Bulls 84-78 Cavaliers (23 Feb, 2007) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

31-25, 10-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	22	21	21	20	84
CLE	22	9	31	16	78

Cleveland Cavaliers

32-23, 20-8 home

Ben Wallace blocks Anderson Varejao's two point shot
Ben Wallace blocks Larry Hughes's layup
LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 10-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Anderson Varejao's 5-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
Larry Hughes makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
Drew Gooden misses 6-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes slam dunk
Larry Hughes makes 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
Eric Snow misses layup
Luol Deng blocks Anderson Varejao's layup
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Scot Pollard misses 15-foot two point shot
David Wesley misses 19-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
Eric Snow makes driving layup
Larry Hughes misses 9-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses layup
Larry Hughes misses 12-foot running jumper
Anderson Varejao misses jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 10-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup
LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Larry Hughes makes 16-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 14-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni blocks Eric Snow's layup
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 6-foot running jumper
Anderson Varejao makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Larry Hughes's 18-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes driving layup
LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes slam dunk (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Larry Hughes's 8-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 13-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 9-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Daniel Gibson's jumper
Larry Hughes misses layup
LeBron James misses jumper
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Anderson Varejao's jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 22-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace makes driving layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 16-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes tip shot
Ben Gordon makes 14-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng makes driving layup
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Ben Wallace misses 6-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Malik Allen misses 14-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Duhon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Allen makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Thabo Sefolosha makes 22-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 15-foot jumper
Malik Allen misses 14-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Duhon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
P.J. Brown makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
P.J. Brown misses 15-foot jumper
Malik Allen misses 15-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 16-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng misses 17-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace makes dunk (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Duhon misses layup
Malik Allen makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Chris Duhon misses 11-foot two point shot
Chris Duhon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson blocks Chris Duhon's layup
Kirk Hinrich misses 16-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes driving layup
Ben Gordon makes 16-foot two point shot
P.J. Brown makes 1-foot two point shot (Ben Wallace assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 19-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 11-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Ben Gordon misses running jumper
Chris Duhon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses jumper
Ben Wallace makes 5-foot two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Chris Duhon makes layup
Luol Deng makes two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Luol Deng makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Chris Duhon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 13-foot two point shot
Adrian Griffin misses 16-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes jumper
Luol Deng misses 16-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes blocks Ben Gordon's 6-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Ben Wallace misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 8-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 22-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Wallace makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao blocks Chris Duhon's 23-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Duhon assists)
Luol Deng makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)

BULLS

CAVALIERS

TIME		CHI	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Anderson Varejao (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:34	Ben Wallace blocks Anderson Varejao's two point shot	0	0
11:30	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	P.J. Brown offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	0	0
11:22	P.J. Brown turnover	0	0
11:06	Ben Wallace blocks Larry Hughes's layup	0	0
11:03	LeBron James offensive rebound	0	0
11:00	LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper	0	2
10:47	Ben Wallace makes driving layup (Ben Gordon assists)	2	2
10:34	Drew Gooden makes two point shot	2	4
10:21	Kirk Hinrich misses 16-foot jumper	2	4
10:18	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	4	4
10:18	Ben Wallace makes tip shot	4	4
9:59	Drew Gooden misses 10-foot jumper	4	4
9:56	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	4	4
9:48	Ben Gordon makes 14-foot two point shot	6	4
9:32	P.J. Brown personal foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	6	4
9:32	Andres Nocioni enters the game for P.J. Brown	6	4
9:18	Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)	6	7
9:03	Ben Gordon bad pass	6	7
8:52	Ben Wallace blocks Anderson Varejao's 5-foot jumper	6	7
8:49	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	6	7
8:47	Kirk Hinrich turnover	6	7
8:32	LeBron James makes driving layup (Anderson Varejao assists)	6	9
8:17	Kirk Hinrich offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	6	9
8:17	Kirk Hinrich turnover	6	9
8:02	Anderson Varejao traveling	6	9
7:52	Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	8	9
7:31	Drew Gooden bad pass	8	9
7:09	Luol Deng makes driving layup	10	9
7:00	Drew Gooden offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)	10	9
7:00	Drew Gooden turnover	10	9
6:47	Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)	13	9
6:45	Cleveland full timeout	13	9
6:30	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	13	9
6:30	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	13	9
6:30	Cleveland offensive rebound	13	9
6:30	Chris Duhon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	13	9
6:30	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
6:11	Ben Gordon lost ball (Anderson Varejao steals)	13	10
6:07	Larry Hughes makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)	13	12
5:46	Ben Wallace misses 6-foot two point shot	13	12
5:41	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	13	12
5:35	Drew Gooden misses 6-foot jumper	13	12
5:35	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	13	12
5:35	Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)	13	12
5:35	Ben Gordon makes technical free throw	14	12
4:58	Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper	14	12
4:56	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	14	12
4:50	Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	12
4:47	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	14	12
4:41	Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper	14	14
4:24	Andres Nocioni offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	14	14
4:24	Andres Nocioni turnover	14	14
4:24	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Ben Gordon	14	14
4:24	Eric Snow enters the game for Daniel Gibson	14	14
4:24	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Drew Gooden	14	14
4:11	Luol Deng personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	14	14
4:01	LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot	14	16
3:56	Chicago full timeout	14	16
3:56	Malik Allen enters the game for Andres Nocioni	14	16
3:47	Luol Deng makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)	16	16
3:27	LeBron James makes slam dunk	16	18
3:09	Malik Allen misses 14-foot jumper	16	18
3:06	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	16	18
3:00	Malik Allen shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	16	18
3:00	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	16	18
3:00	Cleveland offensive rebound	16	18
3:00	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	16	18
2:59	Donyell Marshall offensive rebound	16	18
2:51	Larry Hughes makes 18-foot jumper	16	20
2:34	Malik Allen offensive goaltending	16	20
2:27	LeBron James bad pass (Ben Wallace steals)	16	20
2:19	Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper	16	20
2:17	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	20
2:06	LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot	16	20
2:04	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	16	20
2:00	Luol Deng makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)	18	20
1:43	Eric Snow misses layup	18	20
1:40	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	18	20
1:39	Luol Deng blocks Anderson Varejao's layup	18	20
1:37	LeBron James offensive rebound	18	20
1:36	LeBron James makes layup	18	22
1:14	Kirk Hinrich makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)	20	22
59.9	Larry Hughes bad pass (Ben Wallace steals)	20	22
55.0	Eric Snow shooting foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)	20	22
55.0	David Wesley enters the game for Larry Hughes	20	22
55.0	Kirk Hinrich makes free throw 1 of 2	21	22
55.0	Kirk Hinrich makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
31.9	LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper	22	22
28.8	Chris Duhon defensive rebound	22	22
20.8	Kirk Hinrich misses 17-foot jumper	22	22
17.8	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	22	22
5.1	Kirk Hinrich offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	22	22
5.1	Kirk Hinrich turnover	22	22
5.1	Ben Gordon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	22	22
0.0	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	22
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	22	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	22

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 3-2

Bulls
94
Cavaliers
113

Game 1

10/11

Bulls
94
Cavaliers
113

Game 2

10/11

Cavaliers
96
Bulls
103

Game 3

31/12

Cavaliers
96
Bulls
103

Game 4

31/12

Bulls
84
Cavaliers
78

Game 5

23/2

Bulls
84
Cavaliers
78

Game 6

23/2

Cavaliers
112
Bulls
108

Game 7

31/3

Cavaliers
112
Bulls
108

Game 8

31/3

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 23 February 2007

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Jason Phillips
Tony Brothers

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	17	1	.944	-	W2
Milwaukee	8	9	.471	8.5	W4
Indiana	8	10	.444	9	W2
Detroit	8	11	.421	9.5	W1
Chicago	7	11	.389	10	L1

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