Cavaliers 94-74 Bobcats (7 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

17-3, 6-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	30	25	19	20	94
CHA	14	21	13	26	74

Charlotte Bobcats

7-13, 6-8 home

Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Emeka Okafor's jumper
Jason Richardson misses 12-foot jumper
Sean May misses layup
Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Gerald Wallace's layup
Sean May makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Jason Richardson's layup
LeBron James blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Sean May misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes three point jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)
Dwayne Jones misses layup
Ben Wallace blocks Dwayne Jones's layup
Jason Richardson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Richardson makes layup (Gerald Wallace assists)
Jason Richardson makes layup
Emeka Okafor misses layup
Raymond Felton misses 19-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Raymond Felton makes 26-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
D.J. Augustin makes driving layup
Adam Morrison misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley makes 17-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Raymond Felton misses 16-foot jumper
Dwayne Jones makes layup (Raymond Felton assists)
Adam Morrison misses 13-foot jumper
Adam Morrison misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 17-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 6-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses tip shot
Jason Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Raymond Felton makes layup
Ben Wallace blocks Gerald Wallace's two point shot
Emeka Okafor makes layup (Jason Richardson assists)
Raymond Felton makes 16-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 18-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses layup
Ben Wallace blocks Raymond Felton's two point shot
Jason Richardson misses two point shot
Sean May makes 18-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Emeka Okafor's layup
Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Raymond Felton makes 17-foot jumper (Sean May assists)
LeBron James blocks Raymond Felton's layup
Sean May misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Richardson misses tip shot
Raymond Felton makes 22-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Jared Dudley assists)
D.J. Augustin misses layup
Adam Morrison misses 18-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin misses three point jumper
Jared Dudley misses 7-foot two point shot
Raymond Felton makes 16-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Shannon Brown makes 15-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca misses 14-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca makes 23-foot jumper (Shannon Brown assists)
D.J. Augustin makes 18-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca makes 21-foot jumper (Shannon Brown assists)
Matt Carroll misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alexis Ajinca misses 21-foot jumper
Matt Carroll misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shannon Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Carroll makes jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Shannon Brown makes dunk
Matt Carroll misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses two point shot
Ben Wallace makes layup
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 23-foot jumper
Delonte West makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Ben Wallace misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes layup
Delonte West makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Delonte West misses 14-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses tip shot
LeBron James makes layup
Delonte West makes layup
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace blocks Delonte West's layup
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving dunk
Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 29-foot three point jumper
Dwayne Jones blocks J.J. Hickson's layup
Mo Williams misses jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 18-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
Anderson Varejao misses 11-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes hook shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James makes layup
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
LeBron James misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Ben Wallace misses tip shot
LeBron James makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
LeBron James misses 66-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses two point shot
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 12-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West misses layup
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Alexis Ajinca blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
Daniel Gibson makes 19-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes driving layup
Mo Williams misses 22-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
Darnell Jackson makes dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Darnell Jackson makes 17-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 20-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
J.J. Hickson makes 19-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Tarence Kinsey misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darnell Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Tarence Kinsey assists)

CAVALIERS

BOBCATS

TIME		CLE	CHA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Emeka Okafor (Cleveland gains possession)	0	0
11:34	LeBron James misses two point shot	0	0
11:32	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Ben Wallace makes layup	2	0
11:10	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Emeka Okafor's jumper	2	0
11:08	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	2	0
11:00	LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper	2	0
10:59	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	0
10:44	Jason Richardson misses 12-foot jumper	2	0
10:41	Sean May offensive rebound	2	0
10:41	Sean May misses layup	2	0
10:40	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	2	0
10:33	Mo Williams makes jumper	4	0
10:18	Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper	4	0
10:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	4	0
10:07	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 23-foot jumper	4	0
10:07	Raymond Felton defensive rebound	4	0
9:59	Raymond Felton misses 19-foot jumper	4	0
9:56	Gerald Wallace offensive rebound	4	0
9:42	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Gerald Wallace's layup	4	0
9:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	4	0
9:33	Delonte West makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	7	0
9:15	Sean May makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)	7	2
8:56	Ben Wallace misses layup	7	2
8:53	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	9	2
8:53	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot	9	2
8:45	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Jason Richardson's layup	9	2
8:42	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	2
8:42	Sean May personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	9	2
8:32	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper	9	2
8:30	Raymond Felton defensive rebound	9	2
8:18	Gerald Wallace bad pass (Mo Williams steals)	9	2
8:12	Mo Williams makes layup	11	2
8:07	Charlotte full timeout	11	2
7:58	LeBron James blocks Emeka Okafor's layup	11	2
7:54	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	55	35
7:52	Jumpball: LeBron James vs. Emeka Okafor (Cleveland gains possession)	55	35
7:52	Emeka Okafor turnover (LeBron James steals)	55	35
7:47	Delonte West makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	30	14
7:24	Raymond Felton bad pass	11	2
7:24	LeBron James bad pass (Sean May steals)	11	2
7:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Emeka Okafor's layup	11	2
7:20	Charlotte offensive rebound	11	2
7:15	Delonte West shooting foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)	11	2
7:15	Jason Richardson makes free throw 1 of 2	11	3
7:15	Jason Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2	11	4
6:58	Delonte West misses 14-foot jumper	11	4
6:54	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	11	4
6:54	Ben Wallace misses tip shot	11	4
6:52	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	11	4
6:46	Sean May misses 17-foot jumper	11	4
6:45	Mo Williams defensive rebound	13	4
6:28	LeBron James makes layup	13	4
6:20	Jason Richardson makes three point jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)	13	7
5:56	Delonte West makes layup	15	7
5:39	Gerald Wallace turnover	15	7
5:39	Dwayne Jones enters the game for Sean May	15	7
5:15	Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	7
5:13	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound	15	7
4:58	Gerald Wallace bad pass (Ben Wallace steals)	15	7
4:54	Gerald Wallace blocks Delonte West's layup	15	7
4:52	LeBron James offensive rebound	15	7
4:41	Mo Williams traveling	15	7
4:31	Dwayne Jones misses layup	15	7
4:28	Dwayne Jones offensive rebound	15	7
4:26	Ben Wallace blocks Dwayne Jones's layup	15	7
4:24	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	15	7
4:13	Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	15	7
4:13	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams	15	7
4:13	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Ben Wallace	15	7
4:13	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2	16	7
4:13	Jared Dudley enters the game for Dwayne Jones	16	7
4:13	D.J. Augustin enters the game for Raymond Felton	16	7
4:13	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2	16	7
4:13	Jared Dudley defensive rebound	16	7
4:01	Jason Richardson misses 22-foot three point jumper	16	7
4:01	Charlotte offensive rebound	16	7
4:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas loose ball foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul)	16	7
3:53	Jared Dudley misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	7
3:48	Jared Dudley offensive rebound	16	7
3:48	Jared Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	7
3:47	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	7
3:31	Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	7
3:31	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound	16	7
3:26	Jason Richardson makes layup (Gerald Wallace assists)	16	9
3:13	Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	19	9
2:59	D.J. Augustin bad pass	19	9
2:59	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	19	9
2:59	Cleveland full timeout	33	22
2:36	Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper	19	9
2:34	LeBron James offensive rebound	19	9
2:27	LeBron James makes driving dunk	21	9
2:04	Jason Richardson makes layup	21	11
1:54	Jared Dudley shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	21	11
1:54	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	22	11
1:54	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	23	11
1:46	LeBron James personal foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)	23	11
1:37	LeBron James shooting foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)	23	11
1:37	Gerald Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2	23	12
1:37	J.J. Hickson enters the game for LeBron James	23	12
1:37	Raymond Felton enters the game for Jared Dudley	23	12
1:37	Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2	23	12
1:32	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	23	12
1:21	Wally Szczerbiak offensive foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)	23	12
1:21	Wally Szczerbiak turnover	23	12
1:21	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak	23	12
1:01	Emeka Okafor misses layup	23	12
1:00	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	23	12
54.9	Delonte West bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals)	23	12
49.8	Raymond Felton misses 19-foot jumper	23	12
49.8	Charlotte defensive rebound	23	12
49.8	Emeka Okafor loose ball foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	23	12
49.8	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	24	12
49.8	Dwayne Jones enters the game for Emeka Okafor	24	12
49.8	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	25	12
33.1	D.J. Augustin turnover	25	12
23.4	D.J. Augustin personal foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul)	25	12
23.4	Daniel Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2	26	12
23.4	Mo Williams enters the game for Delonte West	26	12
23.4	Daniel Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2	27	12
7.7	Daniel Gibson shooting foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)	27	12
7.7	D.J. Augustin makes free throw 1 of 2	27	13
7.7	D.J. Augustin makes free throw 2 of 2	27	14
0.3	Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper	27	14
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	27	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	14

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-0

Bobcats
79
Cavaliers
96

Game 1

30/10

Cavaliers
94
Bobcats
74

Game 2

7/12

Bobcats
81
Cavaliers
111

Game 3

8/1

Spectrum Center

12:00 AM, 7 December 2008

Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 19,133

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Marc Davis
Sean Wright

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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