Cavaliers 74-72 Pistons (16 May, 2006) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

64-18, 27-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	19	19	21	13	72
CLE	16	20	17	21	74

Cleveland Cavaliers

50-32, 31-10 home

Ronald Murray misses layup
Drew Gooden makes tip shot
LeBron James misses jumper
Ronald Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace blocks Drew Gooden's 7-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Ronald Murray makes 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ronald Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones misses jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones misses 14-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 11-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses layup
Ben Wallace blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 18-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow makes 15-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Eric Snow makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Ronald Murray's 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow misses driving layup
LeBron James misses layup
Drew Gooden makes slam dunk
LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses driving layup
Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 6-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace blocks Anderson Varejao's layup
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow makes 1-foot two point shot
Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Maurice Evans blocks Anderson Varejao's layup
Ronald Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 8-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Ben Wallace's layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 10-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's 10-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 14-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 5-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Richard Hamilton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses tip shot
Tony Delk makes 21-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 8-foot two point shot
Tony Delk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Tony Delk makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 23-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tony Delk misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 31-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 16-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Tayshaun Prince's 10-foot jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes layup
Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 8-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 5-foot hook shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 12-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 11-foot jumper
Maurice Evans misses 8-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
Tony Delk misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Chauncey Billups's layup
Rasheed Wallace misses two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 8-foot running jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Tayshaun Prince makes driving dunk
Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 8-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Ben Wallace misses tip shot

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Richard Hamilton gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Rasheed Wallace misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Drew Gooden traveling	0	0
11:10	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Ben Wallace's layup	0	0
11:08	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	0	0
11:02	Ronald Murray misses layup	0	0
11:00	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	0	2
11:00	Drew Gooden makes tip shot	0	2
10:40	Tayshaun Prince misses 10-foot jumper	0	2
10:37	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound	0	2
10:36	Rasheed Wallace makes jumper	2	2
10:12	LeBron James misses jumper	2	2
10:11	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	2	2
9:51	Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot two point shot	2	2
9:51	Detroit offensive rebound	2	2
9:45	Richard Hamilton makes driving layup	4	2
9:33	Ronald Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	4	4
9:12	Eric Snow personal foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	4	4
9:08	Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	6	4
8:40	Rasheed Wallace blocks Drew Gooden's 7-foot jumper	6	4
8:38	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	6	4
8:34	Ronald Murray misses jumper	6	4
8:26	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	6	4
8:19	Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper	6	4
8:18	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	6	4
8:15	LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	6	6
8:00	Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper	6	6
7:58	LeBron James defensive rebound	6	6
7:48	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper	6	6
7:47	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	6	6
7:31	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's 10-foot jumper	6	6
7:30	Detroit defensive rebound	6	6
7:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot jumper	6	6
7:13	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	6	6
7:00	Drew Gooden personal foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)	6	6
7:00	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden	6	6
6:54	Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper	6	6
6:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	6	6
6:43	LeBron James lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals)	6	6
6:39	Richard Hamilton makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	8	6
6:20	LeBron James bad pass (Ben Wallace steals)	8	6
6:03	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)	8	6
6:03	Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2	8	6
6:03	Detroit offensive rebound	8	6
6:03	Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	9	6
5:41	LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper	9	6
5:39	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	9	6
5:33	Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper	9	6
5:31	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	9	6
5:26	Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	9	6
5:26	Cleveland full timeout	9	6
5:26	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	9	6
5:26	Cleveland offensive rebound	9	6
5:26	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	9	7
5:11	Rasheed Wallace misses 14-foot two point shot	9	7
5:09	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	9	7
5:05	LeBron James lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals)	9	7
4:54	Richard Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	7
4:52	Eric Snow defensive rebound	9	7
4:35	Zydrunas Ilgauskas lost ball (Rasheed Wallace steals)	9	7
4:31	LeBron James blocks Richard Hamilton's layup	9	7
4:28	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	9	7
4:24	Ronald Murray makes 17-foot jumper	9	9
4:00	Richard Hamilton 3 second	9	9
3:40	Ronald Murray turnover	9	9
3:24	Tayshaun Prince makes 5-foot two point shot	11	9
3:05	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)	11	11
2:49	Zydrunas Ilgauskas illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	11	11
2:49	Detroit full timeout	11	11
2:49	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	11	11
2:49	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	11	11
2:49	Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw	11	11
2:49	Detroit offensive rebound	11	11
2:44	Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper	11	11
2:42	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	11
2:25	Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper	14	11
2:01	LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper	14	11
2:00	Cleveland offensive rebound	14	11
1:57	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	14	11
1:57	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
1:57	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
1:32	Richard Hamilton makes driving layup	16	13
1:23	Ben Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	16	13
1:23	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	16	13
1:23	Cleveland offensive rebound	16	13
1:23	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
1:00	Richard Hamilton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	19	14
44.9	Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot jumper	19	14
43.3	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	19	14
29.9	Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	14
26.9	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	19	14
7.9	LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper	19	16
1.0	Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper	19	16
0.1	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	19	16
0.1	Antonio McDyess misses tip shot	19	16
0.0	Detroit offensive rebound	19	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	16

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

12:00 AM, 16 May 2006

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Monty McCutchen
Eddie F. Rush

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Detroit	7	10	.412	9	L2
Indiana	6	9	.400	9	L2
Milwaukee	6	9	.400	9	W2
Chicago	6	10	.375	9.5	L1

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