Cavaliers 106-97 Hawks (26 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

23-17, 8-12 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	24	32	20	30	106
ATL	32	23	27	15	97

Atlanta Hawks

11-29, 8-13 home

Josh Smith makes jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
Royal Ivey makes 18-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
Zaza Pachulia misses layup
Joe Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Royal Ivey makes layup
Royal Ivey misses 18-foot jumper
Royal Ivey makes layup
Al Harrington makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Joe Johnson's 18-foot jumper
Al Harrington misses 15-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes two point shot (Joe Johnson assists)
Joe Johnson makes 17-foot jumper (Al Harrington assists)
Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marvin Williams assists)
Zaza Pachulia misses 15-foot jumper
Josh Childress makes layup (Marvin Williams assists)
Zaza Pachulia makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
Joe Johnson makes 10-foot running jumper
Joe Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Marvin Williams makes layup (Zaza Pachulia assists)
Josh Childress makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
Zaza Pachulia misses 6-foot jumper
Tyronn Lue misses 7-foot jumper
Tyronn Lue makes 18-foot jumper
Al Harrington misses 11-foot jumper
John Edwards makes jumper (Josh Childress assists)
Josh Childress makes 8-foot running jumper
Tyronn Lue makes 15-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes driving layup
Al Harrington makes driving layup
Joe Johnson makes 6-foot jumper
Salim Stoudamire misses layup
Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Salim Stoudamire misses 21-foot jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Al Harrington's layup
Joe Johnson misses 10-foot jumper
Joe Johnson makes 6-foot running jumper
Joe Johnson misses 15-foot jumper
Salim Stoudamire misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Childress makes 6-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
Drew Gooden blocks Salim Stoudamire's layup
Al Harrington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Salim Stoudamire assists)
Josh Smith makes slam dunk (Joe Johnson assists)
Al Harrington makes 14-foot jumper
Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith makes slam dunk (Royal Ivey assists)
Joe Johnson makes layup (Al Harrington assists)
Zaza Pachulia misses layup
Joe Johnson makes 16-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes layup (Royal Ivey assists)
Joe Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Joe Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith makes 21-foot jumper (Zaza Pachulia assists)
Al Harrington misses 4-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes 22-foot jumper (Tyronn Lue assists)
Al Harrington makes 21-foot jumper (Tyronn Lue assists)
Joe Johnson makes 10-foot jumper (Al Harrington assists)
Marvin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington misses layup
LeBron James blocks Marvin Williams's layup
Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyronn Lue assists)
Tyronn Lue makes 26-foot three point jumper
Tyronn Lue misses 19-foot jumper
Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyronn Lue makes 21-foot jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Al Harrington's layup
Tyronn Lue misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington misses 6-foot jumper
Joe Johnson misses 5-foot jumper
Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Harrington assists)
Tyronn Lue misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joe Johnson misses 4-foot jumper
Josh Childress misses layup
Joe Johnson makes tip shot
Salim Stoudamire misses 16-foot jumper
Joe Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 3-foot running jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
Drew Gooden makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Drew Gooden makes tip shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes 4-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Josh Childress blocks LeBron James's 10-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes driving layup
LeBron James makes 3-foot running jumper
Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow makes 8-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses jumper
Al Harrington blocks Drew Gooden's 13-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
Royal Ivey blocks Damon Jones's layup
Eric Snow misses 12-foot jumper
Josh Smith blocks Drew Gooden's 3-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 20-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes layup
LeBron James makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 12-foot jumper
Josh Smith blocks Sasha Pavlovic's 5-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Damon Jones misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes dunk (Eric Snow assists)
Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Donyell Marshall misses layup
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses 17-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses jumper
Josh Childress blocks LeBron James's layup
Donyell Marshall makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall makes three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Damon Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup

CAVALIERS

HAWKS

TIME		CLE	ATL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Josh Smith (Eric Snow gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Eric Snow misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:34	Zaza Pachulia defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Josh Smith makes jumper (Joe Johnson assists)	0	2
11:07	LeBron James bad pass (Al Harrington steals)	0	2
11:02	Al Harrington bad pass (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals)	0	2
10:49	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 3-foot running jumper (Eric Snow assists)	2	2
10:26	Royal Ivey makes 18-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)	2	4
10:11	LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper	2	4
10:10	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	2	4
9:59	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (Eric Snow assists)	4	4
9:48	Eric Snow personal foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul)	4	4
9:41	Royal Ivey lost ball (Eric Snow steals)	4	4
9:37	Royal Ivey personal foul (Eric Snow draws the foul)	4	4
9:30	Al Harrington shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	4	4
9:30	Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2	5	4
9:30	Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2	5	4
9:27	Zaza Pachulia defensive rebound	5	4
9:19	Zaza Pachulia misses layup	5	4
9:18	Joe Johnson offensive rebound	5	4
9:12	Joe Johnson misses 16-foot jumper	5	4
9:11	LeBron James defensive rebound	5	4
9:06	LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper	5	4
9:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	5	4
9:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot	5	4
9:02	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	5	4
9:02	Drew Gooden misses tip shot	5	4
9:00	Zaza Pachulia defensive rebound	5	4
8:57	Royal Ivey makes layup	5	6
8:36	Drew Gooden makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	7	6
8:17	Royal Ivey misses 18-foot jumper	7	6
8:15	Royal Ivey offensive rebound	7	6
8:12	Royal Ivey makes layup	7	8
7:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	9	8
7:37	Al Harrington makes driving layup	9	10
7:22	Royal Ivey personal foul (Eric Snow draws the foul)	9	10
7:22	Josh Childress enters the game for Royal Ivey	9	10
7:13	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Zaza Pachulia (Drew Gooden gains possession)	9	10
7:03	Drew Gooden bad pass (Zaza Pachulia steals)	9	10
7:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Joe Johnson's 18-foot jumper	9	10
7:00	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	10
7:00	Joe Johnson shooting foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)	9	10
7:00	Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 1 of 2	10	10
7:00	Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
6:43	Al Harrington misses 15-foot jumper	11	10
6:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	11	10
6:33	Josh Smith shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	11	10
6:33	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	12	10
6:33	Marvin Williams enters the game for Josh Smith	12	10
6:33	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
6:26	Zaza Pachulia makes two point shot (Joe Johnson assists)	13	12
6:09	LeBron James bad pass	13	12
6:03	Atlanta full timeout	13	12
6:03	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	13	12
6:03	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	13	12
5:54	Joe Johnson makes 17-foot jumper (Al Harrington assists)	13	14
5:35	Marvin Williams personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	13	14
5:35	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	14	14
5:35	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	14	14
5:33	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	16	14
5:33	Drew Gooden makes tip shot	16	14
5:11	Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marvin Williams assists)	16	17
5:00	Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper	16	17
4:58	Marvin Williams defensive rebound	16	17
4:48	Zaza Pachulia misses 15-foot jumper	16	17
4:47	Marvin Williams offensive rebound	16	17
4:35	Josh Childress makes layup (Marvin Williams assists)	16	19
4:18	Drew Gooden bad pass (Joe Johnson steals)	16	19
4:11	Zaza Pachulia makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)	16	21
4:03	Cleveland full timeout	16	21
4:03	Tyronn Lue enters the game for Al Harrington	16	21
3:55	Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	21
3:53	Marvin Williams defensive rebound	16	21
3:40	Joe Johnson makes 10-foot running jumper	16	23
3:23	Zaza Pachulia shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	16	23
3:23	Ira Newble enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	16	23
3:23	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	16	23
3:23	Cleveland offensive rebound	16	23
3:23	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	16	23
3:20	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	16	23
3:03	Joe Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	23
3:02	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	16	23
2:54	Drew Gooden makes 4-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)	18	23
2:38	Marvin Williams makes layup (Zaza Pachulia assists)	18	25
2:14	LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper	18	25
2:12	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	18	25
2:01	Donyell Marshall shooting foul (Josh Childress draws the foul)	18	25
2:01	Josh Childress makes free throw 1 of 2	18	26
2:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden	18	26
2:01	Josh Childress misses free throw 2 of 2	18	26
2:00	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	18	26
1:49	Josh Childress blocks LeBron James's 10-foot jumper	18	26
1:47	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	18	26
1:40	Josh Childress makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)	18	28
1:28	Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3 second	18	28
1:28	Al Harrington enters the game for Joe Johnson	18	28
1:07	Zaza Pachulia misses 6-foot jumper	18	28
1:05	Zaza Pachulia offensive rebound	18	28
1:05	Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul)	18	28
1:05	Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 2	18	29
1:05	Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 2 of 2	18	30
50.7	Zaza Pachulia personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	18	30
50.7	John Edwards enters the game for Zaza Pachulia	18	30
50.7	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2	19	30
50.7	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2	20	30
39.9	Tyronn Lue misses 7-foot jumper	20	30
36.9	LeBron James defensive rebound	20	30
32.3	LeBron James makes driving layup	22	30
11.1	Tyronn Lue makes 18-foot jumper	22	32
1.7	LeBron James makes driving layup	24	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	32

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Hawks
100
Cavaliers
94

Game 1

14/12

Cavaliers
106
Hawks
97

Game 2

26/1

Hawks
99
Cavaliers
100

Game 3

20/4

State Farm Arena

12:00 AM, 26 January 2006

Atlanta, GA

Attendance: 16,089

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Michael Smith
Sean Wright

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

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

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