Cavaliers 96-66 Pacers (25 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Indiana Pacers

21-20, 9-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	18	20	13	15	66
CLE	22	20	27	27	96

Cleveland Cavaliers

22-17, 15-5 home

Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses hook shot
LeBron James misses layup
Drew Gooden misses 8-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses two point shot
Drew Gooden misses jumper
Drew Gooden makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Drew Gooden makes 6-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 9-foot running jumper
LeBron James misses 6-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 3-foot two point shot (Donyell Marshall assists)
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Drew Gooden assists)
Jermaine O'Neal blocks Ira Newble's dunk
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses driving layup
Donyell Marshall makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall makes two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 15-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal blocks Alan Henderson's layup
Alan Henderson makes slam dunk
LeBron James misses layup
Jamaal Tinsley blocks Eric Snow's 8-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 8-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 6-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses 16-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Jeff Foster blocks Donyell Marshall's jumper
Jeff Foster blocks Donyell Marshall's layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 7-foot jumper
Alan Henderson misses layup
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 7-foot running jumper
Alan Henderson misses tip shot
Damon Jones misses 15-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes 13-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden makes 10-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper
Alan Henderson misses 11-foot two point shot
Mike Wilks misses 22-foot jumper
Alan Henderson makes layup
Anderson Varejao misses driving layup
Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Wilks assists)
Luke Jackson misses 11-foot two point shot
Eddie Gill blocks Mike Wilks's 4-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Alan Henderson assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 22-foot jumper
Luke Jackson misses layup
Luke Jackson misses layup
Mike Wilks makes layup
Jermaine O'Neal misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot
Jamaal Tinsley misses 17-foot jumper
David Harrison misses hook shot
Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson makes two point shot
Jermaine O'Neal makes jumper (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Jermaine O'Neal makes two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses 8-foot two point shot
Danny Granger makes layup (Jermaine O'Neal assists)
Jamaal Tinsley misses 20-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses two point shot
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 18-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson makes driving dunk
Jermaine O'Neal makes two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James blocks Danny Granger's layup
Drew Gooden blocks Danny Granger's layup
Fred Jones misses 20-foot jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 25-foot three point jumper
Austin Croshere makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Donyell Marshall blocks Austin Croshere's 25-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson makes 6-foot two point shot (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Fred Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Foster makes layup (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Austin Croshere misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson makes two point shot (Jermaine O'Neal assists)
Stephen Jackson makes 17-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Jermaine O'Neal's 1-foot two point shot
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
Jamaal Tinsley misses 15-foot jumper
Jamaal Tinsley makes 16-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson makes 19-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses 4-foot jumper
Austin Croshere misses 16-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Jermaine O'Neal's jumper
Stephen Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Croshere assists)
Jamaal Tinsley misses 13-foot jumper
Eric Snow blocks Stephen Jackson's 18-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
David Harrison makes 17-foot jumper (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Jermaine O'Neal misses 19-foot jumper
Jamaal Tinsley misses 12-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses running jumper
Jeff Foster misses layup
Fred Jones misses 16-foot jumper
Jamaal Tinsley misses 9-foot jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 9-foot running jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 21-foot jumper (Jermaine O'Neal assists)
LeBron James blocks Sarunas Jasikevicius's layup
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 15-foot jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Foster assists)
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 16-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes layup
Fred Jones misses layup
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Jermaine O'Neal's layup
Danny Granger misses 3-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks David Harrison's 4-foot jumper
Danny Granger makes layup (Stephen Jackson assists)
David Harrison misses 4-foot two point shot
Jamaal Tinsley makes 23-foot jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 21-foot jumper
David Harrison misses 7-foot two point shot
Eddie Gill misses driving layup
Danny Granger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
David Harrison makes layup (Fred Jones assists)
Danny Granger misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger makes 4-foot jumper (Fred Jones assists)
David Harrison misses layup
David Harrison misses tip shot
Alan Henderson blocks Eddie Gill's layup
Eddie Gill makes 21-foot jumper

PACERS

CAVALIERS

TIME		IND	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: David Harrison vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Drew Gooden gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses hook shot	0	0
11:41	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Jermaine O'Neal misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	LeBron James misses layup	0	0
11:11	Danny Granger defensive rebound	0	0
10:52	Jermaine O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
10:49	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	0	0
10:37	Drew Gooden misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
10:36	Jamaal Tinsley defensive rebound	0	0
10:30	Jamaal Tinsley misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
10:30	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
10:22	David Harrison shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	0	0
10:22	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
10:22	Cleveland offensive rebound	0	0
10:22	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
10:08	Jamaal Tinsley bad pass	0	1
9:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)	0	3
9:40	David Harrison misses hook shot	0	3
9:37	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	0	3
9:25	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	0	5
9:03	Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	5
9:02	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	0	5
8:51	Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	5
8:48	Danny Granger defensive rebound	0	5
8:37	Stephen Jackson makes two point shot	2	5
8:10	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses two point shot	2	5
8:07	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	2	5
8:00	Jermaine O'Neal makes jumper (Jamaal Tinsley assists)	4	5
7:35	Drew Gooden misses jumper	4	5
7:35	Danny Granger defensive rebound	4	5
7:26	Jamaal Tinsley bad pass (Drew Gooden steals)	4	5
7:20	Drew Gooden makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)	4	7
6:56	Jermaine O'Neal bad pass (Sasha Pavlovic steals)	4	7
6:52	LeBron James makes slam dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	4	9
6:46	Indiana full timeout	4	9
6:33	Jermaine O'Neal makes two point shot	6	9
6:18	Drew Gooden makes 6-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	6	11
6:03	Jamaal Tinsley bad pass (Drew Gooden steals)	6	11
5:56	Sasha Pavlovic offensive foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)	6	11
5:56	Sasha Pavlovic turnover	6	11
5:45	Stephen Jackson misses 8-foot two point shot	6	11
5:41	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	6	11
5:35	LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper	6	11
5:33	Stephen Jackson defensive rebound	6	11
5:26	Danny Granger makes layup (Jermaine O'Neal assists)	8	11
5:03	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	11
5:01	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	8	11
4:52	Jamaal Tinsley misses 20-foot jumper	8	11
4:52	Indiana defensive rebound	8	11
4:52	David Harrison loose ball foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	8	11
4:52	Sarunas Jasikevicius enters the game for Jamaal Tinsley	8	11
4:52	Jeff Foster enters the game for David Harrison	8	11
4:52	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	8	11
4:52	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	8	11
4:33	LeBron James misses 9-foot running jumper	8	11
4:31	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	8	11
4:18	Jermaine O'Neal misses two point shot	8	11
4:16	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	8	11
4:09	LeBron James misses 6-foot jumper	8	11
4:07	Cleveland offensive rebound	8	11
4:07	Jeff Foster loose ball foul (Donyell Marshall draws the foul)	8	11
3:58	Damon Jones makes 3-foot two point shot (Donyell Marshall assists)	8	13
3:42	Stephen Jackson personal foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)	8	13
3:42	Stephen Jackson turnover	8	13
3:42	Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)	8	13
3:42	Ira Newble enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	8	13
3:35	Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 18-foot jumper	8	13
3:33	LeBron James defensive rebound	8	13
3:28	LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper	8	13
3:26	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	8	13
3:16	Stephen Jackson makes driving dunk	10	13
3:00	LeBron James makes two point shot (Drew Gooden assists)	10	15
2:41	Jermaine O'Neal makes two point shot	12	15
2:27	Jermaine O'Neal blocks Ira Newble's dunk	12	15
2:23	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	12	15
2:16	Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	15
2:15	Danny Granger offensive rebound	12	15
2:15	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Danny Granger draws the foul)	12	15
2:15	Cleveland full timeout	12	15
2:15	Ira Newble technical foul (1st technical foul)	12	15
2:15	Cleveland full timeout	12	15
2:15	Fred Jones enters the game for Stephen Jackson	12	15
2:15	Sarunas Jasikevicius makes technical free throw	13	15
2:15	Danny Granger makes free throw 1 of 2	14	15
2:15	Danny Granger makes free throw 2 of 2	15	15
1:55	LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper	15	17
1:40	LeBron James blocks Danny Granger's layup	15	17
1:38	Danny Granger offensive rebound	15	17
1:37	Drew Gooden blocks Danny Granger's layup	15	17
1:35	Ira Newble defensive rebound	15	17
1:27	Jermaine O'Neal shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	15	17
1:27	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden	15	17
1:27	Austin Croshere enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal	15	17
1:27	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	15	18
1:27	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	15	18
1:27	Austin Croshere defensive rebound	15	18
1:14	Fred Jones misses 20-foot jumper	15	18
1:12	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	15	18
58.9	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)	15	20
36.9	Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	20
34.9	Danny Granger offensive rebound	15	20
31.9	Austin Croshere makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)	18	20
14.8	Danny Granger shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	18	20
14.8	Stephen Jackson enters the game for Danny Granger	18	20
14.8	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	18	21
14.8	Alan Henderson enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	18	21
14.8	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	18	22
0.3	Donyell Marshall blocks Austin Croshere's 25-foot three point jumper	18	22
0.2	LeBron James defensive rebound	18	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	22

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-1

Cavaliers
76
Pacers
98

Game 1

25/11

Pacers
89
Cavaliers
94

Game 2

24/12

Pacers
66
Cavaliers
96

Game 3

25/1

Cavaliers
93
Pacers
89

Game 4

28/1

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 25 January 2006

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 19,069

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Scott Foster
Leroy Richardson

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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