Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons
37-9, 15-9 Away
90
37-9, 15-9 Away
25-21, 13-11 Home
80
25-21, 13-11 Home
Shot Chart
- Tayshaun Prince misses three point jumper
- Rasheed Wallace makes 11-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Tayshaun Prince misses 10-foot hook shot
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Amir Johnson makes dunk (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic blocks Amir Johnson's layup
- Rasheed Wallace misses 19-foot two point shot
- Rodney Stuckey misses 15-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 10-foot running jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses layup
- Tayshaun Prince makes layup
- Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper
- Tayshaun Prince makes 10-foot hook shot
- Sasha Pavlovic blocks Tayshaun Prince's 8-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 13-foot two point shot
- Antonio McDyess misses two point shot
- Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Ben Wallace blocks Jason Maxiell's dunk
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Antonio McDyess misses layup
- Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot two point shot
- LeBron James blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
- Richard Hamilton makes 19-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Rasheed Wallace makes 13-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
- Richard Hamilton makes 19-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses two point shot
- Antonio McDyess makes 15-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
- Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Amir Johnson misses dunk
- Amir Johnson misses layup
- Allen Iverson makes 18-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
- Rodney Stuckey misses 10-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 18-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson makes 17-foot running jumper
- Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Amir Johnson makes slam dunk (Tayshaun Prince assists)
- Tayshaun Prince makes 9-foot two point shot
- Rodney Stuckey makes 17-foot two point shot
- Rodney Stuckey misses layup
- Rodney Stuckey makes 19-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Amir Johnson makes tip shot
- Rodney Stuckey misses layup
- Amir Johnson makes two point shot
- Rodney Stuckey misses 15-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses 14-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes running jumper
- Richard Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace misses 11-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton misses 19-foot running jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Rasheed Wallace misses 18-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes 11-foot running jumper
- Tayshaun Prince makes 9-foot two point shot
- Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 5-foot two point shot
- Tayshaun Prince misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Antonio McDyess makes tip shot
- Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace blocks LeBron James's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 13-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes layup
- Antonio McDyess blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 10-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 62-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams misses 22-foot jumper
- Wally Szczerbiak makes 15-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams makes 17-foot two point shot
- J.J. Hickson makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
- Mo Williams makes 8-foot running jumper
- Mo Williams makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams misses 16-foot two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic misses two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot hook shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 20-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 15-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes dunk (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 8-foot running jumper
- Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Daniel Gibson makes 19-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 20-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 22-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams makes 10-foot running jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Mo Williams makes 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
CAVALIERS
PISTONS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Amir Johnson (Ben Wallace gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Mo Williams misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Tayshaun Prince lost ball (LeBron James steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Rasheed Wallace blocks LeBron James's layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Allen Iverson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:04 | | Tayshaun Prince misses three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Rasheed Wallace makes 11-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Amir Johnson defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:06 | | Rodney Stuckey bad pass | 0 | 2 |
| 9:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 9:29 | | Tayshaun Prince misses 10-foot hook shot | 2 | 2 |
| 9:26 | | Amir Johnson offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:21 | | Allen Iverson misses layup | 2 | 2 |
| 9:17 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:11 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:07 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 8:53 | | Amir Johnson makes dunk (Rodney Stuckey assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 8:33 | | Rasheed Wallace blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup | 2 | 4 |
| 8:32 | | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 8:17 | | Sasha Pavlovic blocks Amir Johnson's layup | 2 | 4 |
| 8:15 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 8:14 | | Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 8:14 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8:14 | | LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8:14 | | Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 8:00 | | Allen Iverson offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul) | 3 | 4 |
| 8:00 | | Allen Iverson turnover | 3 | 4 |
| 7:48 | | Sasha Pavlovic offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | 3 | 4 |
| 7:48 | | Sasha Pavlovic turnover | 3 | 4 |
| 7:31 | | Rasheed Wallace misses 19-foot two point shot | 3 | 4 |
| 7:28 | | Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 7:20 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper | 3 | 4 |
| 7:20 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 7:18 | | Amir Johnson shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 3 | 4 |
| 7:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7:18 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 7:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7:05 | | Rodney Stuckey bad pass | 4 | 4 |
| 6:50 | | Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 6:50 | | Amir Johnson defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 6:39 | | Rodney Stuckey misses 15-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 6:39 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 6:37 | | Ben Wallace bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 4 | 4 |
| 6:33 | | Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 6:31 | | Detroit offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 6:28 | | Allen Iverson makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 6:13 | | Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 5:54 | | Allen Iverson misses 10-foot running jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 5:52 | | Ben Wallace defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 5:35 | | LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 5:35 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 5:33 | | Detroit full timeout | 6 | 6 |
| 5:18 | | Mo Williams misses 13-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 5:16 | | Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 5:07 | | Rodney Stuckey misses layup | 6 | 6 |
| 5:07 | | Detroit defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 5:07 | | Amir Johnson loose ball foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul) | 6 | 6 |
| 5:07 | | Antonio McDyess enters the game for Amir Johnson | 6 | 6 |
| 4:56 | | Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (LeBron James assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 4:33 | | Tayshaun Prince makes layup | 8 | 8 |
| 4:18 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 24-foot three point jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 4:16 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 4:13 | | LeBron James makes layup | 10 | 8 |
| 3:54 | | Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 3:53 | | Mo Williams defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 3:47 | | Antonio McDyess blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup | 16 | 18 |
| 3:46 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 3:45 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 3:44 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 3:31 | | LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper | 12 | 8 |
| 3:18 | | LeBron James personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | 12 | 8 |
| 3:18 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 12 | 8 |
| 3:18 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Ben Wallace | 12 | 8 |
| 3:05 | | Tayshaun Prince makes 10-foot hook shot | 12 | 10 |
| 2:53 | | LeBron James makes driving layup | 14 | 10 |
| 2:41 | | Detroit 20 Sec. timeout | 14 | 10 |
| 2:41 | | Cleveland full timeout | 14 | 10 |
| 2:41 | | Richard Hamilton enters the game for Allen Iverson | 14 | 10 |
| 2:30 | | Sasha Pavlovic blocks Tayshaun Prince's 8-foot jumper | 14 | 10 |
| 2:28 | | Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound | 14 | 10 |
| 2:26 | | Sasha Pavlovic lost ball (Antonio McDyess steals) | 14 | 10 |
| 2:19 | | Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul) | 14 | 10 |
| 2:19 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic | 14 | 10 |
| 2:06 | | Rasheed Wallace makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists) | 14 | 12 |
| 1:50 | | Rodney Stuckey shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 14 | 12 |
| 1:50 | | J.J. Hickson enters the game for Mo Williams | 14 | 12 |
| 1:50 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 12 |
| 1:50 | | LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 12 |
| 1:50 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 1:47 | | LeBron James misses 10-foot jumper | 15 | 12 |
| 1:46 | | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 1:39 | | Richard Hamilton makes 18-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists) | 15 | 14 |
| 1:20 | | Rodney Stuckey personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 15 | 14 |
| 1:20 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 14 |
| 1:20 | | Allen Iverson enters the game for Rodney Stuckey | 16 | 14 |
| 1:20 | | LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 14 |
| 1:19 | | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 16 | 14 |
| 54.8 | | Allen Iverson misses 13-foot two point shot | 16 | 14 |
| 53.9 | | J.J. Hickson defensive rebound | 16 | 14 |
| 34.8 | | LeBron James bad pass (Allen Iverson steals) | 16 | 14 |
| 31.3 | | Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | 16 | 14 |
| 31.3 | | Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 15 |
| 31.3 | | Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 16 |
| 17.9 | | Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper | 16 | 16 |
| 17.2 | | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 16 | 16 |
| 2.8 | | Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul) | 16 | 16 |
| 2.8 | | Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 17 |
| 2.8 | | Richard Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 1.0 | | LeBron James misses 62-foot three point jumper | 16 | 18 |
| 0.0 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 16 | 18 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
The Palace of Auburn Hills
7:30 PM, 1 February 2009
Auburn Hills, MI
Attendance: 22,076
- Referees:
- Eddie F. Rush
- Gary Zielinski
- David Guthrie
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