Pistons 96-89 Cavaliers (20 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

9-3, 3-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	24	25	19	21	89
DET	16	22	28	30	96

Detroit Pistons

8-3, 3-1 home

Rasheed Wallace makes 9-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 23-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper (Kwame Brown assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Delonte West blocks Allen Iverson's 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Ben Wallace blocks Allen Iverson's jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 11-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses tip shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao blocks Jason Maxiell's layup
Jason Maxiell makes 9-foot hook shot
Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 13-foot jumper
Amir Johnson makes two point shot
Amir Johnson makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Amir Johnson misses 6-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 20-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Amir Johnson's 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Amir Johnson's layup
Allen Iverson makes layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 28-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup
Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Allen Iverson misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes layup
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 27-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Kwame Brown's layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 10-foot hook shot
Kwame Brown makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Allen Iverson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes jumper (Jason Maxiell assists)
Allen Iverson makes two point shot
Allen Iverson makes 11-foot running jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 28-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Jason Maxiell makes 14-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Rodney Stuckey makes 20-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 21-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 7-foot hook shot
Arron Afflalo misses 12-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Ben Wallace misses layup
LeBron James misses tip shot
Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Delonte West makes two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Ben Wallace makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Delonte West makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 20-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses jumper
Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 13-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 15-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper
Amir Johnson blocks Anderson Varejao's 15-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 16-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
LeBron James makes layup
Delonte West makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Mo Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes tip shot
Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Delonte West makes 20-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 7-foot hook shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 5-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 14-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 10-foot hook shot
LeBron James makes layup
Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Kwame Brown (Ben Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Mo Williams bad pass (Allen Iverson steals)	0	0
11:26	Rasheed Wallace makes 9-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)	0	2
11:06	LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper	0	2
11:04	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	0	2
11:02	Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
11:00	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	0	2
10:52	Rasheed Wallace makes 23-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)	0	4
10:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper	0	4
10:26	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	0	4
10:19	Mo Williams personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	0	4
10:07	Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)	0	6
9:48	Richard Hamilton shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	0	6
9:48	Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	1	6
9:48	Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	2	6
9:33	Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	2	8
9:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)	4	8
8:49	Kwame Brown lost ball (LeBron James steals)	4	8
8:42	Ben Wallace misses layup	4	8
8:41	LeBron James offensive rebound	4	8
8:41	LeBron James misses tip shot	4	8
8:41	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	4	8
8:34	Delonte West personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	4	8
8:26	Richard Hamilton bad pass	4	8
8:17	Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	4	8
8:17	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	5	8
8:17	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	6	8
7:58	Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper (Kwame Brown assists)	6	10
7:35	Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper	8	10
7:15	Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper	8	10
7:13	LeBron James defensive rebound	8	10
7:00	LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper	10	10
6:48	Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper	10	10
6:48	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	10
6:47	Tayshaun Prince personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	10	10
6:37	Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper	10	10
6:37	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	10	10
6:26	Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	10
6:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	10	10
6:16	LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper	10	10
6:16	Cleveland defensive rebound	10	10
6:09	Mo Williams personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	10	10
6:09	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams	10	10
6:00	Delonte West blocks Allen Iverson's 17-foot jumper	10	10
5:58	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	10	10
5:47	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper	10	10
5:46	Allen Iverson defensive rebound	10	10
5:37	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup	10	12
5:16	Delonte West makes two point shot	12	12
5:05	Ben Wallace blocks Allen Iverson's jumper	12	12
5:05	Detroit offensive rebound	12	12
5:05	Detroit full timeout	12	12
5:05	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	12	12
4:52	Rasheed Wallace misses 11-foot jumper	12	12
4:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	12
4:39	Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	14	12
4:28	Kwame Brown offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	14	12
4:28	Kwame Brown turnover	14	12
4:28	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Kwame Brown	14	12
4:16	Ben Wallace makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	16	12
4:16	Jason Maxiell shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)	16	12
4:16	Ben Wallace makes free throw 1 of 1	17	12
3:50	Jason Maxiell misses 18-foot jumper	17	12
3:48	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	17	12
3:39	Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	12
3:38	Cleveland defensive rebound	17	12
3:35	J.J. Hickson enters the game for Ben Wallace	17	12
3:17	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup	17	14
2:57	LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)	19	14
2:36	Tayshaun Prince misses layup	19	14
2:35	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	19	14
2:34	Tayshaun Prince misses tip shot	19	14
2:32	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	19	14
2:29	Tayshaun Prince lost ball (LeBron James steals)	19	14
2:24	Delonte West makes layup (LeBron James assists)	21	14
2:15	Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper	21	14
2:15	Daniel Gibson defensive rebound	21	14
2:09	Cleveland full timeout	21	14
2:09	Rodney Stuckey enters the game for Richard Hamilton	21	14
1:53	LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper	21	14
1:52	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	21	14
1:34	Allen Iverson offensive foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul)	21	14
1:34	Allen Iverson turnover	21	14
1:13	Daniel Gibson makes 20-foot jumper	23	14
55.9	Anderson Varejao blocks Jason Maxiell's layup	23	14
53.9	Jason Maxiell offensive rebound	23	14
48.0	Jason Maxiell makes 9-foot hook shot	23	16
28.4	Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper	23	16
28.4	Cleveland offensive rebound	23	16
28.4	Jason Maxiell loose ball foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	23	16
28.4	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2	23	16
28.4	Cleveland offensive rebound	23	16
28.4	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for LeBron James	23	16
28.4	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	24	16
5.9	Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper	24	16
4.9	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	24	16
0.6	Daniel Gibson misses jumper	24	16
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	24	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	16

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Cavaliers
89
Pistons
96

Game 1

20/11

Cavaliers
90
Pistons
80

Game 2

1/2

Pistons
78
Cavaliers
99

Game 3

23/2

Pistons
73
Cavaliers
79

Game 4

1/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 20 November 2008

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Ron Olesiak
Olandis Poole

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	26	4	.867	-	W5
Milwaukee	16	12	.571	9	W2
Indiana	15	15	.500	11	W5
Chicago	13	17	.433	13	L2
Detroit	13	17	.433	13	W2

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