Cavaliers 103-101 Hornets (11 Apr, 2006) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

47-30, 18-20 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	23	29	29	22	103
NO	26	37	12	26	101

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

37-40, 23-16 home

101

Desmond Mason misses 4-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses hook shot
Rasual Butler misses jumper
David West makes 13-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
David West makes 7-foot hook shot
Desmond Mason misses 4-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses layup
Desmond Mason makes layup
Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (David West assists)
P.J. Brown makes layup (David West assists)
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Flip Murray blocks Chris Paul's 12-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses three point jumper
Marc Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 9-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 34-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 15-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 20-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 4-foot jumper
Aaron Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup
Linton Johnson makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
Kirk Snyder makes three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Kirk Snyder makes 16-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall blocks Kirk Snyder's layup
Aaron Williams makes dunk
Chris Paul misses layup
Larry Hughes blocks Chris Paul's layup
David West makes 5-foot two point shot
Desmond Mason makes two point shot
David West misses 4-foot two point shot
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Chris Paul makes dunk
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Desmond Mason misses 6-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses layup
Desmond Mason misses layup
Desmond Mason misses tip shot
P.J. Brown misses jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 11-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason misses layup
Speedy Claxton makes 4-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Williams misses layup
Linton Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall blocks Marc Jackson's layup
Donyell Marshall blocks Aaron Williams's layup
Chris Paul makes 4-foot running jumper
Marc Jackson makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 10-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 23-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 21-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes 6-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Kirk Snyder makes driving layup
Kirk Snyder misses 23-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
LeBron James misses jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Drew Gooden makes layup
Flip Murray makes 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
Flip Murray misses 16-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 15-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
Flip Murray makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Flip Murray makes layup
LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes layup
Larry Hughes misses jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Donyell Marshall makes 5-foot two point shot
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 11-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 16-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 10-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes dunk (Damon Jones assists)
Flip Murray misses 7-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Eric Snow misses layup
Flip Murray misses jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 4-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes layup
Drew Gooden misses 16-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Flip Murray makes dunk
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Flip Murray makes three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Flip Murray makes layup
Eric Snow makes jumper (Flip Murray assists)
Flip Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses 8-foot jumper
LeBron James makes jumper
Flip Murray makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
Larry Hughes makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Flip Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 23-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
Alan Henderson misses layup
Larry Hughes makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Aaron Williams blocks Alan Henderson's 6-foot hook shot
Eric Snow misses 15-foot jumper
Flip Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
P.J. Brown blocks Drew Gooden's two point shot
Flip Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses jumper
LeBron James makes 5-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Flip Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown blocks LeBron James's layup
LeBron James makes jumper

CAVALIERS

HORNETS

TIME		CLE	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Drew Gooden vs. P.J. Brown (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Rasual Butler lost ball (Flip Murray steals)	0	0
11:34	LeBron James misses jumper	0	0
11:33	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Eric Snow shooting foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	0	0
11:29	Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:29	Rasual Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:11	Drew Gooden makes two point shot	2	2
10:52	Desmond Mason misses 4-foot jumper	2	2
10:49	Desmond Mason offensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Desmond Mason misses hook shot	2	2
10:47	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	2
10:37	LeBron James misses layup	2	2
10:36	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	2
10:30	Rasual Butler misses jumper	2	2
10:29	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	2	2
10:22	LeBron James makes driving layup	4	2
10:03	David West makes 13-foot jumper (Desmond Mason assists)	4	4
9:41	Drew Gooden makes layup	6	4
9:19	David West makes 7-foot hook shot	6	6
8:55	Flip Murray makes 17-foot jumper	8	6
8:38	Desmond Mason misses 4-foot two point shot	8	6
8:37	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	8	6
8:25	LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists)	10	6
8:11	Chris Paul bad pass (Anderson Varejao steals)	10	6
8:06	Rasual Butler shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	10	6
8:06	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	11	6
8:06	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	12	6
7:41	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	12	6
7:39	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	6
7:33	Flip Murray misses 16-foot jumper	12	6
7:33	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	12	6
7:09	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	12	6
7:07	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	12	6
6:54	Anderson Varejao misses 15-foot jumper	12	6
6:52	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	12	6
6:41	David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	8
6:26	Drew Gooden makes two point shot (Eric Snow assists)	14	8
5:58	David West misses layup	14	8
5:56	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	14	8
5:56	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)	14	8
5:56	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	14	8
5:56	P.J. Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	14	9
5:56	P.J. Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
5:43	Eric Snow bad pass (Desmond Mason steals)	14	10
5:39	Desmond Mason makes layup	14	12
5:33	Flip Murray makes layup (LeBron James assists)	16	12
5:07	Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (David West assists)	16	15
4:43	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	15
4:41	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	16	15
4:24	P.J. Brown makes layup (David West assists)	16	17
4:07	Flip Murray makes layup	18	17
3:50	Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	18	20
3:29	P.J. Brown shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	18	20
3:29	Larry Hughes enters the game for Eric Snow	18	20
3:29	Marc Jackson enters the game for P.J. Brown	18	20
3:29	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Desmond Mason	18	20
3:29	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2	18	20
3:29	Cleveland offensive rebound	18	20
3:29	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	19	20
3:12	Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper	19	20
3:09	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	19	20
3:03	LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)	21	20
2:51	Chris Paul makes two point shot	21	22
2:34	LeBron James misses layup	21	22
2:33	LeBron James offensive rebound	21	22
2:32	LeBron James makes layup	23	22
2:21	Flip Murray blocks Chris Paul's 12-foot jumper	23	22
2:19	Marc Jackson offensive rebound	23	22
2:17	Drew Gooden personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	23	22
2:17	Cleveland full timeout	23	22
2:17	Damon Jones enters the game for Anderson Varejao	23	22
2:17	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Flip Murray	23	22
2:04	Chris Paul misses three point jumper	23	22
2:02	Rasual Butler offensive rebound	23	22
1:50	Marc Jackson misses 17-foot jumper	23	22
1:47	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	23	22
1:31	LeBron James bad pass	23	22
1:19	Speedy Claxton makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	23	24
53.8	Drew Gooden traveling	23	24
53.8	Aaron Williams enters the game for David West	23	24
53.8	Alan Henderson enters the game for Drew Gooden	23	24
45.5	Damon Jones personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	23	24
34.9	Rasual Butler misses three point jumper	23	24
32.9	Marc Jackson offensive rebound	23	24
19.1	Chris Paul makes 9-foot jumper	23	26
2.9	LeBron James bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	23	26
0.6	Speedy Claxton misses 34-foot three point jumper	23	26
0.0	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	23	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	26

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 3-0

Hornets
87
Cavaliers
109

Game 1

3/11

Hornets
87
Cavaliers
109

Game 2

3/11

Cavaliers
103
Hornets
101

Game 3

11/4

Cavaliers
103
Hornets
101

Game 4

11/4

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 11 April 2006

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,187

Referees:
Ken Mauer
Matt Boland
Scott Foster

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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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