Cavaliers 86-77 Pistons (13 May, 2006) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

64-18, 27-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	17	25	14	21	77
CLE	18	18	17	33	86

Cleveland Cavaliers

50-32, 31-10 home

Ronald Murray misses driving layup
Rasheed Wallace blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 4-foot hook shot
LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Drew Gooden makes 9-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden makes 15-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 15-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow misses 12-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Drew Gooden makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Damon Jones assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses driving layup
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses hook shot
Anderson Varejao makes driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
Ronald Murray misses 14-foot two point shot
Ronald Murray makes driving layup
Ronald Murray makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow misses two point shot
Donyell Marshall misses 18-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes 18-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronald Murray misses driving layup
Ronald Murray misses 19-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 9-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
Ronald Murray makes driving layup
Eric Snow makes 16-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Ronald Murray misses 20-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
Ronald Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Ronald Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ronald Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 11-foot running jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James misses 7-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes tip shot
Lindsey Hunter blocks Ronald Murray's 12-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 8-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 13-foot jumper
Lindsey Hunter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 3-foot running jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 8-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving dunk
Ben Wallace misses 8-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess makes tip shot
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Antonio McDyess misses 15-foot two point shot
Lindsey Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 6-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Maurice Evans assists)
LeBron James blocks Maurice Evans's 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall blocks Chauncey Billups's layup
Tony Delk misses 11-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Delk assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot jumper (Maurice Evans assists)
Tony Delk misses layup
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's driving layup
Ben Wallace makes slam dunk
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ben Wallace makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 11-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall blocks Maurice Evans's layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 5-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace misses tip shot
Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Chauncey Billups gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:40	Ronald Murray defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Ronald Murray misses driving layup	0	0
11:30	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Rasheed Wallace makes two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)	2	0
10:56	Rasheed Wallace blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 4-foot hook shot	2	0
10:55	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	2	0
10:49	Chauncey Billups lost ball (Eric Snow steals)	2	0
10:44	LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot	2	0
10:41	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	2	0
10:21	Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	2	0
10:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper	2	0
9:59	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	2	0
9:57	Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling	2	0
9:41	Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot	2	0
9:38	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	2	0
9:29	LeBron James makes driving layup	2	2
9:03	Rasheed Wallace misses 8-foot two point shot	2	2
9:02	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	2	2
8:59	Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Ben Wallace assists)	4	2
8:38	Drew Gooden makes 9-foot two point shot	4	4
8:14	Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper	4	4
8:12	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	4	4
8:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)	4	6
7:37	Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)	7	6
7:18	Drew Gooden makes 15-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	7	8
7:01	Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper	7	8
6:58	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	8
6:39	LeBron James bad pass	7	8
6:24	Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper	7	8
6:24	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	8
6:05	Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper	7	10
5:58	Detroit full timeout	7	10
5:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	7	10
5:37	Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2	7	10
5:37	Detroit offensive rebound	7	10
5:37	Ben Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	8	10
5:16	Drew Gooden makes 15-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	8	12
4:56	Chauncey Billups turnover	8	12
4:46	Eric Snow misses 12-foot jumper	8	12
4:45	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	8	12
4:39	Richard Hamilton makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	10	12
4:39	Ronald Murray shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	10	12
4:39	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 1	11	12
4:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes slam dunk (Ronald Murray assists)	11	14
3:54	Rasheed Wallace turnover	11	14
3:46	Ronald Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	14
3:45	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	11	14
3:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling	11	14
3:13	Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper	11	14
3:12	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	11	14
3:06	Tayshaun Prince personal foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	11	14
3:06	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	11	14
3:06	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	11	14
2:55	Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper	11	14
2:53	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	11	14
2:38	Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	13	14
2:12	Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	14
2:09	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	13	14
1:55	Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper	13	14
1:54	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	13	14
1:35	LeBron James misses layup	13	14
1:34	Cleveland defensive rebound	13	14
1:32	Cleveland full timeout	13	14
1:32	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	13	14
1:32	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	13	14
1:15	Donyell Marshall illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	13	14
1:15	Richard Hamilton makes technical free throw	14	14
1:04	Lindsey Hunter misses 13-foot jumper	14	14
1:01	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	14	14
1:00	Lindsey Hunter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)	17	14
42.9	Drew Gooden makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)	17	16
27.9	Lindsey Hunter lost ball (Drew Gooden steals)	17	16
25.0	LeBron James makes two point shot (Damon Jones assists)	17	18
4.9	Richard Hamilton misses 3-foot running jumper	17	18
0.9	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	17	18
0.4	Antonio McDyess lost ball (LeBron James steals)	17	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	18

Cavaliers
86
Pistons
113

Game 1

7/5

Cavaliers
91
Pistons
97

Game 2

10/5

Pistons
77
Cavaliers
86

Game 3

13/5

Pistons
72
Cavaliers
74

Game 4

16/5

Cavaliers
86
Pistons
84

Game 5

18/5

Pistons
84
Cavaliers
82

Game 6

20/5

Cavaliers
61
Pistons
79

Game 7

21/5

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

10:00 PM, 13 May 2006

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Steve Javie
Bob Delaney
Tom Washington

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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