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Cleveland wins series 4-2 (Game 5 of 6)

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Cleveland wins series 4-2

Game 1: Monday, May 21st
Cavaliers76Final
Pistons79
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Game 2: Thursday, May 24th
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Game 3: Sunday, May 27th
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Cavaliers88
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Game 4: Tuesday, May 29th
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Cavaliers91
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Game 5: Thursday, May 31st
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2OT
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Game 6: Saturday, June 2nd
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Cavaliers 109

(50-32, 20-21 away)

Pistons 107

(53-29, 26-15 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, May 31, 2007

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT T
CLE 23 28 19 21 9 9109
DET 29 23 18 21 9 7107

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 48 Pts, 9 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl

Detroit: R. Hamilton 26 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREDETROIT
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Rasheed Wallace (Drew Gooden gains possession)0-0 
11:37Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)2-0 
11:15 2-0Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
11:12 2-0Chris Webber offensive rebound
11:10 2-0Chris Webber misses 5-foot hook shot
11:07Drew Gooden defensive rebound2-0 
11:00LeBron James misses layup2-0 
10:57Drew Gooden offensive rebound2-0 
10:56Drew Gooden misses tip shot2-0 
10:55 2-0Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound
10:52 2-0Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper
10:51 2-0Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound
10:47 2-3Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
10:33 2-3Richard Hamilton personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
10:19LeBron James makes two point shot4-3 
9:57 4-3Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rasheed Wallace's layup
9:56 4-3Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound
9:56Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)4-3 
9:56 4-4Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
9:56 4-5Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
9:37Drew Gooden bad pass (Chris Webber steals)4-5 
9:30Drew Gooden personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)4-5 
9:17 4-7Rasheed Wallace makes two point shot
8:51Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)7-7 
8:26Larry Hughes personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)7-7 
8:15 7-7Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
8:14LeBron James defensive rebound7-7 
8:03Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Drew Gooden assists)10-7 
7:41 10-9Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
7:28Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper10-9 
7:26 10-9Chauncey Billups defensive rebound
7:18 10-11Chris Webber makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
6:58 10-11Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
6:58LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 211-11 
6:58LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 212-11 
6:43 12-11Tayshaun Prince misses 10-foot hook shot
6:41Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound12-11 
6:35Larry Hughes bad pass (Tayshaun Prince steals)12-11 
6:31 12-13Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
6:13Drew Gooden makes 16-foot jumper14-13 
5:54 14-15Chris Webber makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
5:54LeBron James shooting foul (Chris Webber draws the foul)14-15 
5:54Detroit full timeout
5:54 14-15Chris Webber misses free throw 1 of 1
5:54Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound14-15 
5:45LeBron James turnover14-15 
5:28 14-17Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
5:13Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Rasheed Wallace (Larry Hughes gains possession)14-17 
5:03Drew Gooden misses 16-foot jumper14-17 
5:01 14-17Richard Hamilton defensive rebound
4:47 14-19Rasheed Wallace makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
4:31 14-19Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace
4:24 14-19Chris Webber shooting foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)
4:24Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 1 of 214-19 
4:24Cleveland offensive rebound14-19 
4:24Sasha Pavlovic makes free throw 2 of 215-19 
4:13Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)15-19 
4:13Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas15-19 
4:13 15-20Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2
4:13 15-21Richard Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2
4:03 15-21Chris Webber shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)
4:03Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 216-21 
4:03 16-21Jason Maxiell enters the game for Chris Webber
4:03Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 217-21 
3:49 17-21Tayshaun Prince lost ball (LeBron James steals)
3:43LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper19-21 
3:23Drew Gooden personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)19-21 
3:23Donyell Marshall enters the game for Drew Gooden19-21 
3:23 19-21Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
3:23 19-21Detroit offensive rebound
3:23 19-22Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
3:09Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper19-22 
3:06 19-22Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound
3:03 19-24Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
2:45Cleveland full timeout
2:45 19-24Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups
2:45Daniel Gibson enters the game for Larry Hughes19-24 
2:39shot clock violation19-24 
2:23 19-24Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
2:21 19-24Jason Maxiell offensive rebound
2:14 19-26Antonio McDyess makes dunk (Lindsey Hunter assists)
1:59Jason Maxiell blocks Sasha Pavlovic's layup19-26 
1:55 19-26Antonio McDyess defensive rebound
1:52 19-26Lindsey Hunter misses layup
1:51 19-26Detroit defensive rebound
1:51Damon Jones enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic19-26 
1:31Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper19-26 
1:29 19-26Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound
1:19 19-26Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper
1:16LeBron James defensive rebound19-26 
1:07Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)22-26 
0:47 22-28Jason Maxiell makes dunk (Tayshaun Prince assists)
0:28LeBron James technical foul (2nd technical foul)22-28 
0:28 22-28Antonio McDyess flagrant foul type 2 (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
0:28 22-28Antonio McDyess ejected
0:28 22-28Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Antonio McDyess
0:28 22-29Richard Hamilton makes technical free throw
0:28Anderson Varejao misses flagrant free throw 2 of 222-29 
0:28Cleveland offensive rebound22-29 
0:28Anderson Varejao makes free throw23-29 
0:11LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper23-29 
0:11Cleveland defensive rebound23-29 
0:11 23-29Chauncey Billups enters the game for Jason Maxiell
0:11Eric Snow enters the game for Donyell Marshall23-29 
0:02 23-29Richard Hamilton traveling
0:00End of the 1st Quarter