Cavaliers 93-89 Pacers (28 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

24-17, 9-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	27	20	20	26	93
IND	20	23	18	28	89

Indiana Pacers

21-21, 12-7 home

Scot Pollard makes jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)
Anthony Johnson misses 10-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Austin Croshere misses 24-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson makes two point shot
Danny Granger makes 26-foot three point jumper (Scot Pollard assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 4-foot two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses 15-foot jumper
Scot Pollard makes layup (Austin Croshere assists)
Scot Pollard misses jumper
Anthony Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
David Harrison misses 5-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 11-foot jumper
Fred Jones misses layup
David Harrison makes layup
David Harrison misses jumper
Danny Granger makes layup
Fred Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Danny Granger's layup
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)
David Harrison makes layup (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Austin Croshere misses 23-foot three point jumper
David Harrison makes 9-foot two point shot
Danny Granger makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks David Harrison's 8-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger makes 5-foot two point shot
Stephen Jackson makes 2-foot two point shot (Fred Jones assists)
Danny Granger makes 19-foot jumper (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
LeBron James blocks Stephen Jackson's 4-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses layup
Fred Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 4-foot jumper
Fred Jones makes 2-foot two point shot
Fred Jones misses 11-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Fred Jones makes 4-foot two point shot (Stephen Jackson assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Fred Jones makes 19-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson makes slam dunk
Stephen Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danny Granger assists)
Danny Granger makes 17-foot jumper
Scot Pollard makes 5-foot two point shot (Anthony Johnson assists)
Scot Pollard misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Johnson makes 17-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson makes driving layup (Anthony Johnson assists)
Stephen Jackson makes 18-foot jumper
Scot Pollard misses jumper
Austin Croshere misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Danny Granger makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephen Jackson assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 19-foot jumper (Danny Granger assists)
Fred Jones misses 9-foot jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 24-foot three point jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Fred Jones makes driving layup
Fred Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper
Fred Jones misses jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 26-foot three point jumper
Austin Croshere makes jumper (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Fred Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Croshere assists)
Danny Granger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks David Harrison's layup
Fred Jones makes 5-foot running jumper
Fred Jones makes 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Stephen Jackson's 4-foot jumper
David Harrison makes 6-foot two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes driving layup
Austin Croshere misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup
Eric Snow makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Eric Snow makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup
Drew Gooden misses jumper
Drew Gooden misses jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Damon Jones assists)
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup (Donyell Marshall assists)
LeBron James misses 10-foot jumper
Danny Granger blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
David Harrison blocks Ira Newble's 9-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Donyell Marshall misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes tip shot
Drew Gooden makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Alan Henderson makes layup (LeBron James assists)
David Harrison blocks Alan Henderson's layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 9-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
LeBron James misses 13-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 3-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses jumper
Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Austin Croshere blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup
Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses layup
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Ira Newble makes layup
LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Danny Granger blocks LeBron James's 6-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes jumper
Damon Jones misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 10-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses 15-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper

CAVALIERS

PACERS

TIME		CLE	IND
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Austin Croshere (Drew Gooden gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Sarunas Jasikevicius defensive rebound	27	20
11:41	LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper	2	0
11:22	Scot Pollard makes jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)	2	2
11:06	Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup	4	2
10:51	Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)	4	2
10:41	Anthony Johnson misses 10-foot jumper	4	2
10:40	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	2
10:33	Eric Snow makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	6	2
10:15	Stephen Jackson traveling	6	2
9:56	Eric Snow makes jumper (LeBron James assists)	8	2
9:45	Stephen Jackson misses 18-foot jumper	8	2
9:44	Indiana offensive rebound	8	2
9:33	Anthony Johnson lost ball (Eric Snow steals)	8	2
9:27	Eric Snow bad pass (Danny Granger steals)	8	2
9:21	Austin Croshere misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	8	2
9:04	Austin Croshere shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	8	2
9:04	Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2	9	2
9:04	Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2	9	2
9:04	Danny Granger defensive rebound	9	2
8:45	Stephen Jackson makes two point shot	9	4
8:27	Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper	9	4
8:26	Austin Croshere defensive rebound	9	4
8:15	Danny Granger makes 26-foot three point jumper (Scot Pollard assists)	9	7
7:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	11	7
7:39	Stephen Jackson misses 4-foot two point shot	11	7
7:39	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	11	7
7:33	LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper	11	7
7:31	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	11	7
7:11	Drew Gooden makes layup	13	7
7:03	Indiana full timeout	13	7
6:50	Stephen Jackson misses 15-foot jumper	13	7
6:48	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	13	7
6:37	Drew Gooden misses jumper	13	7
6:35	Stephen Jackson defensive rebound	13	7
6:24	Scot Pollard makes layup (Austin Croshere assists)	13	9
6:00	Stephen Jackson shooting foul (Eric Snow draws the foul)	13	9
6:00	Eric Snow makes free throw 1 of 2	14	9
6:00	Eric Snow misses free throw 2 of 2	14	9
5:58	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	14	9
5:50	Drew Gooden misses jumper	14	9
5:47	Danny Granger defensive rebound	14	9
5:33	Scot Pollard misses jumper	14	9
5:31	Indiana defensive rebound	14	9
5:18	LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper	16	9
5:09	Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Scot Pollard draws the foul)	16	9
5:09	David Harrison enters the game for Scot Pollard	16	9
5:09	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	16	9
5:09	Fred Jones enters the game for Danny Granger	16	9
5:09	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	16	9
5:09	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	16	9
5:09	Ira Newble enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	16	9
4:56	Anthony Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	9
4:56	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	16	9
4:37	LeBron James bad pass	16	9
4:37	Sarunas Jasikevicius enters the game for Anthony Johnson	16	9
4:24	David Harrison misses 5-foot jumper	16	9
4:24	Indiana offensive rebound	16	9
4:18	Damon Jones shooting foul (Sarunas Jasikevicius draws the foul)	16	9
4:18	Sarunas Jasikevicius makes free throw 1 of 2	16	10
4:18	Sarunas Jasikevicius makes free throw 2 of 2	16	11
4:05	Fred Jones shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	16	11
4:05	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	17	11
4:05	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	18	11
3:47	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)	18	11
3:47	Stephen Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2	18	11
3:47	Indiana offensive rebound	18	11
3:47	Stephen Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	18	12
3:33	David Harrison shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	18	12
3:33	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	18	12
3:33	Cleveland offensive rebound	18	12
3:33	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	19	12
3:20	Stephen Jackson misses 11-foot jumper	19	12
3:19	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	19	12
3:11	LeBron James makes three point jumper	22	12
2:55	Fred Jones misses layup	22	12
2:53	David Harrison offensive rebound	22	12
2:51	David Harrison makes layup	22	14
2:42	Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper	22	14
2:40	Ira Newble offensive rebound	22	14
2:35	LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Damon Jones assists)	24	14
2:29	Indiana 20 Sec. timeout	24	14
2:29	Cleveland full timeout	24	14
2:29	Danny Granger enters the game for Austin Croshere	24	14
2:17	David Harrison misses jumper	24	14
2:15	Danny Granger offensive rebound	24	16
2:15	Danny Granger makes layup	24	16
1:58	Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper	24	16
1:55	Ira Newble offensive rebound	24	16
1:44	LeBron James makes driving layup (Donyell Marshall assists)	26	16
1:25	Fred Jones misses 21-foot jumper	26	16
1:23	Damon Jones defensive rebound	26	16
1:17	LeBron James misses 10-foot jumper	26	16
1:16	Cleveland offensive rebound	26	16
1:16	Fred Jones personal foul (Donyell Marshall draws the foul)	26	16
1:16	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden	26	16
1:16	Donyell Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2	26	16
1:16	Cleveland offensive rebound	26	16
1:16	Anthony Johnson enters the game for Fred Jones	26	16
1:16	Donyell Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	27	16
1:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Danny Granger's layup	27	16
57.9	Danny Granger offensive rebound	27	16
53.9	Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	16
50.9	David Harrison offensive rebound	27	16
45.8	Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)	27	19
30.9	Danny Granger blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup	27	19
29.9	Cleveland defensive rebound	27	19
10.5	Donyell Marshall illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	27	19
10.5	Donyell Marshall personal foul (David Harrison draws the foul)	27	19
10.5	David Harrison makes free throw 1 of 2	27	20
10.5	Eddie Gill enters the game for Stephen Jackson	27	20
10.5	David Harrison misses free throw 2 of 2	27	20
10.4	LeBron James defensive rebound	27	20
0.1	David Harrison blocks Ira Newble's 9-foot jumper	27	20
0.0	Sarunas Jasikevicius defensive rebound	27	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	20

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 3-1

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

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

12:00 AM, 28 January 2006

Indianapolis, IN

Attendance: 18,345

Referees:
Bill Spooner
Mark Wunderlich
Tony Brown

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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