Magic 107-106 Cavaliers (21 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

Orlando Magic

59-23, 27-14 away

107

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	19	29	30	29	107
CLE	33	30	19	24	106

Cleveland Cavaliers

66-16, 39-2 home

106

Anderson Varejao makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao misses two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot
Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 11-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Mo Williams makes layup
LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Lee blocks Delonte West's layup
LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 5-foot running jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 12-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes dunk (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
Delonte West makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Joe Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Mo Williams misses jumper
Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes 14-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 23-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes driving dunk (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper
LeBron James makes jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 66-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 22-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 23-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 14-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 14-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses layup
Joe Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 20-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving dunk
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 9-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Delonte West makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 8-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Delonte West blocks Hedo Turkoglu's 11-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 17-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes 10-foot two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Rafer Alston misses 6-foot running jumper
Rashard Lewis misses 17-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes driving layup
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Mickael Pietrus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Anderson Varejao blocks Dwight Howard's 6-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses running jumper
Dwight Howard makes 9-foot two point shot (Rashard Lewis assists)
Joe Smith blocks Rashard Lewis's layup
LeBron James blocks Dwight Howard's 9-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus makes driving dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot (Anthony Johnson assists)
Tony Battie misses 14-foot jumper
Tony Battie makes driving layup (Anthony Johnson assists)
Dwight Howard makes layup
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Anthony Johnson assists)
Anthony Johnson makes 14-foot jumper
Marcin Gortat makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
Rashard Lewis makes driving layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes 8-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses layup
Dwight Howard misses tip shot
Mickael Pietrus makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes 20-foot jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Rashard Lewis makes 20-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 19-foot two point shot
Marcin Gortat makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
Rashard Lewis misses running jumper
Dwight Howard makes tip shot
Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot (Courtney Lee assists)
Rafer Alston makes 20-foot jumper
LeBron James blocks Dwight Howard's dunk
Courtney Lee makes dunk
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Dwight Howard misses 8-foot hook shot
Rashard Lewis makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
LeBron James blocks Rafer Alston's 11-foot running jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Anderson Varejao blocks Dwight Howard's 9-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 13-foot jumper
Courtney Lee makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Rashard Lewis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mickael Pietrus assists)
Mickael Pietrus makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Mickael Pietrus makes 20-foot jumper (Rashard Lewis assists)
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Courtney Lee misses 19-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 44-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 21-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Rashard Lewis makes 17-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Anthony Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses two point shot
Mickael Pietrus misses 22-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu makes 26-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu makes driving layup
Rafer Alston misses 23-foot jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rashard Lewis makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rashard Lewis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)

MAGIC

CAVALIERS

TIME		ORL	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dwight Howard vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Mo Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Anderson Varejao makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	0	2
11:23	Rashard Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:22	Mo Williams defensive rebound	0	2
11:15	Rashard Lewis shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	0	2
11:15	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	0	3
11:15	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	0	4
11:03	Courtney Lee misses layup	0	4
11:02	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	0	4
11:00	Dwight Howard makes two point shot	2	4
10:37	Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper	2	4
10:37	Cleveland offensive rebound	2	4
10:26	Anderson Varejao makes layup (Mo Williams assists)	2	6
10:07	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	6
10:06	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	2	6
9:48	Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	2	9
9:41	Orlando full timeout	2	9
9:33	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	4	9
9:18	Anderson Varejao misses two point shot	4	9
9:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	4	11
9:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot	4	11
8:56	Delonte West blocks Hedo Turkoglu's 11-foot jumper	4	14
8:53	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	4	11
8:33	Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	4	14
8:22	Rashard Lewis lost ball (Anderson Varejao steals)	4	14
8:15	Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	14
8:15	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	4	14
8:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot two point shot	4	14
7:58	Hedo Turkoglu defensive rebound	4	14
7:54	Hedo Turkoglu misses 17-foot jumper	4	14
7:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	14
7:48	LeBron James misses layup	4	14
7:48	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound	4	14
7:28	Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	14
7:28	Orlando defensive rebound	4	14
7:05	LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper	4	14
7:05	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	4	14
6:54	Dwight Howard makes 10-foot two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	6	14
6:39	Mo Williams makes 11-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)	6	16
6:13	Rafer Alston misses 6-foot running jumper	6	16
6:11	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	6	16
6:07	Mo Williams makes layup	6	18
6:07	Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	6	19
6:07	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	6	18
6:07	Dwight Howard illegal defense	6	18
5:47	Rashard Lewis misses 17-foot jumper	6	19
5:45	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	6	19
5:33	LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper	6	19
5:31	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound	6	19
5:20	Dwight Howard makes driving layup	8	19
5:03	Mo Williams misses layup	8	19
5:03	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound	8	19
4:58	Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Lee assists)	11	19
4:54	Cleveland full timeout	11	19
4:54	Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Hedo Turkoglu	11	19
4:39	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)	11	21
4:28	Mickael Pietrus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	14	21
4:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper	14	21
4:09	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	14	21
4:00	Anderson Varejao blocks Dwight Howard's 6-foot jumper	14	21
3:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	14	21
3:54	Courtney Lee blocks Delonte West's layup	14	21
3:54	Cleveland offensive rebound	14	21
3:42	LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper	14	23
3:42	Dwight Howard illegal defense	14	23
3:24	Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper	14	23
3:23	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	14	23
3:12	Mo Williams misses 5-foot running jumper	14	23
3:09	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	14	25
3:09	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot	14	25
3:02	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	14	25
3:02	Anthony Johnson enters the game for Rafer Alston	14	25
3:02	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Mo Williams	14	25
2:51	Mickael Pietrus misses running jumper	14	25
2:49	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	14	25
2:39	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper	14	28
2:35	LeBron James personal foul (Anthony Johnson draws the foul)	14	28
2:21	Dwight Howard makes 9-foot two point shot (Rashard Lewis assists)	16	28
2:02	Delonte West misses 12-foot jumper	16	28
2:01	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	16	28
1:59	Wally Szczerbiak shooting foul (Rashard Lewis draws the foul)	16	28
1:59	Rashard Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2	17	28
1:59	Hedo Turkoglu enters the game for Courtney Lee	17	28
1:59	Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	17	28
1:59	Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2	17	28
1:58	Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound	17	28
1:39	Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	28
1:38	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound	17	28
1:29	Joe Smith blocks Rashard Lewis's layup	17	28
1:25	Rashard Lewis offensive rebound	17	28
1:24	Rashard Lewis bad pass (Delonte West steals)	17	28
1:23	LeBron James makes dunk (Delonte West assists)	17	30
1:06	LeBron James blocks Dwight Howard's 9-foot jumper	17	30
1:04	Joe Smith defensive rebound	17	30
1:00	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)	17	33
56.2	Orlando 20 Sec. timeout	17	33
56.2	Ben Wallace enters the game for Anderson Varejao	17	33
42.8	Mickael Pietrus lost ball (LeBron James steals)	17	33
34.9	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	33
32.9	Hedo Turkoglu defensive rebound	17	33
30.6	Mickael Pietrus makes driving dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	19	33
9.8	Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper	19	33
8.8	Anthony Johnson defensive rebound	19	33
1.9	Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	33
0.0	Delonte West defensive rebound	19	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	33

Magic
107
Cavaliers
106

Game 1

21/5

Magic
95
Cavaliers
96

Game 2

23/5

Cavaliers
89
Magic
99

Game 3

25/5

Cavaliers
114
Magic
116

Game 4

27/5

Magic
102
Cavaliers
112

Game 5

29/5

Cavaliers
90
Magic
103

Game 6

31/5

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1:30 AM, 21 May 2009

Cleveland, OH

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	9	6	.600	-	W6
Atlanta	7	8	.467	2	W1
Miami	6	7	.462	2	W1
Charlotte	5	9	.357	3.5	L2
Washington	2	11	.154	6	L9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	15	1	.938	-	L1
Detroit	7	9	.438	8	L1
Indiana	6	8	.429	8	L1
Chicago	6	9	.400	8.5	W1
Milwaukee	5	9	.357	9	W1

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