Cavaliers 96-82 Heat (25 Dec, 2007) Play-by-Play

Miami Heat

8-20, 4-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	17	30	14	21	82
CLE	25	18	24	29	96

Cleveland Cavaliers

13-16, 8-6 home

LeBron James makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Drew Gooden makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Drew Gooden's layup
Drew Gooden makes 6-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
Drew Gooden misses 10-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 16-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 1-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 3-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
Daniel Gibson misses driving layup
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 2-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 4-foot running jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden makes two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes makes driving layup
Drew Gooden makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes tip shot
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 12-foot running jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 5-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes 8-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Anderson Varejao assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dorell Wright makes 22-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses 7-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem makes jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 5-foot running jumper
Dorell Wright makes 20-foot jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)
Jason Williams makes 1-foot two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Ricky Davis misses 22-foot jumper
Jason Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James blocks Dwyane Wade's layup
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Williams makes driving layup
Jason Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade makes two point shot
Jason Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses driving layup
Ricky Davis makes 17-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 15-foot jumper
Daequan Cook misses 21-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Williams makes driving layup
Jason Williams misses 15-foot running jumper
Daequan Cook misses 22-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes two point shot
Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot jumper
Earl Barron makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 5-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade makes dunk (Jason Williams assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes 5-foot two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Jason Williams assists)
Ricky Davis makes layup (Jason Williams assists)
Ricky Davis makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)
Luke Jackson misses 8-foot two point shot
Dwyane Wade makes tip shot
Jason Williams misses 8-foot two point shot
Ricky Davis makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes 9-foot two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
Ricky Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
Dwyane Wade misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Udonis Haslem's layup
Jason Williams makes driving layup
Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem makes 17-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 22-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 6-foot two point shot (Udonis Haslem assists)
Ricky Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot two point shot
Udonis Haslem misses 18-foot jumper
Earl Barron misses 13-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade misses driving layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes 1-foot two point shot
Earl Barron misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Barron makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Williams assists)
Jason Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Earl Barron misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses tip shot
Earl Barron makes 1-foot two point shot
Dorell Wright makes jumper (Jason Williams assists)
Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
Earl Barron misses 11-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
Drew Gooden blocks Udonis Haslem's 5-foot jumper
Dwyane Wade makes layup
Luke Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Luke Jackson makes layup

HEAT

CAVALIERS

TIME		MIA	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Drew Gooden gains possession)	0	0
11:44	LeBron James makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)	0	2
11:17	Dorell Wright makes 22-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)	2	2
10:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)	2	4
10:40	Shaquille O'Neal misses 7-foot jumper	2	4
10:38	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	2	4
10:30	Drew Gooden makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	2	6
10:30	Dwyane Wade shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	2	6
10:30	Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 1	2	7
10:15	Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot jumper	2	7
10:15	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	2	7
10:06	Drew Gooden makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	2	9
9:48	Udonis Haslem makes jumper	4	9
9:30	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Drew Gooden's layup	4	9
9:29	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	4	9
9:27	Drew Gooden makes 6-foot jumper	4	11
9:27	Dorell Wright illegal defense	4	11
9:12	Dwyane Wade lost ball (Drew Gooden steals)	4	11
9:06	Drew Gooden bad pass (Dorell Wright steals)	4	11
9:02	Dwyane Wade misses 5-foot running jumper	4	11
9:00	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	11
8:56	Larry Hughes makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	4	13
8:48	Miami full timeout	4	13
8:37	Dorell Wright makes 20-foot jumper (Udonis Haslem assists)	6	13
8:23	Dorell Wright personal foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	6	13
8:14	Dorell Wright personal foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	6	13
8:14	Ricky Davis enters the game for Dorell Wright	6	13
8:00	shot clock violation	6	13
7:39	Jason Williams makes 1-foot two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)	8	13
7:35	Udonis Haslem shooting foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)	8	13
7:35	Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 1 of 2	8	14
7:35	Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 2 of 2	8	15
7:13	Ricky Davis misses 22-foot jumper	8	15
7:13	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	8	15
7:05	Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper	8	15
7:03	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	8	15
6:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Jason Williams draws the foul)	8	15
6:58	Jason Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	8	15
6:58	Miami offensive rebound	8	15
6:58	Jason Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
6:43	Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	15
6:43	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	9	15
6:37	Jason Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	9	15
6:35	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	15
6:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup	9	15
6:20	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	9	15
6:20	Drew Gooden misses tip shot	9	15
6:18	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	9	15
6:15	LeBron James blocks Dwyane Wade's layup	9	15
6:15	Miami offensive rebound	9	15
6:11	Shaquille O'Neal lost ball (Larry Hughes steals)	9	15
5:54	Drew Gooden misses 10-foot two point shot	9	15
5:54	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	9	15
5:47	Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper	9	15
5:46	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	9	15
5:43	Drew Gooden offensive foul (Jason Williams draws the foul)	9	15
5:43	Drew Gooden turnover	9	15
5:43	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	9	15
5:43	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	9	15
5:30	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	9	15
5:30	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2	10	15
5:30	Drew Gooden defensive goaltending	10	15
5:30	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2	10	15
5:30	Miami defensive rebound	10	17
5:30	Shaquille O'Neal defensive goaltending	15	23
5:15	LeBron James makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)	10	17
4:56	Jason Williams makes driving layup	12	17
4:43	Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	12	20
4:28	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	12	20
4:28	Dwayne Jones enters the game for Drew Gooden	12	20
4:22	LeBron James personal foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	12	20
4:18	Jason Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	20
4:16	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	20
4:09	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	12	20
4:09	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	12	20
4:09	Cleveland offensive rebound	12	20
4:09	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	12	21
3:49	Larry Hughes shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)	12	21
3:49	Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2	12	21
3:49	Miami offensive rebound	12	21
3:49	Earl Barron enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	12	21
3:49	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 2 of 2	13	21
3:25	Daniel Gibson misses 16-foot jumper	13	21
3:24	Earl Barron defensive rebound	13	21
3:15	Dwyane Wade 3 second	13	21
3:00	LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper	13	23
2:40	Dwyane Wade makes two point shot	15	23
2:26	Larry Hughes offensive foul (Earl Barron draws the foul)	15	23
2:26	Larry Hughes turnover	15	23
2:26	Cleveland full timeout	15	23
2:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Dwayne Jones	15	23
2:26	Devin Brown enters the game for Larry Hughes	15	23
2:11	Jason Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	23
2:10	Udonis Haslem offensive rebound	15	23
1:58	Dwyane Wade misses driving layup	15	23
1:54	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	15	23
1:53	LeBron James offensive foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	15	23
1:53	LeBron James turnover	15	23
1:53	Daequan Cook enters the game for Dwyane Wade	15	23
1:53	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for LeBron James	15	23
1:38	Ricky Davis makes 17-foot jumper	17	23
1:09	Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper	17	23
1:09	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	17	23
1:07	Ricky Davis bad pass (Daniel Gibson steals)	17	23
1:01	Daniel Gibson makes jumper	17	25
45.9	Udonis Haslem misses 15-foot jumper	17	25
43.8	Earl Barron offensive rebound	17	25
35.9	Daequan Cook misses 21-foot jumper	17	25
34.9	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	17	25
19.9	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot jumper	17	25
18.9	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	17	25
0.9	Udonis Haslem misses 18-foot jumper	17	25
0.0	Miami offensive rebound	17	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	25

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Heat
82
Cavaliers
96

Game 1

25/12

Cavaliers
97
Heat
90

Game 2

22/1

Heat
76
Cavaliers
84

Game 3

13/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

7:30 PM, 25 December 2007

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Luis Grillo
Sean Wright

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	10	7	.588	-	W1
Miami	6	7	.462	2	W1
Atlanta	7	9	.438	2.5	L1
Charlotte	6	9	.400	3	W1
Washington	2	12	.143	6.5	L10

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Detroit	7	10	.412	9	L2
Indiana	6	9	.400	9	L2
Milwaukee	6	9	.400	9	W2
Chicago	6	10	.375	9.5	L1

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