Pistons 87-71 Cavaliers (22 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

16-8, 9-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	22	20	15	30	87
CLE	24	17	14	16	71

Cleveland Cavaliers

14-11, 11-3 home

Drew Gooden makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 1-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden makes 9-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes makes 3-foot two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden misses 14-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 13-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao misses 8-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 14-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
Damon Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carlos Delfino blocks Anderson Varejao's layup
Daniel Gibson misses layup
Larry Hughes makes 11-foot running jumper
Ronald Murray blocks Larry Hughes's 3-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot hook shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 12-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses running jumper
Larry Hughes misses driving layup
Larry Hughes makes two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses layup
Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 12-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 1-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot hook shot
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses 11-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot hook shot
Larry Hughes makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
Drew Gooden misses 13-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 16-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 9-foot two point shot
Jason Maxiell blocks Damon Jones's layup
Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 8-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess blocks LeBron James's 4-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Larry Hughes makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 15-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes dunk (David Wesley assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 16-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Nazr Mohammed misses 16-foot two point shot
Nazr Mohammed makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 15-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Nazr Mohammed misses layup
Nazr Mohammed makes tip shot
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes running jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 21-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 7-foot jumper (Will Blalock assists)
Will Blalock misses 3-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 9-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 15-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses layup
Jason Maxiell makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Jason Maxiell makes slam dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 16-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace makes 17-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 22-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chauncey Billups's layup
Jason Maxiell makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 8-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 2-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Rasheed Wallace's 8-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses 14-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving dunk
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 7-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 9-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot
Nazr Mohammed misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess misses 11-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 11-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses 13-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 13-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 9-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 13-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 19-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot two point shot
Donyell Marshall blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Antonio McDyess makes 4-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess misses jumper
David Wesley blocks Ronald Dupree's layup
Ronald Dupree makes 5-foot jumper
Ronald Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
Ronald Dupree misses 11-foot jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nazr Mohammed vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Drew Gooden gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Drew Gooden makes layup	0	2
11:21	Larry Hughes shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	0	2
11:21	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:21	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
11:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot	2	2
11:04	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	2	2
10:56	Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper	2	2
10:53	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	2
10:45	Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:45	Cleveland defensive rebound	2	2
10:22	Rasheed Wallace misses 16-foot jumper	2	2
10:21	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	2
10:17	LeBron James makes jumper	2	4
10:02	Richard Hamilton turnover	2	4
9:40	LeBron James makes two point shot	2	6
9:17	Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	4	6
8:57	Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Richard Hamilton steals)	4	6
8:42	Nazr Mohammed misses 16-foot two point shot	4	6
8:41	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	4	6
8:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)	4	8
8:15	Nazr Mohammed makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	6	8
7:52	Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper	6	8
7:50	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound	6	8
7:37	Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	8
7:33	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	6	8
7:24	Drew Gooden turnover	6	8
7:11	Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	8
7:09	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	6	8
6:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 1-foot two point shot	6	10
6:50	Detroit full timeout	6	10
6:41	Rasheed Wallace bad pass (Larry Hughes steals)	6	10
6:35	Drew Gooden makes 9-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)	6	12
6:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	6	12
6:18	Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw	7	12
6:09	Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	9	12
5:54	Larry Hughes makes 3-foot two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	9	14
5:31	Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	11	14
5:13	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)	11	16
4:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Nazr Mohammed draws the foul)	11	16
4:56	Nazr Mohammed makes free throw 1 of 2	12	16
4:56	Nazr Mohammed makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
4:39	Drew Gooden misses 14-foot jumper	13	16
4:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	13	16
4:20	Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	16
4:18	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	13	16
3:59	Rasheed Wallace makes 15-foot jumper	15	16
3:38	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper	15	16
3:35	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	15	16
3:30	Nazr Mohammed makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)	17	16
3:23	Cleveland full timeout	17	16
3:23	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	17	16
3:23	Will Blalock enters the game for Chauncey Billups	17	16
3:23	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	17	16
3:23	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	17	16
3:12	LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper	17	16
3:11	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	17	16
2:50	Nazr Mohammed misses layup	17	16
2:48	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound	19	16
2:48	Nazr Mohammed makes tip shot	19	16
2:31	Drew Gooden misses 13-foot two point shot	19	16
2:31	Cleveland offensive rebound	19	16
2:31	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden	19	16
2:23	LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot	19	18
2:05	Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper	19	18
2:03	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	19	18
2:03	Antonio McDyess personal foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)	19	18
1:44	Larry Hughes misses 24-foot jumper	19	18
1:42	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	19	18
1:29	Tayshaun Prince misses two point shot	19	18
1:25	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound	19	18
1:23	Nazr Mohammed lost ball (Anderson Varejao steals)	19	18
1:19	LeBron James makes driving layup (Larry Hughes assists)	19	20
53.9	Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	20
51.9	Richard Hamilton offensive rebound	19	20
48.3	Richard Hamilton makes running jumper	21	20
48.3	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	21	20
48.3	Dale Davis enters the game for Nazr Mohammed	21	20
48.3	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Larry Hughes	21	20
48.3	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 1	22	20
29.9	LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper	22	22
0.0	LeBron James makes 20-foot two point shot	22	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	24

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Pistons
87
Cavaliers
71

Game 1

22/12

Pistons
90
Cavaliers
78

Game 2

4/2

Cavaliers
101
Pistons
97

Game 3

8/3

Cavaliers
82
Pistons
87

Game 4

8/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

1:00 AM, 22 December 2006

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Jess Kersey
David Guthrie

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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