Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers
EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 1 • CLE leads series 1-0
39-43, 18-23 Away
84
39-43, 18-23 Away
66-16, 39-2 Home
102
66-16, 39-2 Home
Shot Chart
- LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
- Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Delonte West makes 13-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 4-foot jumper
- Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Joe Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Joe Smith makes dunk (Delonte West assists)
- Arron Afflalo blocks Mo Williams's 15-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes 21-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
- Joe Smith makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Joe Smith makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Joe Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses layup
- Delonte West makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- LeBron James makes 41-foot three pointer (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James makes 12-foot running jumper
- Mo Williams makes 10-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 12-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antonio McDyess blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mo Williams makes 6-foot two point shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Mo Williams makes 31-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Delonte West misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
- Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Joe Smith makes 4-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Delonte West makes 17-foot jumper
- Joe Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo blocks Joe Smith's layup
- Mo Williams misses jumper
- Joe Smith misses 15-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
- Joe Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 30-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot
- Mo Williams misses 17-foot two point shot
- Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
- Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
- Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper
- Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
- Rasheed Wallace makes 14-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
- Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
- Antonio McDyess misses layup
- Tayshaun Prince misses 7-foot two point shot
- Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
- Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes 11-foot jumper
- Tayshaun Prince misses layup
- Antonio McDyess makes jumper
- Rodney Stuckey makes 15-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown makes 6-foot two point shot (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses 34-foot three point running jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
- Will Bynum makes driving layup
- Tayshaun Prince makes 8-foot two point shot
- Rasheed Wallace makes 17-foot two point shot
- Rasheed Wallace makes 8-foot jumper
- Tayshaun Prince misses 11-foot two point shot
- Will Bynum misses 8-foot running jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Stuckey makes layup
- Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Richard Hamilton misses 4-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses 6-foot running jumper
- Anderson Varejao blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
- Rodney Stuckey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rasheed Wallace makes layup
- Richard Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes 20-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
- Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey makes 14-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
- Rodney Stuckey makes 20-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
- Rodney Stuckey misses layup
- Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rasheed Wallace makes 17-foot two point shot
- Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot two point shot (Rasheed Wallace assists)
- Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
- Richard Hamilton misses 14-foot jumper
- Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 16-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton misses 11-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey makes layup
- Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace makes three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
- Will Bynum misses 21-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses layup
- Will Bynum makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
- Will Bynum makes 17-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kwame Brown makes tip shot
- Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses 7-foot jumper
- Rodney Stuckey misses tip shot
- Anderson Varejao blocks Rodney Stuckey's 6-foot jumper
- Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rodney Stuckey's 10-foot jumper
- Delonte West blocks Rodney Stuckey's 12-foot jumper
- Walter Herrmann makes driving layup
- Jason Maxiell makes 19-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Walter Herrmann misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Daniel Gibson blocks Will Bynum's 5-foot jumper
- Walter Herrmann misses 14-foot two point shot
- Jason Maxiell makes two point shot
PISTONS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Rasheed Wallace vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Rodney Stuckey gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup (Rasheed Wallace assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:55 | | Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:53 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10:52 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10:30 | | Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 10:10 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 11-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 |
| 10:07 | | Anderson Varejao offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 10:02 | | Mo Williams makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Rasheed Wallace makes 14-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 9:26 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 9:06 | | Richard Hamilton lost ball (Delonte West steals) | 6 | 8 |
| 9:00 | | LeBron James makes two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 6 | 10 |
| 8:41 | | Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 8:25 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 8:23 | | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 8:08 | | Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 8:07 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 8:00 | | LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 7:50 | | Mo Williams personal foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul) | 8 | 12 |
| 7:41 | | Antonio McDyess misses layup | 8 | 12 |
| 7:39 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 7:26 | | Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (Delonte West assists) | 8 | 14 |
| 7:03 | | Tayshaun Prince misses 7-foot two point shot | 8 | 14 |
| 6:58 | | Mo Williams defensive rebound | 8 | 14 |
| 6:56 | | Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 14 |
| 6:54 | | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 8 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup | 10 | 14 |
| 6:24 | | LeBron James makes two point shot | 10 | 16 |
| 6:05 | | Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 5:58 | | LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper | 10 | 16 |
| 5:56 | | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 5:41 | | Mo Williams shooting foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 5:41 | | Cleveland full timeout | 10 | 16 |
| 5:41 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Mo Williams | 10 | 16 |
| 5:41 | | Rodney Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 5:41 | | Rodney Stuckey makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 5:22 | | LeBron James makes driving dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 12 | 18 |
| 4:54 | | Richard Hamilton makes 11-foot jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 4:33 | | Delonte West makes 13-foot two point shot | 14 | 20 |
| 4:24 | | LeBron James shooting foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul) | 14 | 20 |
| 4:24 | | Rodney Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 4:24 | | Rodney Stuckey makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 4:07 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 16 | 22 |
| 3:51 | | Tayshaun Prince misses layup | 16 | 22 |
| 3:50 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 16 | 22 |
| 3:34 | | Anderson Varejao lost ball (Antonio McDyess steals) | 16 | 22 |
| 3:30 | | Richard Hamilton bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 16 | 22 |
| 3:25 | | Kwame Brown enters the game for Rasheed Wallace | 16 | 22 |
| 3:25 | | Arron Afflalo enters the game for Tayshaun Prince | 16 | 22 |
| 3:24 | | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 16 | 22 |
| 3:09 | | LeBron James makes 4-foot jumper | 16 | 24 |
| 2:51 | | Antonio McDyess makes jumper | 18 | 24 |
| 2:29 | | Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 24 |
| 2:27 | | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 18 | 24 |
| 2:15 | | Rodney Stuckey makes 15-foot jumper | 20 | 24 |
| 2:01 | | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 20 | 24 |
| 2:01 | | Detroit full timeout | 20 | 24 |
| 2:01 | | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West | 20 | 24 |
| 2:01 | | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 25 |
| 2:01 | | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 26 |
| 1:45 | | Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot jumper | 22 | 26 |
| 1:45 | | Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul) | 22 | 26 |
| 1:45 | | Ben Wallace enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 22 | 26 |
| 1:45 | | Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 1 | 23 | 26 |
| 1:36 | | Arron Afflalo personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 23 | 26 |
| 1:23 | | Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists) | 23 | 28 |
| 1:00 | | Kwame Brown makes 6-foot two point shot (Rodney Stuckey assists) | 25 | 28 |
| 46.4 | | LeBron James misses two point shot | 25 | 28 |
| 46.4 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 25 | 28 |
| 26.9 | | Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper | 25 | 28 |
| 24.9 | | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 25 | 28 |
| 3.0 | | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul) | 25 | 28 |
| 3.0 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 29 |
| 3.0 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for LeBron James | 25 | 29 |
| 3.0 | | Wally Szczerbiak makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 30 |
| 0.0 | | Rodney Stuckey misses 34-foot three point running jumper | 25 | 30 |
| 0.0 | | Detroit offensive rebound | 25 | 30 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 30 | |
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
8:00 PM, 18 April 2009
Cleveland, OH
2025-26 Central Standings
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