Cavaliers 103-95 Pacers (8 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

Indiana Pacers

24-39, 12-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	17	20	27	31	95
CLE	34	17	26	26	103

Cleveland Cavaliers

36-27, 20-10 home

103

LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 8-foot two point shot
Devin Brown misses 17-foot running jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
LeBron James misses jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Ben Wallace makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
Anderson Varejao makes 7-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Devin Brown assists)
Delonte West makes two point shot
Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Mike Dunleavy blocks LeBron James's driving layup
Wally Szczerbiak makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 1-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses layup
Joe Smith makes dunk (Delonte West assists)
Joe Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Joe Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
Joe Smith misses layup
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 11-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses two point shot
Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup
Delonte West misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses tip shot
Anderson Varejao misses tip shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 10-foot two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper
Jeff Foster blocks Delonte West's layup
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger blocks LeBron James's 4-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 12-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 10-foot running jumper
Joe Smith makes 9-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Devin Brown makes 4-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Delonte West makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace misses two point shot
Delonte West makes 1-foot two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)
Ben Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes two point shot
LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
LeBron James misses two point shot
Devin Brown misses two point shot
Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 22-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses 18-foot two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot two point shot
Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Ike Diogu blocks LeBron James's 4-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes 22-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 10-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 1-foot two point shot
Delonte West makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Joe Smith misses 14-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses 15-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses 15-foot two point shot
Troy Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Travis Diener misses 16-foot jumper
Troy Murphy misses 6-foot running jumper
Danny Granger misses 11-foot running jumper
Travis Diener misses 20-foot jumper
Travis Diener misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeff Foster makes layup (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Travis Diener misses 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Murphy makes dunk (Danny Granger assists)
Mike Dunleavy makes layup (Jeff Foster assists)
Jeff Foster misses layup
Troy Murphy misses 19-foot jumper
Troy Murphy misses 3-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Ronald Murray's layup
Ronald Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy makes 17-foot jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses 17-foot jumper
Ike Diogu makes 1-foot two point shot
Danny Granger misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger makes 23-foot jumper
Joe Smith blocks Ronald Murray's 6-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes layup
Stephen Graham makes 12-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray makes layup
Ben Wallace blocks Troy Murphy's layup
Troy Murphy makes dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)
Marquis Daniels makes 8-foot jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Marquis Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Travis Diener misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses 22-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Troy Murphy's layup
Marquis Daniels makes layup
Mike Dunleavy misses layup
Jeff Foster makes tip shot
Wally Szczerbiak blocks Travis Diener's layup
Mike Dunleavy makes 15-foot two point shot
Stephen Graham misses 18-foot jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Travis Diener makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephen Graham assists)
Danny Granger makes 21-foot jumper
Travis Diener misses 17-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Danny Granger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Troy Murphy assists)
Jeff Foster makes layup (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Troy Murphy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Troy Murphy makes 19-foot jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Travis Diener makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Troy Murphy misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Marquis Daniels's 13-foot jumper
Ronald Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Troy Murphy assists)
Mike Dunleavy misses two point shot
Marquis Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray makes 18-foot jumper
Delonte West blocks Ronald Murray's 19-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses layup
Danny Granger makes 20-foot jumper (Stephen Graham assists)
Wally Szczerbiak blocks Stephen Graham's 18-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 21-foot jumper
Danny Granger makes 1-foot two point shot
Ike Diogu makes 11-foot two point shot
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray makes layup
Marquis Daniels misses layup
Ronald Murray makes 12-foot running jumper
Ronald Murray makes 5-foot jumper
Ronald Murray misses 16-foot two point shot
Troy Murphy makes 22-foot jumper (Ronald Murray assists)
Ronald Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danny Granger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Foster assists)
Joe Smith blocks Mike Dunleavy's layup
Mike Dunleavy makes 19-foot jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Danny Granger makes 17-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Troy Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Marquis Daniels makes 13-foot jumper
Travis Diener misses 24-foot three point jumper
Troy Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper

PACERS

CAVALIERS

TIME		IND	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jeff Foster vs. Ben Wallace (Troy Murphy gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Danny Granger misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)	0	2
11:12	Mike Dunleavy misses 15-foot two point shot	0	2
11:11	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	2
11:02	Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)	0	4
10:49	Troy Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:48	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	4
10:41	Jeff Foster shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	0	4
10:41	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	0	5
10:41	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	0	6
10:27	Mike Dunleavy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Travis Diener assists)	3	6
10:11	Anderson Varejao misses 8-foot two point shot	3	6
10:11	Jeff Foster defensive rebound	3	6
9:57	Travis Diener misses 16-foot jumper	3	6
9:56	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	3	6
9:33	Devin Brown misses 17-foot running jumper	3	6
9:33	Cleveland offensive rebound	3	6
9:33	shot clock violation	3	6
9:19	Troy Murphy misses 6-foot running jumper	3	6
9:18	Delonte West defensive rebound	3	6
9:11	LeBron James makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)	3	8
9:02	Danny Granger misses 11-foot running jumper	3	8
9:02	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	3	8
8:47	Anderson Varejao turnover	3	8
8:32	Travis Diener misses 20-foot jumper	3	8
8:30	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	3	8
8:12	Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	8
8:11	Danny Granger defensive rebound	3	8
7:52	Travis Diener misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	8
7:50	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	3	8
7:43	LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper	3	8
7:41	Mike Dunleavy defensive rebound	3	8
7:33	Jeff Foster makes layup (Mike Dunleavy assists)	5	8
7:09	Travis Diener shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	5	8
7:09	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	5	9
7:09	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	5	10
6:56	Travis Diener misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	10
6:54	LeBron James defensive rebound	5	10
6:50	LeBron James misses jumper	5	10
6:48	LeBron James offensive rebound	5	10
6:37	Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)	5	12
6:26	Troy Murphy makes dunk (Danny Granger assists)	7	12
6:07	Ben Wallace makes layup (Devin Brown assists)	7	14
6:07	Travis Diener shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	7	14
6:07	Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1	7	14
6:07	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	7	14
6:00	Devin Brown makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)	7	16
5:48	Mike Dunleavy makes layup (Jeff Foster assists)	9	16
5:35	Anderson Varejao makes 7-foot two point shot	9	18
5:24	Jeff Foster bad pass (Anderson Varejao steals)	9	18
5:18	Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Devin Brown assists)	9	20
5:11	Indiana full timeout	9	20
5:11	Ronald Murray enters the game for Travis Diener	9	20
5:09	Mike Dunleavy bad pass (Delonte West steals)	9	20
5:05	Delonte West makes two point shot	9	22
4:48	Jeff Foster misses layup	9	22
4:47	Delonte West defensive rebound	9	22
4:28	Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)	9	25
4:15	Troy Murphy misses 19-foot jumper	9	25
4:13	Devin Brown defensive rebound	9	25
4:09	Mike Dunleavy blocks LeBron James's driving layup	9	25
4:09	Cleveland defensive rebound	9	25
4:09	Joe Smith enters the game for Ben Wallace	9	25
3:53	Troy Murphy misses 3-foot jumper	9	25
3:53	Troy Murphy offensive rebound	9	25
3:53	Delonte West shooting foul (Troy Murphy draws the foul)	9	25
3:53	Troy Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2	10	25
3:53	Troy Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2	11	25
3:38	Joe Smith bad pass (Ronald Murray steals)	11	25
3:31	Ronald Murray bad pass (Delonte West steals)	11	25
3:24	Devin Brown lost ball (Ronald Murray steals)	11	25
3:19	LeBron James blocks Ronald Murray's layup	11	25
3:19	Indiana offensive rebound	11	25
3:19	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Devin Brown	11	25
3:04	Ronald Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	25
3:03	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	11	25
2:39	Wally Szczerbiak makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)	11	28
2:25	Mike Dunleavy makes 17-foot jumper	13	28
2:12	Ronald Murray shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	13	28
2:12	Cleveland full timeout	13	28
2:12	Damon Jones enters the game for Anderson Varejao	13	28
2:12	Ike Diogu enters the game for Jeff Foster	13	28
2:12	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	13	29
2:12	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	13	30
2:00	Mike Dunleavy misses 17-foot jumper	13	30
1:59	Ike Diogu offensive rebound	13	30
1:54	Ike Diogu makes 1-foot two point shot	15	30
1:42	Wally Szczerbiak misses 1-foot two point shot	15	30
1:42	LeBron James offensive rebound	15	30
1:40	LeBron James misses layup	15	30
1:39	Troy Murphy defensive rebound	15	30
1:37	Ronald Murray bad pass	15	30
1:37	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Troy Murphy	15	30
1:23	Joe Smith makes dunk (Delonte West assists)	15	32
1:16	Indiana 20 Sec. timeout	15	32
1:07	Danny Granger misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	32
1:07	LeBron James defensive rebound	15	32
49.7	Delonte West traveling	15	32
35.6	Danny Granger makes 23-foot jumper	17	32
21.9	Joe Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)	17	34
2.8	Ronald Murray bad pass	17	34
0.0	Joe Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	34
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	17	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	34

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 4-0

Cavaliers
111
Pacers
106

Game 1

25/11

Pacers
105
Cavaliers
118

Game 2

12/12

Cavaliers
106
Pacers
97

Game 3

21/2

Pacers
95
Cavaliers
103

Game 4

8/3

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

6:00 PM, 8 March 2008

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Jack Nies
David Jones
Bennie Adams

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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