Cavaliers 79-73 Pistons (1 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

36-38, 17-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	19	25	14	15	73
CLE	12	32	18	17	79

Cleveland Cavaliers

61-13, 36-1 home

Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Delonte West makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
Delonte West makes 17-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Delonte West misses 23-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes 13-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 7-foot running jumper
LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace blocks Joe Smith's 9-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
Mo Williams misses jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Mo Williams makes 9-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes layup
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 15-foot jumper
Delonte West makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Delonte West makes 12-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses 10-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot
Joe Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Joe Smith misses layup
Delonte West makes 20-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses jumper
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses layup
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 5-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 9-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses 12-foot running jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses three point jumper
Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Kwame Brown makes 9-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Mo Williams blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper
Kwame Brown misses 10-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 6-foot jumper
Kwame Brown makes 13-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
Kwame Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes two point shot
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
LeBron James blocks Rodney Stuckey's 8-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes two point shot
Kwame Brown makes 8-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving dunk
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 10-foot jumper
Will Bynum makes driving layup
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Bynum misses two point shot
Rasheed Wallace makes three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Will Bynum makes 21-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Allen Iverson makes 16-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Allen Iverson misses 10-foot running jumper
Will Bynum makes 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 8-foot running jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Maxiell makes two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 21-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 18-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 57-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses 34-foot three point running jumper
Kwame Brown misses 8-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Kwame Brown misses driving layup
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Richard Hamilton makes layup
Richard Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot running jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 14-foot jumper
Joe Smith blocks Will Bynum's layup
Will Bynum misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 15-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 8-foot running jumper
Will Bynum misses dunk
Allen Iverson makes 14-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes 13-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
Will Bynum misses layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Mo Williams blocks Allen Iverson's 17-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Antonio McDyess makes two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper

PISTONS

CAVALIERS

TIME		DET	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kwame Brown vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Tayshaun Prince gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
11:44	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
11:23	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup	2	0
10:52	Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)	2	2
10:26	Kwame Brown makes 9-foot jumper	4	2
10:08	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot two point shot	4	2
10:07	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	4	2
9:56	Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)	7	2
9:41	LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot	7	2
9:40	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	7	2
9:26	Richard Hamilton offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	7	2
9:26	Richard Hamilton turnover	7	2
9:12	Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper	7	2
9:11	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	7	2
8:52	Mo Williams blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup	7	2
8:51	Rodney Stuckey offensive rebound	7	2
8:51	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup	7	2
8:51	Detroit offensive rebound	7	2
8:48	shot clock violation	7	2
8:25	Delonte West makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	7	4
8:25	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul)	7	4
8:25	Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 1	7	4
8:25	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	7	4
8:14	Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper	7	4
8:12	Detroit offensive rebound	7	4
8:00	Delonte West personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	7	4
7:50	Kwame Brown misses 10-foot jumper	7	4
7:48	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	7	4
7:47	Richard Hamilton traveling	7	4
7:26	LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot	7	4
7:22	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	7	4
7:18	Tayshaun Prince misses 6-foot jumper	7	4
7:16	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	7	4
7:03	Kwame Brown makes 13-foot two point shot	9	4
6:46	Kwame Brown shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	9	4
6:46	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	9	5
6:46	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2	9	5
6:45	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	9	5
6:26	Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper	9	5
6:26	Detroit offensive rebound	9	5
6:24	Zydrunas Ilgauskas loose ball foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	9	5
6:03	Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper	9	5
6:03	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	5
5:52	Delonte West makes 17-foot two point shot	9	7
5:30	Kwame Brown misses 16-foot jumper	9	7
5:28	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	9	7
5:18	Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper	9	7
5:18	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	7
5:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup	9	7
5:11	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	9	7
5:05	Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper	9	7
5:05	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	9	7
5:03	Antonio McDyess makes two point shot	11	7
4:47	Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper	11	7
4:46	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	11	7
4:41	Rodney Stuckey misses layup	11	7
4:39	Detroit defensive rebound	11	7
4:39	Cleveland full timeout	11	7
4:39	Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	11	7
4:22	Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	7
4:22	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	11	7
4:11	LeBron James blocks Rodney Stuckey's 8-foot jumper	11	7
4:09	Rodney Stuckey offensive rebound	13	7
4:09	Rodney Stuckey makes two point shot	13	7
3:57	Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper	13	7
3:56	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	13	7
3:47	Kwame Brown makes 8-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)	15	7
3:26	Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper	15	7
3:25	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	15	7
3:12	Richard Hamilton lost ball (LeBron James steals)	15	7
3:03	LeBron James makes layup	15	9
2:49	Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper	15	9
2:48	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	15	9
2:38	Delonte West misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	9
2:35	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	15	9
2:16	Tayshaun Prince makes driving dunk	17	9
2:15	Cleveland 20 Sec. timeout	17	9
2:15	Detroit full timeout	17	9
2:15	Allen Iverson enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	17	9
2:15	Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Antonio McDyess	17	9
2:15	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams	17	9
2:04	Kwame Brown illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	17	9
2:04	LeBron James makes technical free throw	17	10
1:53	Joe Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	10
1:51	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	17	10
1:36	Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper	19	10
1:15	LeBron James bad pass (Richard Hamilton steals)	19	10
1:09	Allen Iverson bad pass (Delonte West steals)	19	10
55.9	Delonte West makes 13-foot two point shot	19	12
42.5	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	19	12
42.5	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao	19	12
42.5	Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2	19	12
42.5	Detroit offensive rebound	19	12
42.5	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Kwame Brown	19	12
42.5	Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2	19	12
41.9	Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound	19	12
23.9	LeBron James misses 7-foot running jumper	19	12
22.9	LeBron James offensive rebound	19	12
22.6	Allen Iverson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	19	12
22.6	Walter Herrmann enters the game for Rodney Stuckey	19	12
0.0	LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper	19	12
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	19	12
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	12

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 3-1

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

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 1 April 2009

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Bennie Adams
Gary Zielinski

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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