Pistons 84-72 Cavaliers (28 Feb, 2006) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

47-9, 21-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	23	21	20	20	84
CLE	19	23	21	9	72

Cleveland Cavaliers

32-25, 20-9 home

Drew Gooden misses 5-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
Ronald Murray misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 5-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton blocks Ronald Murray's layup
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (Eric Snow assists)
Drew Gooden misses jumper
Eric Snow misses 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot hook shot
Drew Gooden makes tip shot
Ronald Murray misses 9-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes slam dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 2-foot two point shot
Ronald Murray makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 5-foot running jumper
LeBron James misses 13-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 5-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot
Ronald Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot hook shot (Ronald Murray assists)
Eric Snow makes 14-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
Ronald Murray makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 7-foot hook shot (Drew Gooden assists)
Ronald Murray misses 9-foot running jumper
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray misses three point jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 8-foot running jumper
LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 14-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses driving layup
Richard Hamilton blocks Ronald Murray's layup
Donyell Marshall makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 22-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes 9-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Eric Snow misses 16-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot hook shot
LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses jumper
Richard Hamilton misses driving layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 4-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes 10-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 9-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Richard Hamilton misses jumper
Ben Wallace misses 1-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Rasheed Wallace makes 10-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 12-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 10-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lindsey Hunter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Lindsey Hunter makes driving layup (Carlos Delfino assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Carlos Delfino's layup
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 17-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 14-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 21-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 22-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 10-foot running jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 28-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 12-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 12-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses 1-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow blocks Chauncey Billups's 22-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 1-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronald Murray blocks Richard Hamilton's 13-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes driving layup (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Richard Hamilton misses jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper
Dale Davis makes layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 18-foot jumper (Dale Davis assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
Maurice Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Maurice Evans makes 13-foot jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Maurice Evans misses 16-foot jumper
Maurice Evans makes layup (Ben Wallace assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 19-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 12-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Detroit gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas lane violation	0	0
11:45	Tayshaun Prince misses jumper	0	0
11:45	Detroit offensive rebound	0	0
11:45	Zydrunas Ilgauskas loose ball foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	0	0
11:37	Richard Hamilton misses driving layup	0	0
11:33	Detroit offensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Rasheed Wallace misses 4-foot jumper	0	0
11:23	Ronald Murray defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Drew Gooden misses 5-foot jumper	0	0
11:14	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	0	2
11:14	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot	0	2
10:53	Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	2	2
10:30	LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot	2	4
10:10	Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	4	4
9:40	Ronald Murray misses jumper	4	4
9:38	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	4	4
9:22	Ben Wallace bad pass	4	4
9:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper	4	4
9:00	Cleveland defensive rebound	4	4
8:45	Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper	4	4
8:44	Eric Snow defensive rebound	4	4
8:34	LeBron James bad pass (Chauncey Billups steals)	4	4
8:30	Ben Wallace misses two point shot	4	4
8:26	Eric Snow defensive rebound	4	4
8:18	Drew Gooden makes 5-foot two point shot	4	6
7:58	Richard Hamilton makes 10-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	6	6
7:39	Richard Hamilton blocks Ronald Murray's layup	6	6
7:33	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	6	6
7:30	Richard Hamilton makes 9-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	8	6
7:16	LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper	8	6
7:13	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	8	6
7:11	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	10	6
6:47	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (Eric Snow assists)	10	8
6:47	Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	10	8
6:47	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 1	10	9
6:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's layup	10	9
6:26	Detroit offensive rebound	10	9
6:22	Richard Hamilton misses jumper	10	9
6:18	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	10	9
6:18	Ben Wallace misses 1-foot two point shot	10	9
6:16	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	10	9
6:13	Rasheed Wallace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	13	9
5:58	Chauncey Billups illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	13	9
5:58	Cleveland full timeout	13	9
5:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes technical free throw	13	10
5:47	Drew Gooden misses jumper	13	10
5:46	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	13	10
5:28	Rasheed Wallace misses jumper	13	10
5:26	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	10
5:20	LeBron James double dribble	13	10
5:00	Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	10
4:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	13	10
4:46	Eric Snow misses 14-foot jumper	13	10
4:45	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	13	10
4:39	Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper	15	10
4:22	LeBron James bad pass (Richard Hamilton steals)	15	10
4:18	Richard Hamilton makes driving layup	17	10
3:54	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot hook shot	17	10
3:50	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	17	12
3:50	Drew Gooden makes tip shot	17	12
3:34	Rasheed Wallace makes 10-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	19	12
3:12	Ronald Murray misses 9-foot jumper	19	12
3:10	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	19	14
3:10	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot	19	14
3:01	Detroit full timeout	19	14
3:01	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	19	14
3:01	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Chauncey Billups	19	14
3:01	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	19	14
3:01	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	19	14
2:45	Tayshaun Prince misses 12-foot jumper	19	14
2:42	Damon Jones defensive rebound	19	14
2:30	Ben Wallace illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	19	14
2:30	LeBron James makes technical free throw	19	15
2:25	Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	15
2:23	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	19	15
2:09	Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	15
2:06	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	19	15
1:55	Drew Gooden makes slam dunk (Ronald Murray assists)	19	17
1:32	Lindsey Hunter misses 10-foot jumper	19	17
1:31	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	19	17
1:21	LeBron James misses driving layup	19	17
1:19	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	19	17
1:12	Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot jumper	21	17
50.9	LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper	21	17
49.8	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	21	17
39.9	Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)	23	17
25.9	Ronald Murray misses 2-foot two point shot	23	17
22.9	Ronald Murray offensive rebound	23	17
1.9	Ronald Murray makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	23	19
0.0	Richard Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	19
0.0	Detroit offensive rebound	23	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	19

Regular Season Series

DET leads 2-1

Pistons
84
Cavaliers
97

Game 1

31/12

Cavaliers
78
Pistons
90

Game 2

26/2

Pistons
84
Cavaliers
72

Game 3

28/2

Cavaliers
73
Pistons
96

Game 4

13/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 28 February 2006

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 19,286

Referees:
Jack Nies
Eric Lewis
Bill Kennedy

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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