Pistons 109-74 Cavaliers (29 Nov, 2007) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

9-7, 5-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	22	21	16	15	74
DET	23	25	29	32	109

Detroit Pistons

9-5, 5-1 home

109

Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Rasheed Wallace misses tip shot
Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 6-foot hook shot
Chauncey Billups makes 21-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 12-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 11-foot two point shot
Jarvis Hayes misses 12-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton makes dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 40-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 10-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 22-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray makes 14-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
Ronald Murray makes 14-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 22-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes dunk (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 11-foot running jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray misses 74-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 11-foot hook shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 20-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 15-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 6-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses jumper
Jason Maxiell misses tip shot
Jason Maxiell makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton makes dunk
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
Jarvis Hayes makes 13-foot two point shot (Jason Maxiell assists)
Jarvis Hayes makes 16-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Amir Johnson misses 8-foot hook shot
Jarvis Hayes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 21-foot jumper
Ronald Murray makes 20-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 13-foot two point shot
Amir Johnson misses 17-foot jumper
Amir Johnson makes 6-foot jumper (Jarvis Hayes assists)
Nazr Mohammed makes layup (Ronald Murray assists)
Jarvis Hayes makes 17-foot jumper
Amir Johnson makes driving layup
Ronald Murray misses 20-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 17-foot jumper (Nazr Mohammed assists)
Ronald Murray makes 17-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses three point jumper
Amir Johnson makes dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
LeBron James makes 11-foot hook shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Rasheed Wallace blocks LeBron James's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 8-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup (Ira Newble assists)
Devin Brown makes 19-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Antonio McDyess blocks Devin Brown's 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Tayshaun Prince blocks Drew Gooden's 22-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes 10-foot running jumper
Rasheed Wallace blocks Damon Jones's 7-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving dunk
Drew Gooden makes 15-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 22-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 21-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 16-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess blocks Drew Gooden's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot hook shot
Drew Gooden makes 14-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper
Dwayne Jones makes two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 17-foot two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses 18-foot jumper
Jarvis Hayes blocks Shannon Brown's layup
Shannon Brown misses 11-foot running jumper
Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shannon Brown assists)
Ira Newble makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shannon Brown assists)
Ira Newble misses 26-foot three point jumper
Demetris Nichols misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amir Johnson blocks Demetris Nichols's layup
Amir Johnson blocks Ira Newble's layup
Jarvis Hayes blocks Ira Newble's 19-foot jumper
Shannon Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Demetris Nichols makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Demetris Nichols misses 25-foot three point jumper
Demetris Nichols misses 20-foot jumper
Dwayne Jones makes tip shot
Shannon Brown makes driving layup
Eric Snow misses 15-foot jumper
Shannon Brown misses 21-foot jumper
Shannon Brown misses layup

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Rasheed Wallace (Antonio McDyess gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
11:44	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)	0	2
11:12	LeBron James makes 11-foot hook shot	2	2
10:55	Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper	2	2
10:53	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	2	2
10:36	Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper	2	2
10:34	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	2	2
10:30	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:29	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	2	2
10:15	Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot two point shot	2	4
9:59	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup	2	4
9:57	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	2	4
9:41	Rasheed Wallace makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	2	6
9:18	Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (Daniel Gibson assists)	4	6
8:56	Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	6
8:56	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	4	6
8:41	Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	6	6
8:22	Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)	6	8
8:07	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	6	8
8:07	Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2	6	8
8:07	Cleveland offensive rebound	6	8
8:07	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
7:52	Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	7	8
7:52	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2	7	9
7:52	Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2	7	10
7:30	Rasheed Wallace blocks LeBron James's layup	7	10
7:28	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	7	10
7:18	Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper	7	10
7:18	LeBron James defensive rebound	7	10
7:03	Drew Gooden offensive foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)	7	10
7:03	Drew Gooden turnover	7	10
6:39	Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	10
6:39	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	7	10
6:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup	7	10
6:31	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	7	10
6:22	Richard Hamilton misses layup	7	10
6:22	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound	7	10
6:20	Rasheed Wallace misses tip shot	7	10
6:18	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound	7	10
6:15	Chauncey Billups bad pass (Drew Gooden steals)	7	10
6:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper	7	10
6:01	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	7	10
6:01	Drew Gooden turnover	7	10
5:43	Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)	7	12
5:24	Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper	9	12
5:05	Daniel Gibson personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	9	12
5:05	Detroit full timeout	9	12
5:05	Devin Brown enters the game for Daniel Gibson	9	12
5:05	Ira Newble enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	9	12
4:54	Tayshaun Prince makes 6-foot hook shot	9	14
4:31	Drew Gooden makes 8-foot two point shot	11	14
4:13	Chauncey Billups makes 21-foot jumper	11	16
3:54	LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper	11	16
3:53	Cleveland defensive rebound	11	16
3:53	Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	11	16
3:33	Antonio McDyess makes 12-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)	11	18
3:20	LeBron James makes driving layup	13	18
2:57	Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper	13	18
2:56	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	13	18
2:48	LeBron James makes driving layup	15	18
2:30	Antonio McDyess misses 11-foot two point shot	15	18
2:27	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	15	18
2:15	Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	17	18
1:53	Ira Newble shooting foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)	17	18
1:53	Cleveland full timeout	17	18
1:53	Damon Jones enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	17	18
1:53	Antonio McDyess makes free throw 1 of 2	17	19
1:53	Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2	17	19
1:52	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	17	19
1:31	LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper	17	19
1:31	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	17	19
1:23	Jarvis Hayes misses 12-foot jumper	17	19
1:22	Detroit offensive rebound	17	19
1:22	Ira Newble loose ball foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)	17	19
1:22	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	17	19
1:22	Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2	17	19
1:22	Detroit offensive rebound	17	19
1:22	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	17	19
1:22	Dwayne Jones enters the game for Drew Gooden	17	19
1:22	Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2	17	19
1:21	Jarvis Hayes offensive rebound	17	19
1:16	Jarvis Hayes bad pass (Dwayne Jones steals)	17	19
1:01	Jarvis Hayes shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	17	19
1:01	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	17	19
1:01	Cleveland offensive rebound	17	19
1:01	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
45.6	Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)	18	21
36.9	Devin Brown lost ball (Lindsey Hunter steals)	18	21
33.8	Richard Hamilton makes dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)	18	23
12.2	LeBron James makes driving layup (Ira Newble assists)	20	23
12.2	Jarvis Hayes shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	20	23
12.2	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	20	23
10.9	Ira Newble offensive rebound	20	23
3.4	Jarvis Hayes shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	20	23
3.4	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	21	23
3.4	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Ira Newble	21	23
3.4	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	22	23
3.4	Tayshaun Prince enters the game for Jarvis Hayes	22	23
1.0	Lindsey Hunter misses 40-foot three point jumper	22	23
0.0	Detroit offensive rebound	22	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	23

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Cavaliers
74
Pistons
109

Game 1

29/11

Pistons
73
Cavaliers
89

Game 2

20/3

Cavaliers
71
Pistons
85

Game 3

29/3

Pistons
84
Cavaliers
74

Game 4

17/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 29 November 2007

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Violet Palmer
Mark Ayotte

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	13	0	1.000	-	W13
Indiana	5	6	.455	7	L1
Chicago	5	7	.417	7.5	W1
Detroit	5	8	.385	8	L1
Milwaukee	4	8	.333	8.5	W2

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