Cavaliers 96-95 Magic (23 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

Orlando Magic

59-23, 27-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	16	28	25	26	95
CLE	30	26	19	21	96

TIME	ORL	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dwight Howard vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Anderson Varejao gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Rafer Alston blocks Mo Williams's 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:44	Cleveland offensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Delonte West blocks Dwight Howard's layup	0	0
11:04	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Dwight Howard misses layup	0	0
11:03	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Hedo Turkoglu shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	0	0
11:03	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:03	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
10:48	Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:48	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	0	2
10:34	LeBron James misses 1-foot two point shot	0	2
10:30	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	0	2
10:17	Anderson Varejao misses 16-foot jumper	0	2
10:15	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	0	2
10:07	Dwight Howard makes 9-foot two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	2	2
9:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot two point shot	2	4
9:21	Mo Williams shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	2	4
9:21	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	3	4
9:21	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	3	4
9:19	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	3	4
9:10	Mo Williams bad pass (Rashard Lewis steals)	3	4
8:57	Rashard Lewis misses 7-foot two point shot	3	4
8:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	3	4
8:47	Delonte West makes driving layup	3	6
8:47	Courtney Lee shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul)	3	6
8:47	Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 1	3	7
8:30	Dwight Howard bad pass (Delonte West steals)	3	7
8:25	LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)	3	9
8:15	Rafer Alston makes 21-foot jumper	5	9
7:56	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot hook shot	5	11
7:37	Dwight Howard lost ball (LeBron James steals)	5	11
7:35	Rafer Alston personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	5	11
7:18	Mo Williams makes 23-foot jumper	5	13
7:05	Rafer Alston misses layup	5	13
7:05	Delonte West defensive rebound	5	13
7:01	Delonte West makes layup	5	15
7:01	Rafer Alston loose ball foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	5	15
7:01	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 1	5	15
7:00	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	5	15
6:58	Orlando full timeout	5	15
6:58	Anthony Johnson enters the game for Rafer Alston	5	15
6:50	Hedo Turkoglu misses 7-foot two point shot	5	15
6:47	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	7	15
6:47	Dwight Howard makes dunk	7	15
6:22	Mo Williams misses 9-foot two point shot	7	15
6:22	Cleveland defensive rebound	7	15
6:05	Courtney Lee lost ball (Anderson Varejao steals)	7	15
6:00	LeBron James makes slam dunk (Anderson Varejao assists)	7	17
5:47	Dwight Howard misses 8-foot jumper	7	17
5:46	Delonte West defensive rebound	7	17
5:39	Hedo Turkoglu personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	7	17
5:39	Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Hedo Turkoglu	7	17
5:39	Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	7	17
5:39	Cleveland offensive rebound	7	17
5:39	Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	7	18
5:31	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Rashard Lewis draws the foul)	7	18
5:24	Anthony Johnson makes 18-foot jumper	9	18
5:09	Mo Williams misses 15-foot jumper	9	18
5:09	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	9	18
4:56	LeBron James shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	9	18
4:56	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	9	18
4:56	Orlando offensive rebound	9	18
4:56	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	9	18
4:56	Delonte West defensive rebound	9	18
4:41	Mo Williams makes 18-foot jumper	9	20
4:28	Anthony Johnson makes 18-foot jumper	11	20
4:11	Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper	11	20
4:09	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	11	20
3:56	Mickael Pietrus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)	14	20
3:38	LeBron James bad pass (Anthony Johnson steals)	14	20
3:25	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	14	20
3:25	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	14	20
3:25	Orlando offensive rebound	14	20
3:25	Joe Smith enters the game for Anderson Varejao	14	20
3:25	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Mo Williams	14	20
3:25	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
3:17	Mickael Pietrus personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	15	20
3:17	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	15	21
3:17	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	15	22
3:02	Courtney Lee misses driving layup	15	22
3:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	15	22
2:50	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	15	24
2:36	Rashard Lewis misses 16-foot jumper	15	24
2:35	Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound	15	24
2:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper	15	24
2:17	Cleveland defensive rebound	15	24
2:17	Joe Smith loose ball foul (Anthony Johnson draws the foul)	15	24
2:17	Cleveland full timeout	15	24
2:17	Anthony Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	16	24
2:17	Anthony Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2	16	24
2:16	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	16	24
1:53	shot clock violation	16	24
1:39	Courtney Lee misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	24
1:39	Orlando defensive rebound	16	24
1:21	Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	16	27
1:07	Ben Wallace enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	16	27
58.9	Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	27
57.6	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	27
43.8	LeBron James misses 9-foot two point shot	16	27
42.8	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound	16	27
34.9	Anthony Johnson misses 11-foot jumper	16	27
34.1	Orlando offensive rebound	16	27
29.2	Courtney Lee backcourt	16	27
11.4	Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	16	30
0.9	Rashard Lewis misses 21-foot jumper	16	30
0.2	Mickael Pietrus offensive rebound	16	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	30

Flashback: LeBron sinks Magic with dramatic buzzer-beater

0:56

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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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	19	12	.613	-	W2
Miami	14	13	.519	3	W1
Atlanta	15	15	.500	3.5	W1
Charlotte	7	22	.241	11	L5
Washington	4	23	.148	13	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	26	4	.867	-	W5
Milwaukee	16	12	.571	9	W2
Indiana	15	15	.500	11	W5
Chicago	13	17	.433	13	L2
Detroit	13	17	.433	13	W2

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