Hornets 86-76 Cavaliers (30 Dec, 2007) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

14-17, 6-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	18	24	15	19	76
NO	26	20	25	15	86

New Orleans Hornets

20-10, 9-5 home

Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
David West misses dunk
Drew Gooden blocks David West's layup
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes 7-foot hook shot
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
David West makes 9-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)
David West makes 10-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 7-foot running jumper
Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
David West makes 7-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 13-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Bobby Jackson makes two point shot
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
David West misses 8-foot hook shot
Tyson Chandler makes layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
David West makes tip shot
Drew Gooden blocks Chris Paul's 16-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses layup
Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
David West misses 5-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 22-foot three point jumper
David West makes 12-foot two point shot
David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 23-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
David West makes layup
David West makes 16-foot jumper
David West misses 8-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses layup
David West misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses jumper
Drew Gooden misses 7-foot hook shot
Drew Gooden misses 9-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 22-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses hook shot
Drew Gooden makes layup
Larry Hughes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden makes 11-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot hook shot
Larry Hughes misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup
David West blocks Drew Gooden's 13-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 9-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 10-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)
Daniel Gibson makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 15-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup
LeBron James makes jumper
Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses layup
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 15-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 22-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 10-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Drew Gooden makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 13-foot hook shot
Tyson Chandler blocks Drew Gooden's layup
Drew Gooden makes 11-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Devin Brown makes driving layup
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ira Newble misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot
LeBron James misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes slam dunk
Anderson Varejao misses 8-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Larry Hughes's layup
Drew Gooden makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes layup
Rasual Butler blocks LeBron James's layup
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses layup
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 15-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwayne Jones assists)

CAVALIERS

HORNETS

TIME		CLE	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Tyson Chandler (Larry Hughes gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	2	0
11:22	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	3
11:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper	2	3
11:06	David West defensive rebound	2	3
10:53	Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:52	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	2	3
10:41	LeBron James misses jumper	2	3
10:41	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	2	3
10:33	Morris Peterson misses three point jumper	2	3
10:32	David West offensive rebound	2	3
10:30	David West bad pass	2	3
10:08	Drew Gooden misses 7-foot hook shot	2	3
10:07	David West defensive rebound	2	3
9:48	David West misses dunk	2	3
9:47	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	3
9:47	Peja Stojakovic personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	2	3
9:32	Drew Gooden misses 9-foot jumper	2	3
9:30	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	2	3
9:17	Drew Gooden blocks David West's layup	2	3
9:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	2	3
9:08	Sasha Pavlovic misses layup	2	3
9:07	LeBron James offensive rebound	2	3
8:56	Sasha Pavlovic misses 22-foot jumper	2	3
8:55	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	3
8:38	Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	2	6
8:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses hook shot	2	6
8:21	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	2	6
8:19	Drew Gooden makes layup	4	6
8:10	Chris Paul misses 12-foot jumper	4	6
8:08	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	4	6
7:54	Larry Hughes misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	6
7:54	David West defensive rebound	4	6
7:39	Morris Peterson misses layup	4	6
7:37	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	4	6
7:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot two point shot	6	6
7:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	6	6
6:47	Tyson Chandler makes 7-foot hook shot	6	8
6:39	Larry Hughes lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	6	8
6:33	Chris Paul makes layup	6	10
6:20	Drew Gooden makes 11-foot jumper	8	10
6:09	Chris Paul lost ball (Drew Gooden steals)	8	10
6:07	Larry Hughes bad pass (David West steals)	8	10
5:58	Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	10
5:56	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	8	10
5:45	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot hook shot	10	10
5:26	David West makes 9-foot jumper	10	12
5:11	Larry Hughes misses 16-foot jumper	10	12
5:11	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	10	12
5:05	Tyson Chandler makes layup (Morris Peterson assists)	10	14
4:50	Cleveland full timeout	10	14
4:50	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Morris Peterson	10	14
4:50	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	10	14
4:50	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	10	14
4:43	David West illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	10	14
4:43	Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw	10	14
4:43	Cleveland offensive rebound	10	14
4:37	Peja Stojakovic jump ball	10	14
4:31	LeBron James makes layup	12	14
4:09	David West makes 10-foot two point shot	12	16
3:51	LeBron James bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	12	16
3:41	Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	18
3:25	LeBron James misses layup	12	18
3:24	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	12	18
3:21	Anderson Varejao makes layup	14	18
3:18	Daniel Gibson personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	18
3:18	Rasual Butler enters the game for Peja Stojakovic	14	18
2:57	Chris Paul misses 7-foot running jumper	14	18
2:55	Chris Paul offensive rebound	14	18
2:54	Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper	14	20
2:40	David West blocks Drew Gooden's 13-foot jumper	14	20
2:40	Cleveland offensive rebound	14	20
2:40	New Orleans full timeout	14	20
2:40	Devin Brown enters the game for Drew Gooden	14	20
2:40	Ira Newble enters the game for Larry Hughes	14	20
2:31	Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	17	20
2:09	Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	17	20
2:09	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2	17	21
2:09	Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2	17	22
1:47	Daniel Gibson misses 9-foot jumper	17	22
1:47	David West defensive rebound	17	22
1:47	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	17	22
1:37	Chris Paul turnover	17	22
1:24	LeBron James turnover	17	22
1:01	David West makes 7-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	24
50.9	Daniel Gibson bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	17	24
45.9	Chris Paul makes layup	17	26
45.9	LeBron James illegal defense	17	26
33.2	Rasual Butler shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	17	26
33.2	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	17	26
33.2	Cleveland offensive rebound	17	26
33.2	Larry Hughes enters the game for Daniel Gibson	17	26
33.2	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	18	26
27.9	Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper	18	26
24.9	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	18	26
3.9	Larry Hughes bad pass (Bobby Jackson steals)	18	26
0.9	Bobby Jackson lost ball (Larry Hughes steals)	18	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	26

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Cavaliers
76
Hornets
86

Game 1

30/12

Cavaliers
76
Hornets
86

Game 2

30/12

Hornets
100
Cavaliers
99

Game 3

26/3

Hornets
100
Cavaliers
99

Game 4

26/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 30 December 2007

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,623

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Michael Smith
Matt Boland

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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