Hughes misses free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 10 |
| 5:22 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 5:22 | | Ben Gordon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich | 17 | 10 |
| 5:22 | | Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 10 |
| 5:20 | | Andres Nocioni defensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 5:01 | | Mike Sweetney makes layup (Ben Gordon assists) | 17 | 12 |
| 4:50 | | LeBron James makes slam dunk | 19 | 12 |
| 4:26 | | Andres Nocioni misses 27-foot three point jumper | 19 | 12 |
| 4:24 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 19 | 12 |
| 4:18 | | Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper | 19 | 12 |
| 4:16 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 19 | 12 |
| 4:01 | | Ben Gordon makes 16-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 3:48 | | Mike Sweetney shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul) | 19 | 14 |
| 3:48 | | Tyson Chandler enters the game for Luol Deng | 19 | 14 |
| 3:48 | | Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 14 |
| 3:48 | | Darius Songaila enters the game for Mike Sweetney | 20 | 14 |
| 3:48 | | Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 14 |
| 3:39 | | Ben Gordon bad pass | 21 | 14 |
| 3:19 | | Drew Gooden misses layup | 21 | 14 |
| 3:18 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 21 | 14 |
| 3:09 | | Ben Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper | 21 | 17 |
| 2:47 | | LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper | 21 | 17 |
| 2:45 | | Ben Gordon defensive rebound | 21 | 17 |
| 2:33 | | Darius Songaila makes 16-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists) | 21 | 19 |
| 2:28 | | Cleveland full timeout | 21 | 19 |
| 2:28 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden | 21 | 19 |
| 2:28 | | Ira Newble enters the game for Larry Hughes | 21 | 19 |
| 2:16 | | Tyson Chandler shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 21 | 19 |
| 2:16 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 19 |
| 2:16 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 21 | 19 |
| 2:16 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 19 |
| 2:04 | | Ben Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists) | 22 | 22 |
| 1:45 | | LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper | 25 | 22 |
| 1:25 | | Ira Newble shooting foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul) | 25 | 22 |
| 1:25 | | Ben Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 23 |
| 1:25 | | Ben Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 24 |
| 1:07 | | Andres Nocioni defensive rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 56.2 | | Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper | 25 | 26 |
| 35.8 | | Damon Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donyell Marshall assists) | 28 | 26 |
| 23.3 | | Ben Gordon bad pass | 28 | 26 |
| 2.6 | | LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper | 31 | 26 |
| 0.0 | | Ben Gordon misses 43-foot three point jumper | 31 | 26 |
| 0.0 | | Chicago offensive rebound | 31 | 26 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 31 | 26 | |
Regular Season Series
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
United Center
12:00 AM, 23 December 2005
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 21,874
- Referees:
- Steve Javie
- David Jones
- Gary Zielinski
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