Cavaliers 96-79 Bobcats (30 Oct, 2008) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Bobcats

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	16	17	26	20	79
CLE	25	25	18	28	96

Cleveland Cavaliers

1-1, 1-0 home

Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 10-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mo Williams misses 12-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks J.J. Hickson's layup
Anderson Varejao misses 14-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses dunk
Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes layup
J.J. Hickson makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Jason Richardson blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 9-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 22-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Ben Wallace misses 1-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot
Daniel Gibson makes 20-foot jumper
Delonte West makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Mo Williams misses three point jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes tip shot
LeBron James makes driving layup (Mo Williams assists)
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Raymond Felton blocks Delonte West's 15-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 22-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses running jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Gerald Wallace blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Lorenzen Wright makes 16-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
J.J. Hickson misses 18-foot jumper
Lorenzen Wright misses 16-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson misses 11-foot two point shot
Jason Richardson makes driving dunk
Sean May misses 20-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot two point shot
Gerald Wallace misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Sean May's 9-foot two point shot
Raymond Felton misses 16-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses layup
Ben Wallace blocks Raymond Felton's layup
Jason Richardson misses 21-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Jason Richardson misses two point shot
Raymond Felton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Raymond Felton misses 13-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
D.J. Augustin makes driving layup
Adam Morrison makes 22-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Adam Morrison makes 16-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
D.J. Augustin misses 11-foot jumper
Adam Morrison misses 28-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes hook shot (D.J. Augustin assists)
Adam Morrison makes 11-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 24-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
D.J. Augustin misses 14-foot jumper
Sean May misses layup
Ben Wallace blocks Sean May's tip shot
Ben Wallace blocks Sean May's 6-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 8-foot two point shot
Gerald Wallace misses 9-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes two point shot (Raymond Felton assists)
Adam Morrison misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses 16-foot jumper
Delonte West blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Matt Carroll misses 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Gerald Wallace's layup
Gerald Wallace makes layup (Matt Carroll assists)
Sean May misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 20-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Jason Richardson makes 16-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 22-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Raymond Felton's 13-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes layup (Gerald Wallace assists)
Raymond Felton misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Gerald Wallace makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Gerald Wallace makes layup (Jason Richardson assists)
Jason Richardson misses 9-foot two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Adam Morrison assists)
Raymond Felton misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes driving layup
Gerald Wallace misses layup
Jason Richardson misses layup
Adam Morrison misses 19-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 25-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin makes 16-foot jumper
Adam Morrison misses 11-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses layup
Gerald Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Raymond Felton's 4-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes two point shot
Jason Richardson misses driving layup
Raymond Felton misses 26-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson blocks Alexis Ajinca's layup
Matt Carroll misses 17-foot jumper
Jared Dudley makes 20-foot jumper (Matt Carroll assists)
Lorenzen Wright blocks Adam Morrison's 8-foot jumper
Adam Morrison makes running jumper
D.J. Augustin makes 20-foot jumper

BOBCATS

CAVALIERS

TIME		CHA	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Ben Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot	0	0
11:36	Cleveland defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Jason Richardson misses 11-foot two point shot	0	0
11:18	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	LeBron James lost ball (Jason Richardson steals)	0	0
11:07	Jason Richardson makes driving dunk	2	0
10:51	Mo Williams makes 10-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	2	2
10:26	Sean May misses 20-foot jumper	2	2
10:25	Mo Williams defensive rebound	2	2
10:18	LeBron James makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)	2	4
10:00	Emeka Okafor misses 15-foot two point shot	2	4
9:57	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	2	4
9:51	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Mo Williams assists)	2	6
9:37	Gerald Wallace misses 20-foot jumper	2	6
9:36	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	2	6
9:32	LeBron James offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)	2	6
9:32	LeBron James turnover	2	6
9:11	Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:10	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	2	6
9:02	Ben Wallace blocks Sean May's 9-foot two point shot	2	6
9:00	Delonte West defensive rebound	2	6
8:47	Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	6
8:45	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	6
8:38	Raymond Felton misses 16-foot jumper	2	6
8:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	2	6
8:26	LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot	2	6
8:25	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	2	6
8:18	Raymond Felton misses layup	2	6
8:18	Raymond Felton offensive rebound	2	6
8:15	Ben Wallace blocks Raymond Felton's layup	2	6
8:14	Delonte West defensive rebound	2	6
8:12	Jason Richardson shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul)	2	6
8:12	Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 2	2	6
8:12	Cleveland offensive rebound	2	6
8:12	Delonte West makes free throw 2 of 2	2	7
8:00	Jason Richardson misses 21-foot jumper	2	7
7:58	Mo Williams defensive rebound	2	7
7:46	LeBron James offensive goaltending	2	7
7:33	Ben Wallace shooting foul (Sean May draws the foul)	2	7
7:33	Ben Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)	2	7
7:33	Raymond Felton makes technical free throw	3	7
7:33	Sean May makes free throw 1 of 2	4	7
7:33	Sean May makes free throw 2 of 2	5	7
7:24	Raymond Felton personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	5	7
7:13	Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	7
7:11	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	5	7
6:58	Gerald Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)	7	7
6:37	Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	7	10
6:22	Jason Richardson misses two point shot	7	10
6:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	7	10
6:16	Mo Williams misses 12-foot jumper	7	10
6:15	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	7	10
5:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot two point shot	7	10
5:56	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound	7	10
5:37	Raymond Felton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Richardson assists)	10	10
5:15	LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper	10	10
5:13	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	10	10
5:09	Charlotte full timeout	10	10
5:09	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Ben Wallace	10	10
5:09	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Mo Williams	10	10
5:09	D.J. Augustin enters the game for Jason Richardson	10	10
4:58	Raymond Felton misses 13-foot jumper	10	10
4:56	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	10
4:45	Wally Szczerbiak offensive foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	10	10
4:45	Wally Szczerbiak turnover	10	10
4:45	Adam Morrison enters the game for Sean May	10	10
4:22	Gerald Wallace misses 21-foot jumper	10	10
4:22	Charlotte defensive rebound	10	10
4:03	Adam Morrison shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	10	10
4:03	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	10	10
4:03	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	10	11
4:03	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	10	12
3:51	LeBron James blocks Emeka Okafor's layup	10	12
3:50	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	12
3:32	Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)	10	15
3:10	D.J. Augustin makes driving layup	12	15
2:49	Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	12	18
2:49	D.J. Augustin shooting foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul)	12	18
2:49	Cleveland full timeout	12	18
2:49	Daniel Gibson makes free throw 1 of 1	12	19
2:31	Adam Morrison makes 22-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)	14	19
2:06	Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	19
2:05	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	14	19
1:42	Adam Morrison makes 16-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)	16	19
1:19	Delonte West misses three point jumper	16	19
1:17	LeBron James offensive rebound	16	19
1:14	LeBron James makes layup	16	21
1:00	D.J. Augustin misses 11-foot jumper	16	21
59.4	Delonte West defensive rebound	16	21
52.9	LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)	16	23
40.3	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)	16	23
40.3	J.J. Hickson enters the game for LeBron James	16	23
40.3	Mo Williams enters the game for Delonte West	16	23
40.3	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak	16	23
40.3	Linton Johnson enters the game for Gerald Wallace	16	23
40.3	Jason Richardson enters the game for Raymond Felton	16	23
33.1	D.J. Augustin traveling	16	23
19.9	Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper	16	25
0.0	Adam Morrison misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	25
0.0	Charlotte offensive rebound	16	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	25

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Bobcats
79
Cavaliers
96

Game 1

30/10

Cavaliers
94
Bobcats
74

Game 2

7/12

Bobcats
81
Cavaliers
111

Game 3

8/1

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

11:00 PM, 30 October 2008

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Jim Clark
Mark Ayotte

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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