Cavaliers 86-84 Pistons (18 May, 2006) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

50-32, 19-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	20	30	18	18	86
DET	20	25	21	18	84

Detroit Pistons

64-18, 37-4 home

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

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Ben Wallace (Ronald Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:56	Ronald Murray makes layup	2	0
11:56	Tayshaun Prince illegal defense	2	0
11:42	Drew Gooden personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	2	0
11:32	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Tayshaun Prince's 13-foot hook shot	2	0
11:29	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	2	0
11:26	Ronald Murray misses layup	2	0
11:25	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	2	0
11:19	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's layup	2	0
11:18	Richard Hamilton offensive rebound	2	0
11:15	Richard Hamilton makes layup	2	2
10:55	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper	2	2
10:53	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	2	2
10:36	Richard Hamilton traveling	2	2
10:19	Ronald Murray misses 16-foot jumper	2	2
10:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	2	2
10:15	Eric Snow misses 18-foot jumper	2	2
10:14	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	2	2
10:00	Richard Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:00	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	2	2
9:41	LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper	4	2
9:18	Tayshaun Prince makes 9-foot hook shot (Rasheed Wallace assists)	4	4
8:53	Eric Snow misses jumper	4	4
8:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	4	4
8:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot	4	4
8:52	Cleveland defensive rebound	4	4
8:38	Ben Wallace makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)	4	6
8:21	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)	6	6
8:21	Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	6	6
8:21	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 1	7	6
8:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's layup	7	6
8:02	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound	7	6
8:00	Rasheed Wallace makes layup	7	8
7:39	Drew Gooden misses 15-foot jumper	7	8
7:37	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	7	8
7:24	Rasheed Wallace lost ball (LeBron James steals)	7	8
7:20	LeBron James misses dunk	7	8
7:18	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	7	8
7:11	LeBron James blocks Ben Wallace's dunk	7	8
7:11	Detroit offensive rebound	7	8
7:01	Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper	7	8
7:01	Detroit offensive rebound	7	8
7:01	LeBron James loose ball foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	7	8
6:54	Rasheed Wallace misses jumper	7	8
6:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	7	8
6:43	LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper	7	8
6:41	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	7	8
6:22	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	7	8
6:22	Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2	7	8
6:22	Detroit offensive rebound	7	8
6:22	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Drew Gooden	7	8
6:22	Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2	7	8
6:22	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	8
6:00	Ronald Murray misses layup	7	8
5:58	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	7	8
5:54	Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)	7	10
5:41	Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	10
5:39	Eric Snow offensive rebound	7	10
5:24	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup	9	10
5:03	Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot hook shot	9	10
5:01	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	9	10
5:00	Ben Wallace misses tip shot	9	10
4:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	9	10
4:56	Eric Snow misses layup	9	10
4:54	LeBron James offensive rebound	9	10
4:54	LeBron James makes tip shot	11	10
4:47	Detroit full timeout	11	10
4:33	Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	11	12
4:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper	11	12
4:09	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	11	12
3:46	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Hamilton's layup	11	12
3:45	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	11	12
3:45	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	11	12
3:30	LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	13	12
3:13	Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper	13	12
3:12	Detroit offensive rebound	13	12
3:12	Eric Snow loose ball foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	13	12
2:55	Donyell Marshall blocks Ben Wallace's layup	13	12
2:53	Detroit defensive rebound	13	12
2:53	Cleveland full timeout	13	12
2:53	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	13	12
2:53	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	13	12
2:36	Ben Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	13	12
2:36	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
2:36	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	15	12
2:23	Rasheed Wallace makes 11-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)	15	14
2:02	LeBron James misses jumper	15	14
2:00	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	15	14
1:47	Ben Wallace makes driving layup	15	16
1:36	Donyell Marshall traveling	15	16
1:36	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	15	16
1:22	Richard Hamilton bad pass (Anderson Varejao steals)	15	16
1:16	LeBron James makes dunk (Damon Jones assists)	17	16
54.9	Lindsey Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	16
52.9	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	17	16
48.4	Ben Wallace makes dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)	17	18
44.7	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	17	18
44.7	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	18	18
44.7	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	19	18
27.9	Antonio McDyess misses two point shot	19	18
25.4	LeBron James defensive rebound	19	18
10.5	Ben Wallace shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	19	18
10.5	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2	19	18
10.5	Cleveland offensive rebound	19	18
10.5	Ira Newble enters the game for LeBron James	19	18
10.5	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	20	18
2.2	Richard Hamilton makes driving layup	20	20
2.2	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	20	20
2.2	Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 1	20	20
1.8	Ira Newble defensive rebound	20	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	20

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

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:00 AM, 18 May 2006

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Jim Clark
Ken Mauer
Dan Crawford

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

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