Cavaliers 95-86 Bulls (2 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

23-36, 11-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	17	22	29	18	86
CLE	24	18	23	30	95

Cleveland Cavaliers

34-26, 19-10 home

LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace misses 5-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes 18-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 7-foot running jumper
Devin Brown makes 14-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes 14-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Joakim Noah blocks Anderson Varejao's 8-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 21-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks Damon Jones's 8-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses three point jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 10-foot two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 21-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 10-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joe Smith assists)
Delonte West makes two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James misses two point shot
Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses layup
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot (Devin Brown assists)
LeBron James misses 11-foot running jumper
Luol Deng blocks Delonte West's layup
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace misses layup
Tyrus Thomas blocks LeBron James's layup
Ben Wallace misses layup
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Delonte West makes 17-foot jumper
Delonte West makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Delonte West misses 16-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Ben Wallace makes 6-foot running jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
Ben Wallace makes two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes 15-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 4-foot two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 13-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 11-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joe Smith assists)
Joe Smith makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Joe Smith makes 11-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes blocks Wally Szczerbiak's layup
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith makes 14-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James makes 9-foot jumper
Delonte West makes 19-foot jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Ben Wallace's layup
Joakim Noah blocks LeBron James's layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes 16-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 14-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes layup
Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah makes slam dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Drew Gooden makes 13-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses jumper
Luol Deng misses two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 9-foot running jumper
Larry Hughes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
Drew Gooden misses 14-foot two point shot
Andres Nocioni misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three pointer
Ben Gordon misses 11-foot running jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Delonte West blocks Larry Hughes's 9-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Larry Hughes makes driving layup
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot
Luol Deng misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Luol Deng's layup
Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 6-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup (Luol Deng assists)
Ben Gordon misses 15-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 19-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden makes layup
Joakim Noah misses 4-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Luol Deng misses 15-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 25-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
Luol Deng misses layup
Drew Gooden misses layup
Luol Deng makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes 15-foot running jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses layup
Luol Deng misses tip shot
Larry Hughes makes 15-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Ben Gordon makes 13-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup
Ben Gordon makes 7-foot running jumper
Ben Gordon makes jumper
Larry Hughes makes 22-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Delonte West blocks Ben Gordon's 15-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 8-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 8-foot running jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 18-foot jumper (Drew Gooden assists)

BULLS

CAVALIERS

TIME		CHI	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Ben Wallace (Delonte West gains possession)	0	0
11:41	LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot	0	2
11:26	Larry Hughes makes 16-foot jumper	2	2
11:00	Ben Wallace misses 5-foot jumper	2	2
11:00	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	2	2
10:44	Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	5	2
10:26	LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot	5	4
10:11	Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot jumper	5	4
10:10	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	5	4
9:48	Delonte West lost ball (Kirk Hinrich steals)	5	4
9:44	Delonte West shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	5	4
9:44	Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 2	6	4
9:44	Joakim Noah makes free throw 2 of 2	7	4
9:25	LeBron James bad pass	7	4
9:10	Drew Gooden misses 14-foot jumper	7	4
9:08	Luol Deng offensive rebound	7	4
9:06	Luol Deng makes layup	9	4
8:45	LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot	9	6
8:42	Luol Deng turnover	9	6
8:21	Devin Brown makes 18-foot jumper	9	8
8:15	Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	8
8:15	Chicago defensive rebound	9	8
7:56	LeBron James makes 7-foot running jumper	9	10
7:43	Joakim Noah makes slam dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)	11	10
7:24	Devin Brown makes 14-foot jumper	11	12
7:09	Drew Gooden makes 13-foot two point shot	13	12
6:48	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	13	12
6:48	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2	13	12
6:48	Cleveland offensive rebound	13	12
6:48	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	13	13
6:30	Larry Hughes misses jumper	13	13
6:28	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	13	13
6:13	Anderson Varejao makes 14-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)	13	15
5:56	Luol Deng misses two point shot	13	15
5:52	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	13	15
5:52	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	13	15
5:52	Cleveland full timeout	13	15
5:52	Ben Gordon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	13	15
5:52	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	13	15
5:52	Cleveland offensive rebound	13	15
5:52	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
5:41	Larry Hughes misses 9-foot running jumper	13	16
5:37	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	13	16
5:33	Larry Hughes misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	16
5:31	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	13	16
5:20	Joakim Noah blocks Anderson Varejao's 8-foot two point shot	13	16
5:20	Cleveland defensive rebound	13	16
5:03	Ben Wallace shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	13	16
5:03	Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2	14	16
5:03	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Luol Deng	14	16
5:03	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	15	16
4:56	Andres Nocioni personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	15	16
4:43	LeBron James makes 21-foot two point shot	15	18
4:31	Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	18
4:28	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	15	18
4:28	Drew Gooden misses tip shot	15	18
4:24	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	15	18
4:22	LeBron James bad pass	15	18
4:01	Drew Gooden misses 14-foot two point shot	15	18
3:59	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	15	18
3:55	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	18
3:54	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	15	18
3:46	Andres Nocioni bad pass (Anderson Varejao steals)	15	18
3:39	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	15	18
3:39	Joe Smith enters the game for Anderson Varejao	15	18
3:39	Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Joakim Noah	15	18
3:39	Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2	15	18
3:39	Cleveland offensive rebound	15	18
3:39	Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2	15	18
3:38	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	15	18
3:18	Andres Nocioni misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	18
3:17	Joe Smith defensive rebound	15	18
3:03	Damon Jones enters the game for Devin Brown	15	18
3:03	Chris Duhon enters the game for Larry Hughes	15	18
2:54	Tyrus Thomas blocks Damon Jones's 8-foot jumper	15	18
2:54	Cleveland offensive rebound	15	18
2:54	shot clock violation	15	18
2:54	Chicago full timeout	15	18
2:54	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Delonte West	15	18
2:45	Chris Duhon bad pass	15	18
2:27	LeBron James offensive foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	15	18
2:27	LeBron James turnover	15	18
2:27	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace	15	18
2:15	Tyrus Thomas bad pass (Joe Smith steals)	15	18
2:06	Chris Duhon shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	15	18
2:06	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
2:06	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
1:54	Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)	17	20
1:35	Damon Jones misses three point jumper	17	20
1:34	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	17	20
1:19	Ben Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper	17	20
1:17	Joe Smith defensive rebound	17	20
1:08	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	20
1:07	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	17	20
1:02	Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	20
1:01	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	17	20
46.9	Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)	17	22
24.9	Drew Gooden bad pass (Joe Smith steals)	17	22
20.4	Wally Szczerbiak makes layup (LeBron James assists)	17	24
6.6	Damon Jones personal foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	17	24
6.6	Aaron Gray enters the game for Drew Gooden	17	24
6.6	Devin Brown enters the game for LeBron James	17	24
6.6	Delonte West enters the game for Damon Jones	17	24
0.0	Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	24
0.0	Chicago offensive rebound	17	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	24

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Bulls
86
Cavaliers
95

Game 1

2/3

Cavaliers
96
Bulls
107

Game 2

6/3

Bulls
101
Cavaliers
98

Game 3

4/4

Cavaliers
95
Bulls
100

Game 4

11/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

6:00 PM, 2 March 2008

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Bill Spooner
Eric Lewis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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