Cavaliers 103-91 Bobcats (31 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

26-17, 10-12 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	32	24	27	20	103
CHA	20	19	18	34	91

Charlotte Bobcats

11-35, 7-14 home

Melvin Ely makes 8-foot hook shot (Brevin Knight assists)
Primoz Brezec makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Melvin Ely misses layup
Melvin Ely makes 5-foot two point shot (Jumaine Jones assists)
Jumaine Jones misses 18-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones misses three point jumper
Melvin Ely misses layup
Raymond Felton misses layup
Brevin Knight misses 19-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes dunk (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight misses layup
Raymond Felton makes layup
Raymond Felton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bernard Robinson Jr misses dunk
Matt Carroll misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bernard Robinson Jr makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)
Primoz Brezec makes dunk (Brevin Knight assists)
Bernard Robinson Jr makes 5-foot jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Matt Carroll's layup
Jumaine Jones makes layup
Donyell Marshall blocks Jumaine Jones's layup
Primoz Brezec misses tip shot
Melvin Ely misses 8-foot hook shot
Brevin Knight makes 11-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Bernard Robinson Jr makes layup (Jake Voskuhl assists)
Matt Carroll misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kareem Rush makes 21-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight makes 22-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Jake Voskuhl makes 17-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Bernard Robinson Jr misses layup
Brevin Knight misses 19-foot jumper
Bernard Robinson Jr misses 15-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Brevin Knight's layup
Jake Voskuhl makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Kareem Rush misses 20-foot jumper
Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kareem Rush misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jumaine Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brevin Knight misses layup
Jumaine Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight misses 20-foot jumper
Jumaine Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jumaine Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Jumaine Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jumaine Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely makes 5-foot hook shot (Raymond Felton assists)
Brevin Knight misses 15-foot jumper
Primoz Brezec makes 14-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Melvin Ely makes two point shot
Raymond Felton misses two point shot
Jumaine Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Primoz Brezec assists)
Primoz Brezec misses 12-foot jumper
Primoz Brezec misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Primoz Brezec's layup
Brevin Knight makes jumper (Jumaine Jones assists)
Bernard Robinson Jr misses jumper
Kareem Rush makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Burleson assists)
Kareem Rush makes driving layup
Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bernard Robinson Jr misses driving layup
Alan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Burleson misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Burleson misses two point shot
Kevin Burleson misses 52-foot three point jumper
Kareem Rush makes driving layup
Kevin Burleson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alan Anderson makes two point shot
Kareem Rush misses 15-foot jumper
Melvin Ely makes 5-foot two point shot (Jake Voskuhl assists)
Alan Anderson makes two point shot (Jake Voskuhl assists)
Alan Anderson makes dunk
Matt Carroll misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alan Anderson misses 21-foot jumper
Matt Carroll makes 7-foot running jumper
Bernard Robinson Jr misses 4-foot jumper
Matt Carroll makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Alan Anderson makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)
Jake Voskuhl makes 18-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Alan Anderson misses driving layup
Jake Voskuhl makes 16-foot jumper (Bernard Robinson Jr assists)
Matt Carroll misses 7-foot jumper
Matt Carroll makes driving layup
Matt Carroll makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alan Anderson assists)
Alan Anderson makes driving dunk
Brevin Knight blocks Eric Snow's 10-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Drew Gooden misses layup
LeBron James makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
Eric Snow misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses layup
Brevin Knight blocks Eric Snow's layup
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 11-foot two point shot
Primoz Brezec blocks LeBron James's layup
Donyell Marshall misses layup
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
Donyell Marshall makes dunk (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses layup
Donyell Marshall makes tip shot
Donyell Marshall makes driving dunk
Luke Jackson makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes dunk (Anderson Varejao assists)
Anderson Varejao makes tip shot
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 12-foot jumper
Primoz Brezec blocks Eric Snow's layup
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses 4-foot jumper
Luke Jackson makes 19-foot jumper
Jake Voskuhl blocks Drew Gooden's 12-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Damon Jones assists)
Donyell Marshall makes jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 5-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 22-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses two point shot
Mike Wilks misses 11-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes tip shot
Damon Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mike Wilks assists)
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes 17-foot jumper (Luke Jackson assists)
Luke Jackson makes two point shot
Alan Henderson makes layup (Luke Jackson assists)
Mike Wilks misses 27-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alan Henderson makes jumper (Mike Wilks assists)
Mike Wilks misses layup

CAVALIERS

BOBCATS

TIME		CLE	CHA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Melvin Ely (Sasha Pavlovic gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Brevin Knight blocks Eric Snow's 10-foot jumper	0	0
11:33	Cleveland offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	shot clock violation	0	0
11:18	Melvin Ely makes 8-foot hook shot (Brevin Knight assists)	0	2
10:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup	2	2
10:38	Primoz Brezec makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)	2	4
10:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup	2	4
10:11	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	2	4
10:11	Drew Gooden misses layup	2	4
10:10	Brevin Knight defensive rebound	2	4
10:10	Brevin Knight turnover	2	4
10:00	LeBron James makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)	4	4
9:41	Melvin Ely misses layup	4	4
9:40	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	4	4
9:34	Eric Snow misses layup	4	4
9:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	6	4
9:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot	6	4
9:22	Melvin Ely makes 5-foot two point shot (Jumaine Jones assists)	6	6
9:00	LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)	9	6
8:51	Sasha Pavlovic shooting foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)	9	6
8:51	Raymond Felton makes free throw 1 of 2	9	7
8:51	Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2	9	7
8:48	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	9	7
8:33	LeBron James misses layup	9	7
8:33	Primoz Brezec defensive rebound	9	7
8:26	Jumaine Jones misses 18-foot jumper	9	7
8:25	Brevin Knight offensive rebound	9	7
8:21	Jumaine Jones misses three point jumper	9	7
8:18	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	7
8:15	Brevin Knight blocks Eric Snow's layup	9	7
8:15	Cleveland offensive rebound	9	7
8:07	Melvin Ely shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	9	7
8:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2	10	7
8:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2	11	7
7:46	Jumaine Jones kicked ball	11	7
7:35	LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper	11	7
7:35	Cleveland offensive rebound	11	7
7:35	Raymond Felton loose ball foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	11	7
7:30	Sasha Pavlovic offensive foul (Brevin Knight draws the foul)	11	7
7:30	Sasha Pavlovic turnover	11	7
7:30	Damon Jones enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	11	7
7:16	Melvin Ely misses layup	11	7
7:16	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	11	7
7:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Raymond Felton steals)	11	7
6:50	Raymond Felton misses layup	11	7
6:48	Eric Snow defensive rebound	11	7
6:43	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)	14	7
6:41	Charlotte full timeout	14	7
6:30	Brevin Knight misses 19-foot jumper	14	7
6:28	LeBron James defensive rebound	14	7
6:20	Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	16	7
6:05	Damon Jones personal foul (Brevin Knight draws the foul)	16	7
5:58	Melvin Ely makes dunk (Brevin Knight assists)	16	9
5:39	LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	18	9
5:26	Brevin Knight misses layup	18	9
5:24	Eric Snow defensive rebound	18	9
5:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Eric Snow assists)	20	9
5:05	Raymond Felton makes layup	20	11
5:05	Eric Snow shooting foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)	20	11
5:05	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	20	11
5:05	Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 1	20	11
5:03	Charlotte defensive rebound	20	11
4:46	Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	11
4:43	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound	20	11
4:35	Raymond Felton misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	11
4:33	Eric Snow defensive rebound	20	11
4:28	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	11
4:26	Cleveland offensive rebound	20	11
4:26	Bernard Robinson Jr enters the game for Melvin Ely	20	11
4:26	Matt Carroll enters the game for Raymond Felton	20	11
4:11	LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper	20	11
4:09	Bernard Robinson Jr defensive rebound	20	11
3:53	Bernard Robinson Jr misses dunk	20	11
3:50	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	20	11
3:34	Drew Gooden misses 11-foot two point shot	20	11
3:31	Matt Carroll defensive rebound	20	11
3:25	LeBron James personal foul (Jumaine Jones draws the foul)	20	11
3:25	Luke Jackson enters the game for Eric Snow	20	11
3:13	Matt Carroll misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	11
3:10	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	20	11
2:57	Primoz Brezec blocks LeBron James's layup	20	11
2:53	Donyell Marshall offensive rebound	20	11
2:53	Donyell Marshall misses layup	20	11
2:50	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	20	11
2:50	Drew Gooden misses tip shot	20	11
2:46	Bernard Robinson Jr defensive rebound	20	13
2:46	Bernard Robinson Jr makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)	20	13
2:34	Primoz Brezec personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	20	13
2:34	Cleveland full timeout	20	13
2:25	LeBron James bad pass (Bernard Robinson Jr steals)	20	13
2:20	Bernard Robinson Jr bad pass (LeBron James steals)	20	13
2:17	Donyell Marshall makes dunk (Damon Jones assists)	22	13
2:09	Primoz Brezec makes dunk (Brevin Knight assists)	22	15
1:50	LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)	24	15
1:36	Bernard Robinson Jr makes 5-foot jumper	24	17
1:22	Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	27	17
1:02	Drew Gooden blocks Matt Carroll's layup	27	17
59.9	Jumaine Jones offensive rebound	27	19
59.9	Jumaine Jones makes layup	27	19
45.3	Jumaine Jones shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	27	19
45.3	Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2	27	19
45.3	Cleveland offensive rebound	27	19
45.3	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	28	19
37.9	Brevin Knight bad pass (Drew Gooden steals)	28	19
32.3	Drew Gooden misses layup	28	19
32.3	Donyell Marshall offensive rebound	30	19
32.3	Donyell Marshall makes tip shot	30	19
19.9	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Primoz Brezec draws the foul)	30	19
19.9	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden	30	19
19.9	Primoz Brezec misses free throw 1 of 2	30	19
19.9	Charlotte offensive rebound	30	19
19.9	Primoz Brezec makes free throw 2 of 2	30	20
9.4	Donyell Marshall makes driving dunk	32	20
3.9	Donyell Marshall blocks Jumaine Jones's layup	32	20
1.7	Primoz Brezec offensive rebound	32	20
1.7	Primoz Brezec misses tip shot	32	20
0.3	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	32	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	20

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Cavaliers
103
Bobcats
91

Game 1

31/1

Bobcats
118
Cavaliers
120

Game 2

23/3

Cavaliers
101
Bobcats
97

Game 3

2/4

Spectrum Center

12:30 AM, 31 January 2006

Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 17,142

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Gary Zielinski
Rodney Mott

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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