Cavaliers 89-73 Pistons (20 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

49-19, 22-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	25	13	19	16	73
CLE	22	23	18	26	89

Cleveland Cavaliers

39-30, 23-10 home

LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses 17-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Ben Wallace misses 11-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West makes dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 6-foot two point shot
Theo Ratliff blocks Devin Brown's 4-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Theo Ratliff blocks Anderson Varejao's layup
Delonte West misses 20-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 15-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao makes 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace misses tip shot
Delonte West misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 10-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup
Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Rasheed Wallace blocks LeBron James's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes two point shot
Delonte West misses layup
Delonte West misses layup
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 14-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses running jumper
Tayshaun Prince blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup
Rasheed Wallace blocks Delonte West's 9-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace blocks Delonte West's 6-foot jumper
LeBron James makes slam dunk
Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes layup
Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 8-foot running jumper (Joe Smith assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 9-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 11-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Damon Jones misses layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Delonte West makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
LeBron James makes layup (Ben Wallace assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 8-foot running jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 7-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 21-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 1-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 5-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Antonio McDyess's dunk
Richard Hamilton makes 10-foot two point shot
Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes dunk
Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 12-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
LeBron James blocks Rodney Stuckey's 16-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 13-foot jumper
Theo Ratliff makes slam dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 10-foot jumper
Delonte West blocks Theo Ratliff's dunk
Jarvis Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jarvis Hayes makes 22-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 11-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 14-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Rasheed Wallace's layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Antonio McDyess misses tip shot
Chauncey Billups misses layup
Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 9-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 6-foot running jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving dunk
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 14-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarvis Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes 20-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 9-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Jason Maxiell makes two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 8-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 14-foot two point shot
Jarvis Hayes misses 18-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes slam dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Antonio McDyess vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Delonte West gains possession)	0	0
11:42	LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper	0	2
11:22	Tayshaun Prince makes 8-foot running jumper	2	2
11:03	Sasha Pavlovic misses layup	2	2
11:02	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	2	2
10:52	Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
10:52	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	2	2
10:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)	2	4
10:18	Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper	2	4
10:18	Delonte West defensive rebound	2	4
10:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)	2	6
9:48	Antonio McDyess makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)	4	6
9:27	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 13-foot two point shot	4	6
9:26	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	4	6
9:18	Chauncey Billups makes 7-foot jumper	6	6
8:51	Sasha Pavlovic misses 17-foot jumper	6	6
8:48	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	6	6
8:44	Richard Hamilton makes 21-foot jumper	8	6
8:33	Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper	8	6
8:32	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	8	6
8:12	Richard Hamilton misses 1-foot two point shot	8	6
8:11	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	8	6
7:56	Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (Delonte West assists)	8	8
7:37	Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper	8	8
7:37	LeBron James defensive rebound	8	8
7:31	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)	8	10
7:31	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	8	10
7:31	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 1	8	11
7:07	Tayshaun Prince misses 5-foot two point shot	8	11
7:05	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	8	11
7:01	Tayshaun Prince makes 15-foot jumper	10	11
6:39	Ben Wallace misses 11-foot two point shot	10	11
6:37	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	10	11
6:26	Rasheed Wallace traveling	10	11
6:13	LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)	10	13
5:50	Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)	13	13
5:28	Delonte West makes dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	13	15
5:07	Ben Wallace blocks Antonio McDyess's dunk	13	15
5:05	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	13	15
5:00	Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	15
4:58	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	13	15
4:48	Richard Hamilton makes 10-foot two point shot	15	15
4:39	Cleveland full timeout	15	15
4:39	Damon Jones enters the game for Delonte West	15	15
4:39	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	15	15
4:26	Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	15
4:26	Cleveland defensive rebound	15	15
4:01	Chauncey Billups makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	17	15
3:38	LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot	17	17
3:21	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)	17	17
3:21	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	17	17
3:21	Joe Smith enters the game for Ben Wallace	17	17
3:21	Devin Brown enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	17	17
3:15	Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper	17	17
3:14	LeBron James defensive rebound	17	17
3:05	LeBron James makes driving layup	17	19
2:48	Richard Hamilton makes jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)	19	19
2:31	LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot	19	19
2:31	Joe Smith offensive rebound	19	19
2:30	Jason Maxiell shooting foul (Joe Smith draws the foul)	19	19
2:30	Detroit full timeout	19	19
2:30	Rodney Stuckey enters the game for Chauncey Billups	19	19
2:30	Joe Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	19	20
2:30	Joe Smith misses free throw 2 of 2	19	20
2:30	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	19	20
2:03	Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper	19	20
2:02	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	19	20
1:51	Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot jumper	21	20
1:42	Devin Brown bad pass (Antonio McDyess steals)	21	20
1:38	Antonio McDyess makes dunk	23	20
1:38	Cleveland 20 Sec. timeout	23	20
1:38	Delonte West enters the game for Damon Jones	23	20
1:13	LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	20
1:12	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	23	20
56.9	Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper	23	20
56.0	Detroit defensive rebound	23	20
46.0	Jason Maxiell shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	23	20
46.0	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	23	21
46.0	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	23	22
32.1	Richard Hamilton makes 12-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)	25	22
6.9	Devin Brown misses 16-foot jumper	25	22
5.9	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	25	22
0.5	LeBron James blocks Rodney Stuckey's 16-foot jumper	25	22
0.5	Detroit offensive rebound	25	22
0.0	Jason Maxiell misses 19-foot jumper	25	22
0.0	Detroit offensive rebound	25	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	22

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 20 March 2008

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Greg Willard
Tony Brown
Bill Kennedy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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