Cavaliers 105-89 Pistons (29 Dec, 2011) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

1-1, 1-0 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	25	25	29	26	105
DET	23	16	30	20	89

Detroit Pistons

0-2, 0-1 home

Greg Monroe misses layup
Greg Monroe makes layup
Ben Gordon misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 6-foot hook shot
Greg Monroe makes layup
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Jonas Jerebko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses 7-foot running jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Tristan Thompson blocks Jason Maxiell's 4-foot hook shot
Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Austin Daye misses 18-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes 17-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 28-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Ben Wallace misses 9-foot two point shot
Austin Daye misses 16-foot jumper
Austin Daye misses 17-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes 4-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 9-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses 19-foot jumper
Greg Monroe misses jumper
Austin Daye misses 8-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Rodney Stuckey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Greg Monroe misses tip shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 6-foot hook shot
Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses 4-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Greg Monroe makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight makes driving layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Greg Monroe makes 17-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Ben Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Brandon Knight makes 11-foot running jumper
Brandon Knight makes 9-foot two point shot
Brandon Knight makes 14-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe misses 18-foot jumper
Austin Daye misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes tip shot
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson blocks Ben Gordon's 12-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses hook shot
Brandon Knight makes 27-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses layup
Tristan Thompson blocks Greg Monroe's hook shot
Brandon Knight makes 16-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes running jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vernon Macklin makes dunk (Brandon Knight assists)
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses layup
Vernon Macklin misses layup
Brandon Knight makes two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses layup
Antawn Jamison makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Anthony Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Omri Casspi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 7-foot running jumper
Kyrie Irving makes dunk (Anthony Parker assists)
Omri Casspi misses 5-foot two point shot
Antawn Jamison misses two point shot
Ramon Sessions makes 26-foot three point jumper
Samardo Samuels makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
Tristan Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Samardo Samuels misses 6-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson misses tip shot
Ramon Sessions makes 19-foot running jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 15-foot jumper
Samardo Samuels makes layup
Tristan Thompson makes dunk (Alonzo Gee assists)
Austin Daye blocks Tristan Thompson's dunk
Ramon Sessions misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison misses 17-foot running jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 22-foot jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 12-foot jumper
Omri Casspi makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 17-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving misses 4-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes tip shot
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Anthony Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes layup
Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 16-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao makes dunk (Anthony Parker assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 22-foot jumper
Anthony Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison makes dunk (Anderson Varejao assists)
Antawn Jamison makes layup (Anthony Parker assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses layup
Omri Casspi misses tip shot
Omri Casspi makes layup
Antawn Jamison makes layup (Kyrie Irving assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 8-foot running jumper
Tristan Thompson makes 8-foot hook shot
Ramon Sessions makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tristan Thompson assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 18-foot jumper
Samardo Samuels makes 19-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 17-foot running jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 26-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper
Samardo Samuels makes layup (Alonzo Gee assists)
Samardo Samuels makes 22-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 8-foot running jumper
Alonzo Gee makes 8-foot two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Tristan Thompson makes 6-foot hook shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
Samardo Samuels misses 16-foot jumper
Samardo Samuels makes dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Alonzo Gee makes dunk (Daniel Gibson assists)
Tristan Thompson misses layup
Tristan Thompson makes layup (Samardo Samuels assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions misses jumper
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup

CAVALIERS

PISTONS

TIME		CLE	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Anderson Varejao vs. Greg Monroe (Anthony Parker gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Kyrie Irving misses layup	0	0
11:33	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Greg Monroe misses layup	0	0
11:15	Greg Monroe offensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Greg Monroe makes layup	0	2
11:00	Omri Casspi bad pass (Jonas Jerebko steals)	0	2
10:53	Ben Gordon misses layup	0	2
10:52	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	0	2
10:48	Anthony Parker bad pass (Greg Monroe steals)	0	2
10:30	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup	0	4
10:07	Antawn Jamison makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)	2	4
9:45	Tayshaun Prince misses 6-foot hook shot	2	4
9:44	Greg Monroe offensive rebound	2	4
9:44	Greg Monroe makes layup	2	6
9:29	Anderson Varejao misses layup	2	6
9:26	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	2	6
9:22	Rodney Stuckey misses layup	2	6
9:19	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound	2	6
9:11	Anthony Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	5	6
8:42	Jonas Jerebko misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	6
8:41	Omri Casspi defensive rebound	5	6
8:33	Omri Casspi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	8	6
8:04	Jonas Jerebko misses two point shot	8	6
8:03	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	8	6
7:54	Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)	10	6
7:31	Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)	10	8
7:16	Kyrie Irving makes 7-foot running jumper	12	8
6:58	Tayshaun Prince lost ball (Kyrie Irving steals)	12	8
6:54	Kyrie Irving makes dunk (Anthony Parker assists)	14	8
6:47	Detroit full timeout	14	8
6:31	Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper	14	10
6:16	Anderson Varejao bad pass (Jonas Jerebko steals)	14	10
6:07	Antawn Jamison personal foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)	14	10
5:56	Jonas Jerebko makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)	14	12
5:35	Omri Casspi misses 5-foot two point shot	14	12
5:35	Cleveland offensive team rebound	14	12
5:30	Omri Casspi traveling	14	12
5:05	Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	12
5:03	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	14	12
4:56	Kyrie Irving bad pass (Ben Gordon steals)	14	12
4:41	Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	12
4:41	Jonas Jerebko offensive rebound	14	12
4:30	Jonas Jerebko misses 7-foot running jumper	14	12
4:28	Jonas Jerebko offensive rebound	14	12
4:28	Omri Casspi shooting foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)	14	12
4:28	Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 1 of 2	14	12
4:28	Detroit offensive team rebound	14	12
4:28	Ramon Sessions enters the game for Kyrie Irving	14	12
4:28	Alonzo Gee enters the game for Omri Casspi	14	12
4:28	Ben Wallace enters the game for Greg Monroe	14	12
4:28	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
4:13	Antawn Jamison misses two point shot	14	13
4:09	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	14	13
4:07	Jonas Jerebko shooting foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)	14	13
4:07	Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
4:07	Greg Monroe enters the game for Ben Wallace	15	13
4:07	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Anthony Parker	15	13
4:07	Antawn Jamison makes free throw 2 of 2	16	13
3:47	Jonas Jerebko makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	16	16
3:34	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Antawn Jamison	16	16
3:34	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Jonas Jerebko	16	16
3:29	Ramon Sessions makes 26-foot three point jumper	19	16
3:19	Daniel Gibson personal foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	19	16
3:19	Samardo Samuels enters the game for Anderson Varejao	19	16
3:06	Tayshaun Prince misses layup	19	16
3:05	Jason Maxiell offensive rebound	19	16
3:03	Tristan Thompson blocks Jason Maxiell's 4-foot hook shot	19	16
3:02	Rodney Stuckey offensive rebound	19	16
3:01	Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	16
3:00	Samardo Samuels defensive rebound	19	16
2:50	Samardo Samuels makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)	21	16
2:34	Rodney Stuckey misses layup	21	16
2:32	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	21	16
2:21	Tristan Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)	23	16
2:13	Ramon Sessions personal foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul)	23	16
2:13	Cleveland full timeout	23	16
2:13	Brandon Knight enters the game for Rodney Stuckey	23	16
2:04	Samardo Samuels personal foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	23	16
2:04	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 2	23	17
2:04	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 2 of 2	23	18
2:00	Alonzo Gee illegal screen turnover	23	18
2:00	Austin Daye enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	23	18
1:49	Ben Gordon bad pass	23	18
1:34	Ramon Sessions bad pass (Austin Daye steals)	23	18
1:19	Austin Daye misses 18-foot jumper	23	18
1:16	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	23	18
1:12	Tristan Thompson offensive foul (Brandon Knight draws the foul)	23	18
1:12	Tristan Thompson turnover	23	18
59.7	Greg Monroe makes 17-foot jumper	23	20
37.9	Samardo Samuels misses 6-foot jumper	23	20
33.8	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	23	20
33.3	Tristan Thompson misses tip shot	23	20
31.9	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	23	20
15.9	Brandon Knight makes 28-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)	23	23
5.0	Brandon Knight personal foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)	23	23
5.0	Ben Wallace enters the game for Greg Monroe	23	23
0.9	Ramon Sessions makes 19-foot running jumper	25	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	23

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Cavaliers
105
Pistons
89

Game 1

29/12

Pistons
100
Cavaliers
101

Game 2

22/2

Pistons
87
Cavaliers
75

Game 3

29/3

Cavaliers
77
Pistons
116

Game 4

18/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 29 December 2011

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Michael Smith
Brent Barnaky
Derrick Stafford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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