Pistons 87-82 Cavaliers (8 Apr, 2007) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

46-32, 19-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	17	24	17	24	82
DET	29	15	20	23	87

Detroit Pistons

49-27, 24-14 home

Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chris Webber's layup
Chris Webber makes jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chris Webber makes 7-foot hook shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chris Webber misses 18-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses tip shot
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Tayshaun Prince makes tip shot
Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Tayshaun Prince's jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses jumper
Antonio McDyess makes two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray misses 17-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Webber misses 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic blocks Chris Webber's layup
Chris Webber misses tip shot
Rasheed Wallace misses jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Webber makes 7-foot hook shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 11-foot hook shot
Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Chris Webber assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Chris Webber assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chris Webber makes 8-foot hook shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Webber assists)
Chris Webber misses jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Tayshaun Prince's hook shot
Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Webber makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes layup
Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 7-foot hook shot
Tayshaun Prince misses tip shot
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 40-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 10-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 15-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace makes two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses running jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 18-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes driving dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot hook shot
Drew Gooden misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses 21-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes 16-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess blocks Eric Snow's layup
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 6-foot hook shot (Daniel Gibson assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
Daniel Gibson makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden makes dunk (Eric Snow assists)
Drew Gooden misses 11-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 12-foot hook shot
Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Antonio McDyess blocks LeBron James's jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
LeBron James makes jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
Larry Hughes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot hook shot
Larry Hughes makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 10-foot hook shot
Antonio McDyess blocks Drew Gooden's 12-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 8-foot hook shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Chris Webber blocks Drew Gooden's 6-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups blocks Larry Hughes's jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Antonio McDyess (Detroit gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	0	2
11:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot hook shot	0	2
11:19	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	0	2
11:12	Drew Gooden misses 15-foot jumper	0	2
11:11	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	0	2
10:56	Tayshaun Prince misses jumper	0	2
10:55	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	0	2
10:48	LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper	0	2
10:47	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	0	2
10:37	Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	3	2
10:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chris Webber's layup	3	2
10:18	Detroit offensive rebound	3	2
10:14	Richard Hamilton bad pass	3	2
9:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)	5	2
9:36	Chris Webber makes jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)	5	4
9:18	Sasha Pavlovic misses jumper	5	4
9:15	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	5	4
9:11	Drew Gooden lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals)	5	4
9:03	Chris Webber makes 7-foot hook shot (Chauncey Billups assists)	5	6
8:48	Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)	7	6
8:30	Chris Webber misses 18-foot jumper	7	6
8:27	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	7	6
8:26	Antonio McDyess misses tip shot	7	6
8:25	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	7	6
8:22	Larry Hughes bad pass	7	6
8:11	Richard Hamilton misses layup	7	6
8:10	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	6
8:04	LeBron James bad pass (Chauncey Billups steals)	7	6
8:00	Sasha Pavlovic blocks Richard Hamilton's layup	7	6
7:56	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	7	6
7:50	Tayshaun Prince makes tip shot	7	8
7:41	Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)	9	8
7:20	Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)	9	10
7:05	Larry Hughes misses layup	9	10
7:03	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	9	10
6:52	Richard Hamilton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)	9	13
6:37	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	9	13
6:37	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	10	13
6:37	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	11	13
6:20	Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper	11	13
6:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	11	13
6:05	Drew Gooden bad pass (Chris Webber steals)	11	13
6:05	Drew Gooden personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	11	13
5:52	Chauncey Billups bad pass (Larry Hughes steals)	11	13
5:43	Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling	11	13
5:43	Detroit full timeout	11	13
5:28	Richard Hamilton lost ball (Sasha Pavlovic steals)	11	13
5:24	LeBron James offensive foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	11	13
5:24	LeBron James turnover	11	13
5:03	Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper	11	13
5:01	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	13
4:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)	13	13
4:31	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Tayshaun Prince's jumper	13	13
4:31	Detroit offensive rebound	13	13
4:26	Richard Hamilton makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	13	15
3:58	Drew Gooden misses 21-foot jumper	13	15
3:57	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	13	15
3:51	Antonio McDyess makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)	13	17
3:45	Chris Webber personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	13	17
3:45	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	13	17
3:45	Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Chris Webber	13	17
3:39	Anderson Varejao makes driving layup	15	17
3:23	Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	17
3:19	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	15	17
3:06	Rasheed Wallace personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	15	17
3:00	LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper	15	17
2:59	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	15	17
2:50	Chauncey Billups bad pass (Drew Gooden steals)	15	17
2:44	Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	17
2:42	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	15	17
2:31	Richard Hamilton makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)	15	19
2:31	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	15	19
2:31	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Drew Gooden	15	19
2:31	Eric Snow enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	15	19
2:31	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 1	15	20
2:31	Cleveland full timeout	15	19
2:15	Larry Hughes misses layup	15	20
2:14	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	15	20
1:52	Richard Hamilton makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	15	22
1:36	Anderson Varejao makes 16-foot jumper	17	22
1:14	Eric Snow personal foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	17	22
1:00	Tayshaun Prince misses jumper	17	22
1:00	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	17	22
1:00	Antonio McDyess makes two point shot	17	24
1:00	Larry Hughes shooting foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)	17	24
1:00	Antonio McDyess makes free throw 1 of 1	17	25
41.9	Antonio McDyess blocks Eric Snow's layup	17	25
40.7	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	17	25
37.4	Larry Hughes personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	17	25
37.4	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	17	26
37.4	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Larry Hughes	17	26
37.4	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	17	27
32.7	Larry Hughes technical foul (1st technical foul)	17	27
32.7	Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw	17	27
32.7	Cleveland offensive rebound	17	27
23.9	LeBron James traveling	17	27
10.5	Rasheed Wallace offensive foul (Donyell Marshall draws the foul)	17	27
10.5	Rasheed Wallace turnover	17	27
10.5	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	17	27
2.9	LeBron James bad pass (Richard Hamilton steals)	17	27
0.1	Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)	17	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	29

Regular Season Series

DET wins 3-1

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

The Palace of Auburn Hills

6:00 PM, 8 April 2007

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Monty McCutchen
Bill Kennedy

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

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