Hornets 100-99 Cavaliers (26 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

49-21, 22-11 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	25	31	17	27	100
CLE	23	27	21	28	99

Cleveland Cavaliers

40-32, 24-11 home

Anderson Varejao misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
LeBron James misses layup
Delonte West makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 10-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 3-foot two point shot
David West blocks LeBron James's 4-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Delonte West misses three point jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup
Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Bonzi Wells blocks Damon Jones's 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 8-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Devin Brown makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper
Devin Brown makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Joe Smith misses 11-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Tyson Chandler blocks Wally Szczerbiak's layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 17-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 13-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 10-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 5-foot running jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes 2-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes 7-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Joe Smith makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving dunk
Devin Brown misses driving layup
Chris Paul blocks Devin Brown's 8-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses three point jumper
Joe Smith makes slam dunk (Devin Brown assists)
Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Damon Jones makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 61-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler misses 2-foot two point shot
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chris Paul's layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 12-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 16-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
David West misses 12-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
Joe Smith blocks Bonzi Wells's 16-foot jumper
Joe Smith blocks Jannero Pargo's 9-foot jumper
David West makes 13-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Chris Andersen makes driving layup (David West assists)
Bonzi Wells makes layup (David West assists)
Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 21-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Jannero Pargo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Delonte West blocks Chris Paul's layup
Chris Paul misses 12-foot running jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Tyson Chandler's layup
David West misses jumper
Anderson Varejao blocks David West's 15-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
David West misses jumper
Chris Paul makes 5-foot two point shot
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 30-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul misses layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Bonzi Wells makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Bonzi Wells misses three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 7-foot running jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks David West's 4-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks David West's layup
Tyson Chandler makes 1-foot two point shot
Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)

HORNETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NO	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Anderson Varejao gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Anderson Varejao misses layup	0	0
11:34	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Anderson Varejao makes layup	0	2
11:15	David West makes layup	2	2
10:53	Sasha Pavlovic misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	2	4
10:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup	2	4
10:33	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	4
10:10	LeBron James misses layup	4	4
10:08	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	4	4
10:07	Tyson Chandler lost ball (Delonte West steals)	4	4
10:07	Delonte West makes layup	4	6
9:52	David West misses 18-foot jumper	4	6
9:51	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	4	6
9:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)	4	8
9:29	Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper	4	8
9:27	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	4	8
9:00	Anderson Varejao misses 10-foot two point shot	4	8
9:00	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	4	8
8:52	Chris Paul misses 17-foot two point shot	4	8
8:52	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	4	8
8:34	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 3-foot two point shot	4	10
8:23	Tyson Chandler misses 2-foot two point shot	4	10
8:18	Chris Paul offensive rebound	4	10
8:18	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	6	10
8:03	David West blocks LeBron James's 4-foot jumper	6	10
8:02	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	6	10
7:58	Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Peja Stojakovic assists)	8	10
7:37	Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup	8	12
7:37	David West shooting foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)	8	12
7:37	Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 1 of 1	8	12
7:37	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	8	12
7:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling	8	12
7:07	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:05	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	8	12
6:58	Tyson Chandler makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)	10	12
6:43	LeBron James bad pass (Peja Stojakovic steals)	10	12
6:33	Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper	10	12
6:31	New Orleans offensive rebound	10	12
6:22	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	12
6:20	Delonte West defensive rebound	10	12
6:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper	10	12
6:11	Sasha Pavlovic offensive rebound	10	12
6:03	Delonte West misses three point jumper	10	12
6:03	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	10	12
5:52	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	12
5:28	Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Tyson Chandler steals)	12	12
5:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chris Paul's layup	12	12
5:26	New Orleans offensive rebound	12	12
5:26	Cleveland full timeout	12	12
5:24	Peja Stojakovic misses 12-foot jumper	12	12
5:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	12	12
5:13	LeBron James misses driving layup	12	12
5:11	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	12	14
5:11	Anderson Varejao makes two point shot	12	14
5:03	Sasha Pavlovic shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	12	14
5:03	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	13	14
5:03	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	14	14
4:43	Delonte West offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	14
4:43	Delonte West turnover	14	14
4:28	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	16	14
4:13	LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper	16	16
3:59	David West misses 16-foot jumper	16	16
3:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	16	16
3:36	Delonte West bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	16	16
3:31	Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	18	16
3:23	Cleveland 20 Sec. timeout	18	16
3:23	Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	18	16
3:23	Damon Jones enters the game for Delonte West	18	16
3:23	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Morris Peterson	18	16
3:13	Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper	18	16
3:12	Bonzi Wells defensive rebound	18	16
2:59	Peja Stojakovic misses 22-foot three point jumper	18	16
2:58	LeBron James defensive rebound	18	16
2:43	Sasha Pavlovic misses 18-foot jumper	18	16
2:42	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	18	16
2:35	Sasha Pavlovic misses two point shot	18	16
2:33	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	18	16
2:27	David West misses 16-foot jumper	18	16
2:24	Tyson Chandler offensive rebound	18	16
2:09	David West misses 12-foot jumper	18	16
2:08	Joe Smith defensive rebound	18	16
1:54	Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup	18	18
1:42	Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	20	18
1:24	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	20	18
1:24	New Orleans full timeout	20	18
1:24	Chris Andersen enters the game for Tyson Chandler	20	18
1:24	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao	20	18
1:24	Devin Brown enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	20	18
1:24	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	20	19
1:24	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	20	20
1:00	Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper	23	20
41.8	Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)	23	23
28.9	Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper	25	23
4.9	Bonzi Wells blocks Damon Jones's 25-foot three point jumper	25	23
2.9	Chris Paul defensive rebound	25	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	23

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-0

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

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

11:00 PM, 26 March 2008

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Michael Smith
Eli Roe

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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