Cavaliers 89-76 Hawks (28 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

16-11, 4-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	28	22	16	23	89
ATL	18	19	19	20	76

Atlanta Hawks

9-18, 4-9 home

Joe Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes driving layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Zaza Pachulia misses 11-foot two point shot
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
Shelden Williams makes two point shot (Speedy Claxton assists)
Joe Johnson misses 10-foot jumper
Marvin Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
LeBron James blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
Marvin Williams makes layup
Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Zaza Pachulia's layup
Joe Johnson makes driving layup
Josh Childress misses driving layup
Josh Childress misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Josh Childress's layup
Josh Childress makes layup (Shelden Williams assists)
Joe Johnson misses 17-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes layup
Josh Childress makes two point shot
Salim Stoudamire misses 19-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Childress misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Childress misses three point jumper
Lorenzen Wright makes 7-foot hook shot (Joe Johnson assists)
Joe Johnson makes driving layup
Salim Stoudamire misses 28-foot three point jumper
Joe Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall blocks Lorenzen Wright's layup
Josh Childress makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Josh Childress misses layup
Salim Stoudamire misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joe Johnson misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Childress makes layup (Zaza Pachulia assists)
Joe Johnson makes layup
Shelden Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Shelden Williams makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
Shelden Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Joe Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Salim Stoudamire misses 27-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Josh Childress's layup
Lorenzen Wright misses 8-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes layup (Marvin Williams assists)
Zaza Pachulia makes driving layup
Shelden Williams misses 4-foot hook shot
Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Zaza Pachulia's layup
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
Shelden Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
Joe Johnson makes 20-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zaza Pachulia assists)
Zaza Pachulia misses 11-foot jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes 17-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
Joe Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joe Johnson misses 9-foot running jumper
Lorenzen Wright makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Childress makes two point shot
Speedy Claxton makes 21-foot jumper
Marvin Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
Joe Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
Lorenzen Wright makes layup
Zaza Pachulia makes 18-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
Salim Stoudamire makes two point shot
Shelden Williams misses 9-foot jumper
Joe Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joe Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 28-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
Zaza Pachulia makes 19-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
LeBron James blocks Joe Johnson's layup
Josh Childress makes 21-foot jumper
Marvin Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Joe Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marvin Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zaza Pachulia makes jumper
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
Larry Hughes makes driving layup
Larry Hughes misses 7-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Larry Hughes makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 10-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 13-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses jumper
Lorenzen Wright blocks Donyell Marshall's layup
Donyell Marshall misses layup
Donyell Marshall misses 5-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses two point shot
Josh Childress blocks Donyell Marshall's layup
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Daniel Gibson makes two point shot
Donyell Marshall makes dunk (Larry Hughes assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 10-foot running jumper
Damon Jones misses 12-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup
Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses layup
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James misses two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 6-foot hook shot
LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes misses jumper
Larry Hughes misses driving layup
Larry Hughes misses 28-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper
Lorenzen Wright blocks Daniel Gibson's driving layup
Josh Childress blocks Larry Hughes's driving layup
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot hook shot
Larry Hughes misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Larry Hughes makes 20-foot jumper
LeBron James misses dunk
Drew Gooden makes dunk
Larry Hughes misses 11-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes dunk (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Drew Gooden assists)
Larry Hughes misses layup
LeBron James makes driving layup

CAVALIERS

HAWKS

TIME		CLE	ATL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Zaza Pachulia (Joe Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Joe Johnson misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:40	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	0	0
11:15	Zaza Pachulia makes driving layup (Speedy Claxton assists)	0	2
10:45	LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)	3	2
10:29	Zaza Pachulia misses 11-foot two point shot	3	2
10:27	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	3	2
10:19	Larry Hughes makes driving layup	5	2
10:11	Speedy Claxton lost ball (Eric Snow steals)	5	2
10:07	Larry Hughes misses 7-foot jumper	5	2
10:04	LeBron James offensive rebound	5	2
10:03	LeBron James bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	5	2
10:00	Marvin Williams traveling	5	2
9:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot jumper	7	2
9:32	Larry Hughes personal foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	7	2
9:32	Atlanta 20 Sec. timeout	7	2
9:18	Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper	7	2
9:17	Marvin Williams offensive rebound	7	2
9:11	Shelden Williams makes two point shot (Speedy Claxton assists)	7	4
8:56	Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	9	4
8:42	Joe Johnson misses 10-foot jumper	9	4
8:41	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	9	4
8:34	LeBron James misses driving layup	9	4
8:33	Shelden Williams defensive rebound	9	4
8:15	Marvin Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper	9	4
8:14	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	9	4
7:54	LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper	11	4
7:37	Drew Gooden blocks Speedy Claxton's layup	11	4
7:35	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	11	4
7:28	Larry Hughes bad pass (Speedy Claxton steals)	11	4
7:24	LeBron James blocks Speedy Claxton's layup	11	4
7:22	Marvin Williams offensive rebound	11	4
7:22	Marvin Williams makes layup	11	6
7:22	Cleveland full timeout	11	6
7:03	Marvin Williams shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	11	6
7:03	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	11	6
7:03	Cleveland offensive rebound	11	6
7:03	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	12	6
6:39	Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper	12	6
6:39	Atlanta offensive rebound	12	6
6:39	shot clock violation	12	6
6:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	14	6
6:13	LeBron James jump ball	14	6
5:58	Drew Gooden blocks Zaza Pachulia's layup	14	6
5:56	Zaza Pachulia offensive rebound	14	6
5:56	Zaza Pachulia lost ball (Eric Snow steals)	14	6
5:48	Larry Hughes makes driving layup	16	6
5:48	Speedy Claxton shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)	16	6
5:48	Josh Childress enters the game for Speedy Claxton	16	6
5:48	Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 1	17	6
5:30	Joe Johnson makes driving layup	17	8
5:16	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 10-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	19	8
5:01	Josh Childress misses driving layup	19	8
5:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	19	8
4:54	Shelden Williams shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	19	8
4:54	Lorenzen Wright enters the game for Zaza Pachulia	19	8
4:54	Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2	19	8
4:54	Cleveland offensive rebound	19	8
4:54	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	20	8
4:37	Marvin Williams offensive foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	20	8
4:37	Marvin Williams turnover	20	8
4:37	Cedric Bozeman enters the game for Marvin Williams	20	8
4:24	LeBron James misses 13-foot jumper	20	8
4:22	Josh Childress defensive rebound	20	8
4:16	Josh Childress misses jumper	20	8
4:16	Josh Childress offensive rebound	20	8
4:13	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Josh Childress's layup	20	8
4:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	20	8
4:07	Lorenzen Wright shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	20	8
4:07	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	21	8
4:07	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	21	8
4:07	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	22	8
3:54	Josh Childress makes layup (Shelden Williams assists)	22	10
3:31	LeBron James makes 20-foot two point shot	24	10
3:19	Joe Johnson misses 17-foot jumper	24	10
3:17	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	24	10
3:06	Drew Gooden makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	26	10
3:04	Atlanta full timeout	26	10
3:04	Zaza Pachulia enters the game for Shelden Williams	26	10
3:04	Damon Jones enters the game for Larry Hughes	26	10
2:47	Zaza Pachulia makes layup	26	12
2:47	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul)	26	12
2:47	Salim Stoudamire enters the game for Cedric Bozeman	26	12
2:47	Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 1	26	13
2:33	Drew Gooden bad pass (Josh Childress steals)	26	13
2:31	Josh Childress makes two point shot	26	15
2:14	Anderson Varejao bad pass (Zaza Pachulia steals)	26	15
2:14	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul)	26	15
2:14	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Drew Gooden	26	15
2:14	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Eric Snow	26	15
2:04	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul)	26	15
2:04	Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2	26	15
2:04	Atlanta offensive rebound	26	15
2:04	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Anderson Varejao	26	15
2:04	Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 2 of 2	26	16
1:47	Daniel Gibson bad pass (Zaza Pachulia steals)	26	16
1:36	Salim Stoudamire misses 19-foot jumper	26	16
1:34	Atlanta defensive rebound	26	16
1:16	LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper	26	16
1:15	Josh Childress defensive rebound	26	16
59.9	Zaza Pachulia misses 17-foot jumper	26	16
56.9	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	26	16
46.7	LeBron James makes driving layup	28	16
30.9	Josh Childress misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	16
30.0	Lorenzen Wright offensive rebound	28	16
30.0	Daniel Gibson personal foul (Lorenzen Wright draws the foul)	28	16
30.0	Lorenzen Wright makes free throw 1 of 2	28	17
30.0	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Zaza Pachulia	28	17
30.0	Lorenzen Wright makes free throw 2 of 2	28	18
6.9	LeBron James misses jumper	28	18
4.9	Donyell Marshall offensive rebound	28	18
2.9	Lorenzen Wright blocks Donyell Marshall's layup	28	18
2.4	Cleveland offensive rebound	28	18
1.9	Damon Jones bad pass (Josh Childress steals)	28	18
0.1	Josh Childress misses three point jumper	28	18
0.0	Atlanta offensive rebound	28	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	18

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-1

Hawks
104
Cavaliers
95

Game 1

8/11

Cavaliers
106
Hawks
95

Game 2

2/12

Cavaliers
89
Hawks
76

Game 3

28/12

Hawks
76
Cavaliers
110

Game 4

15/4

State Farm Arena

12:00 AM, 28 December 2006

Atlanta, GA

Attendance: 19,467

Referees:
Steve Javie
Tony Brothers
Phil Robinson

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	18	12	.600	-	W1
Miami	13	13	.500	3	L3
Atlanta	14	15	.483	3.5	L3
Charlotte	7	21	.250	10	L4
Washington	4	22	.154	12	L1

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