Cavaliers 88-82 Pistons (28 May, 2007) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

53-29, 27-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	22	21	20	19	82
CLE	22	24	16	26	88

Cleveland Cavaliers

50-32, 30-11 home

Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes driving dunk
Sasha Pavlovic makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Larry Hughes makes 5-foot running jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 5-foot two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes two point shot
Damon Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James misses 3-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot two point shot
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses hook shot
Drew Gooden makes 7-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
LeBron James misses jumper
Drew Gooden misses 14-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot hook shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot hook shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
LeBron James makes 24-foot three pointer (Damon Jones assists)
Damon Jones misses 18-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes slam dunk
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 4-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
Drew Gooden makes 15-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses 15-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess blocks Drew Gooden's layup
LeBron James makes 14-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Webber misses 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Webber makes hook shot
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Chris Webber assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 11-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 8-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Chris Webber misses 16-foot two point shot
Chris Webber makes 8-foot hook shot (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Chris Webber misses tip shot
Chris Webber makes layup
Chris Webber makes 7-foot two point shot
Ronald Murray makes two point shot (Chris Webber assists)
Donyell Marshall blocks Chauncey Billups's layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 16-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 15-foot jumper
Ronald Murray makes driving dunk
Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray makes 3-foot two point shot
Ronald Murray misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Tayshaun Prince makes jumper
Antonio McDyess makes two point shot (Chris Webber assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 15-foot two point shot
Carlos Delfino makes 16-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Jason Maxiell misses two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 40-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 21-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chauncey Billups's layup
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess misses layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 15-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess misses 7-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes tip shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 20-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 9-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 6-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 6-foot running jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 11-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 11-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Webber makes 17-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Daniel Gibson blocks Tayshaun Prince's layup
Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 12-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Rasheed Wallace vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Drew Gooden gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot	0	0
11:36	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Chris Webber lost ball (LeBron James steals)	0	0
11:12	LeBron James makes driving dunk	0	2
10:48	Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper	0	2
10:48	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	2
10:37	Sasha Pavlovic makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	0	4
10:21	Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:17	Detroit offensive rebound	0	4
9:57	Chauncey Billups lost ball (Sasha Pavlovic steals)	0	4
9:52	LeBron James makes slam dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	0	6
9:33	Drew Gooden personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	0	6
9:25	Chris Webber misses 15-foot jumper	0	6
9:23	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	0	6
9:18	Chauncey Billups turnover (Larry Hughes steals)	0	6
9:15	LeBron James bad pass (Chris Webber steals)	0	6
9:10	Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	6
9:08	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	6
9:04	Richard Hamilton shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	0	6
9:04	Detroit full timeout	0	6
9:04	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	0	7
9:04	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	0	7
9:03	Chris Webber defensive rebound	0	7
8:48	Chris Webber makes hook shot	2	7
8:29	Larry Hughes makes 5-foot running jumper	2	9
8:08	Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Chris Webber assists)	4	9
7:43	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	4	11
7:22	Tayshaun Prince misses layup	4	11
7:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	4	11
7:13	Larry Hughes bad pass (Richard Hamilton steals)	4	11
7:03	Tayshaun Prince bad pass	4	11
6:41	Sasha Pavlovic misses jumper	4	11
6:41	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	4	11
6:30	Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper	4	11
6:28	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	4	11
6:20	Larry Hughes bad pass	4	11
6:03	Rasheed Wallace makes 11-foot jumper	6	11
6:03	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)	6	11
6:03	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden	6	11
6:03	Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 1 of 1	7	11
5:48	Chris Webber shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)	7	11
5:48	Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2	7	12
5:48	Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2	7	13
5:31	Rasheed Wallace makes 8-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	9	13
5:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	9	15
4:50	Chris Webber misses 16-foot two point shot	9	15
4:48	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	9	15
4:43	Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)	9	15
4:43	Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 1 of 2	9	16
4:43	Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 2 of 2	9	16
4:43	Chris Webber defensive rebound	9	16
4:22	Richard Hamilton lost ball (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals)	9	16
4:20	Cleveland full timeout	9	16
4:05	LeBron James misses 5-foot two point shot	9	16
4:03	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	9	16
3:53	Chris Webber makes 8-foot hook shot (Rasheed Wallace assists)	11	16
3:39	Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)	11	18
3:23	Ronald Murray enters the game for Richard Hamilton	11	18
3:13	LeBron James personal foul (Ronald Murray draws the foul)	11	18
3:13	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	11	18
3:13	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	11	18
2:58	Tayshaun Prince misses layup	11	18
2:56	Chris Webber offensive rebound	11	18
2:56	Chris Webber misses tip shot	11	18
2:54	Chris Webber offensive rebound	13	18
2:54	Chris Webber makes layup	13	18
2:34	Anderson Varejao 3 second	13	18
2:15	Chris Webber makes 7-foot two point shot	15	18
1:49	Rasheed Wallace personal foul (Donyell Marshall draws the foul)	15	18
1:39	Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper	15	18
1:36	Cleveland offensive rebound	15	18
1:27	Larry Hughes makes two point shot	15	20
1:15	Larry Hughes shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	15	20
1:15	Damon Jones enters the game for Larry Hughes	15	20
1:15	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	16	20
1:15	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	17	20
56.0	Damon Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	20
54.5	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	17	20
52.8	Anderson Varejao misses layup	17	20
52.3	Cleveland defensive rebound	17	20
52.3	Anderson Varejao loose ball foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)	17	20
52.3	Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	18	20
52.3	Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2	19	20
35.2	LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper	19	22
22.2	Ronald Murray makes two point shot (Chris Webber assists)	21	22
5.1	LeBron James misses layup	21	22
3.9	Chris Webber defensive rebound	21	22
3.3	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Chris Webber draws the foul)	21	22
3.3	Chris Webber makes free throw 1 of 2	22	22
3.3	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Anderson Varejao	22	22
3.3	Chris Webber misses free throw 2 of 2	22	22
1.5	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	22	22
1.0	Donyell Marshall lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals)	22	22
0.0	Donyell Marshall blocks Chauncey Billups's layup	22	22
0.0	Detroit offensive rebound	22	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	22

Cavaliers
76
Pistons
79

Game 1

22/5

Cavaliers
76
Pistons
79

Game 2

25/5

Pistons
82
Cavaliers
88

Game 3

28/5

Pistons
87
Cavaliers
91

Game 4

30/5

Cavaliers
109
Pistons
107

Game 5

1/6

Pistons
82
Cavaliers
98

Game 6

3/6

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

1:30 AM, 28 May 2007

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Scott Foster
Tom Washington

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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