Cavaliers 92-78 Hornets (17 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

23-13, 11-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	17	19	22	20	78
CLE	28	23	17	24	92

Cleveland Cavaliers

31-7, 20-0 home

Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Anderson Varejao misses jumper
Mo Williams misses three point jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic makes three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes layup
LeBron James misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses 16-foot jumper
David West blocks Mo Williams's layup
Anderson Varejao misses 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler blocks LeBron James's layup
LeBron James misses layup
Daniel Gibson misses layup
LeBron James makes two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 7-foot two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson makes three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 16-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown blocks Daniel Gibson's layup
J.J. Hickson misses layup
Hilton Armstrong blocks J.J. Hickson's 9-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 14-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses 12-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes two point shot
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper
David West blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup
Sasha Pavlovic makes jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup
Tyson Chandler blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup
Rasual Butler blocks LeBron James's layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses two point shot
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 18-foot two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
Rasual Butler makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot two point shot
David West misses 18-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses two point shot
James Posey misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James blocks Devin Brown's 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 5-foot running jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 18-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson blocks Devin Brown's 15-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes 10-foot running jumper
Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 4-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes layup
David West makes layup (Hilton Armstrong assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao blocks David West's layup
Rasual Butler misses 9-foot running jumper
Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot two point shot
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 9-foot running jumper
Mo Williams blocks Chris Paul's 6-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 8-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao blocks Tyson Chandler's tip shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
David West makes 5-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West makes layup
James Posey misses layup
James Posey misses tip shot
Chris Paul misses two point shot
Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Chris Paul misses 22-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul misses two point shot
Rasual Butler misses three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes layup

HORNETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NO	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tyson Chandler vs. Ben Wallace (Mo Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Anderson Varejao misses 9-foot two point shot	0	0
11:38	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)	3	0
10:52	LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)	3	2
10:36	Rasual Butler makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	5	2
10:15	Anderson Varejao misses jumper	5	2
10:15	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	5	2
10:00	Mo Williams misses three point jumper	5	2
10:00	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	5	2
9:48	Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper	7	2
9:34	LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper	7	2
9:33	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	7	2
9:26	Sasha Pavlovic makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	7	4
9:07	Rasual Butler makes 20-foot two point shot	9	4
8:42	Sasha Pavlovic makes three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)	9	7
8:26	David West misses 18-foot jumper	9	7
8:26	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	7
8:02	Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot jumper	9	7
8:00	Chris Paul defensive rebound	9	7
7:43	Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper	9	7
7:41	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	9	7
7:35	David West shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	9	7
7:35	Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	9	8
7:35	Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	9	9
7:26	David West lost ball (Ben Wallace steals)	9	9
7:20	Mo Williams makes layup	9	11
6:58	Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot two point shot	9	11
6:56	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	11
6:50	LeBron James misses layup	9	11
6:48	David West defensive rebound	9	11
6:39	Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	11
6:15	Anderson Varejao misses 16-foot jumper	12	11
6:13	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	12	11
6:01	Tyson Chandler lost ball (Sasha Pavlovic steals)	12	11
5:54	David West blocks Mo Williams's layup	12	11
5:52	Mo Williams offensive rebound	12	11
5:37	shot clock violation	12	11
5:37	Cleveland full timeout	12	11
5:37	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	12	11
5:37	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Ben Wallace	12	11
5:20	Tyson Chandler 3 second	12	11
5:05	Anderson Varejao misses 15-foot jumper	12	11
5:05	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	12	11
4:41	David West misses 19-foot jumper	12	11
4:39	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	11
4:31	Rasual Butler blocks LeBron James's layup	12	11
4:31	Jumpball: Rasual Butler vs. LeBron James (David West gains possession)	12	11
4:31	Cleveland defensive rebound	12	11
4:16	Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	12	11
4:16	Tyson Chandler turnover	12	11
4:01	LeBron James misses layup	12	11
3:59	Chris Paul defensive rebound	12	11
3:48	David West lost ball (LeBron James steals)	12	11
3:42	Daniel Gibson misses layup	12	11
3:40	LeBron James offensive rebound	12	13
3:40	LeBron James makes two point shot	12	13
3:19	Wally Szczerbiak shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	12	13
3:19	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Mo Williams	12	13
3:19	J.J. Hickson enters the game for Anderson Varejao	12	13
3:19	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
3:19	David West misses free throw 2 of 2	13	13
3:18	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	13	13
2:56	Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)	13	16
2:41	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	13	16
2:40	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	13	16
2:30	Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	13	19
2:23	New Orleans full timeout	13	19
2:23	James Posey enters the game for David West	13	19
2:23	Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler	13	19
2:10	Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	19
2:09	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	19
1:53	Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	19
1:52	Chris Paul defensive rebound	13	19
1:45	Devin Brown misses two point shot	13	19
1:42	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	13	19
1:29	Wally Szczerbiak misses 7-foot two point shot	13	19
1:28	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	13	19
1:07	James Posey misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	19
1:06	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	19
1:00	Wally Szczerbiak makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	13	22
47.9	LeBron James blocks Devin Brown's 18-foot jumper	13	22
46.2	New Orleans offensive rebound	13	22
46.2	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	13	22
45.0	Wally Szczerbiak shooting foul (James Posey draws the foul)	13	22
45.0	James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2	14	22
45.0	James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2	15	22
34.9	Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	15	25
11.7	Chris Paul makes 5-foot running jumper	17	25
0.0	Daniel Gibson makes three point jumper	17	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	28

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Cavaliers
92
Hornets
104

Game 1

2/11

Cavaliers
92
Hornets
104

Game 2

2/11

Hornets
78
Cavaliers
92

Game 3

17/1

Hornets
78
Cavaliers
92

Game 4

17/1

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

1:00 AM, 17 January 2009

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Steve Javie
Tony Brothers
Derek Richardson

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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