Cavaliers 97-85 Bucks (30 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

14-3, 5-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	20	28	24	25	97
MIL	16	22	29	18	85

Milwaukee Bucks

7-12, 3-4 home

Ramon Sessions makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 15-foot jumper
Dan Gadzuric misses 13-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 7-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses layup
Charlie Villanueva makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 16-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes layup (Dan Gadzuric assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 16-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper
Dan Gadzuric misses 4-foot hook shot
Michael Redd misses 14-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes layup
Michael Redd misses 18-foot jumper
Michael Redd makes driving layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Michael Redd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 4-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes two point shot
Charlie Villanueva misses 7-foot hook shot
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute misses 20-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses tip shot
Michael Redd misses layup
Malik Allen misses 16-foot jumper
Malik Allen makes 18-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 13-foot jumper (Michael Redd assists)
Michael Redd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Malik Allen makes 18-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Malik Allen assists)
LeBron James blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
Malik Allen misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Redd makes 15-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 17-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 10-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 22-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dan Gadzuric assists)
Charlie Villanueva makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
Dan Gadzuric makes layup
Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 6-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Redd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Malik Allen misses 21-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 27-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes layup (Michael Redd assists)
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Michael Redd misses layup
Michael Redd makes 6-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup (Michael Redd assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 39-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
Michael Redd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Redd misses jumper
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
Ramon Sessions misses 18-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 19-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Redd misses 7-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Redd assists)
Michael Redd misses layup
Richard Jefferson makes jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
Michael Redd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Redd misses layup
Richard Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 12-foot hook shot
Charlie Villanueva blocks Mo Williams's 9-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 15-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
LeBron James misses 7-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 7-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes layup
Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 45-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 3-foot hook shot
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses two point shot
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Mo Williams makes 8-foot two point shot
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Mo Williams makes 12-foot two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
Ben Wallace misses tip shot
Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Ben Wallace misses 11-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Ben Wallace assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
LeBron James misses jumper
LeBron James misses 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 14-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mo Williams misses running jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Mo Williams makes layup
LeBron James misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Mo Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
Dan Gadzuric blocks Mo Williams's layup
Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 14-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 14-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses layup
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses tip shot
Mo Williams misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Mo Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 4-foot hook shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes driving layup
LeBron James makes layup

CAVALIERS

BUCKS

TIME		CLE	MIL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Dan Gadzuric (Ben Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:37	LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	2	0
11:25	Ramon Sessions makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)	2	2
11:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)	4	2
10:41	Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper	4	2
10:41	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	4	2
10:19	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)	6	2
9:52	Luke Ridnour misses 15-foot jumper	6	2
9:52	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	6	2
9:38	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 12-foot hook shot	6	2
9:37	Charlie Villanueva defensive rebound	6	2
9:26	Dan Gadzuric misses 13-foot jumper	6	2
9:26	Charlie Villanueva offensive rebound	6	2
9:23	Charlie Villanueva bad pass (LeBron James steals)	6	2
9:22	LeBron James offensive foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)	6	2
9:22	LeBron James turnover	6	2
9:10	Ramon Sessions misses 7-foot jumper	6	2
9:07	Charlie Villanueva offensive rebound	6	2
9:07	Charlie Villanueva misses layup	6	2
9:06	LeBron James defensive rebound	6	2
9:00	Charlie Villanueva blocks Mo Williams's 9-foot jumper	6	2
8:57	Luke Ridnour defensive rebound	6	2
8:52	Charlie Villanueva makes two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)	6	4
8:32	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper	6	4
8:30	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	6	4
8:26	Mo Williams makes 15-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)	8	4
8:07	Charlie Villanueva misses 16-foot jumper	8	4
8:07	Milwaukee defensive rebound	8	4
8:07	Dan Gadzuric loose ball foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	8	4
7:56	Charlie Villanueva personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	8	4
7:50	LeBron James misses 7-foot jumper	8	4
7:48	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	8	4
7:41	Ben Wallace shooting foul (Charlie Villanueva draws the foul)	8	4
7:41	Charlie Villanueva makes free throw 1 of 2	8	5
7:41	Charlie Villanueva makes free throw 2 of 2	8	6
7:20	Mo Williams misses 7-foot jumper	8	6
7:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	8	6
7:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot	8	6
7:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	8	6
7:13	Zydrunas Ilgauskas lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals)	8	6
7:05	Ramon Sessions makes layup (Dan Gadzuric assists)	8	8
6:48	Richard Jefferson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	8	8
6:35	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	10	8
6:18	Richard Jefferson bad pass	10	8
6:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass	10	8
5:58	Charlie Villanueva misses 16-foot jumper	10	8
5:56	Delonte West defensive rebound	10	8
5:50	Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper	10	8
5:48	Luke Ridnour defensive rebound	10	8
5:41	Ramon Sessions misses 20-foot jumper	10	8
5:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	10	8
5:31	LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper	10	8
5:31	Cleveland defensive rebound	10	8
5:31	Milwaukee full timeout	10	8
5:18	Dan Gadzuric bad pass	10	8
5:07	Charlie Villanueva shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	10	8
5:07	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
5:07	Malik Allen enters the game for Charlie Villanueva	11	8
5:07	Michael Redd enters the game for Luke Ridnour	11	8
5:07	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	11	8
5:05	Dan Gadzuric defensive rebound	11	8
4:48	Dan Gadzuric lost ball (Delonte West steals)	11	8
4:43	Delonte West makes layup	13	8
4:26	Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper	13	10
4:11	Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper	13	10
4:09	Dan Gadzuric defensive rebound	13	10
3:50	Dan Gadzuric misses 4-foot hook shot	13	10
3:49	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	10
3:42	LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper	15	10
3:27	Michael Redd misses 14-foot jumper	15	10
3:25	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	15	10
3:00	Mo Williams misses 45-foot three point jumper	15	10
3:00	Cleveland offensive rebound	15	10
3:00	shot clock violation	15	10
3:00	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Ben Wallace	15	10
3:00	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	15	10
3:00	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Mo Williams	15	10
3:00	Luc Richard Mbah a Moute enters the game for Dan Gadzuric	15	10
2:47	Richard Jefferson makes layup	15	12
2:30	LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)	17	12
2:21	Michael Redd misses 18-foot jumper	17	12
2:20	Delonte West defensive rebound	17	12
2:11	Anderson Varejao makes layup (Delonte West assists)	19	12
2:11	Malik Allen shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	19	12
2:11	Cleveland full timeout	19	12
2:11	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 1	20	12
1:59	Michael Redd makes driving layup (Ramon Sessions assists)	20	14
1:35	Anderson Varejao misses 3-foot hook shot	20	14
1:32	Malik Allen defensive rebound	20	14
1:27	Michael Redd misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	14
1:25	Milwaukee defensive rebound	20	14
1:10	LeBron James misses layup	20	14
1:08	Luc Richard Mbah a Moute defensive rebound	20	14
1:00	Ramon Sessions misses 4-foot jumper	20	14
59.4	Delonte West defensive rebound	20	14
47.9	LeBron James lost ball (Ramon Sessions steals)	20	14
44.5	Ramon Sessions makes two point shot	20	16
20.9	LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper	20	16
19.6	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	20	16
15.4	Luc Richard Mbah a Moute turnover	20	16
0.0	Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper	20	16
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	20	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	16

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-0

Bucks
93
Cavaliers
99

Game 1

12/11

Cavaliers
97
Bucks
85

Game 2

30/11

Cavaliers
111
Bucks
103

Game 3

21/2

Bucks
73
Cavaliers
91

Game 4

5/3

BMO Harris Bradley Center

2:00 AM, 30 November 2008

Milwaukee, WI

Attendance: 16,237

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Tony Brown
Olandis Poole

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	8	0	1.000	-	W8
Chicago	3	4	.429	4.5	L2
Indiana	3	4	.429	4.5	W1
Detroit	3	5	.375	5	W2
Milwaukee	1	6	.143	6.5	L6

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