Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

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Game 1: Sunday, March 2nd
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Game 2: Thursday, March 6th
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Game 3: Thursday, April 3rd
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Game 4: Friday, April 11th
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Cavaliers 96

(35-27, 16-17 away)

Bulls 107

(25-36, 14-15 home)

Coverage: TNT

6:00 PM ET, March 6, 2008

United Center, Chicago, IL

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 17 34 16 2996
CHI 21 26 34 26107

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 39 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Chicago: B. Gordon 23 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCORECHICAGO
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Joakim Noah (Drew Gooden gains possession)
11:34 0-0shot clock violation
11:15Delonte West misses 19-foot jumper0-0 
11:14 0-0Joakim Noah defensive rebound
11:00 0-0Luol Deng misses 6-foot jumper
10:59 0-0Joakim Noah offensive rebound
10:59 0-0Joakim Noah misses tip shot
10:56 0-0Luol Deng offensive rebound
10:52 0-0Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
10:52 0-0Luol Deng offensive rebound
10:41 0-2Luol Deng makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
10:41Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)0-2 
10:41 0-2Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 1
10:40Anderson Varejao defensive rebound0-2 
10:23LeBron James lost ball (Luol Deng steals)0-2 
10:19 0-4Luol Deng makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
9:57Devin Brown makes 16-foot jumper2-4 
9:45 2-4Kirk Hinrich bad pass
9:32Drew Gooden blocks Anderson Varejao's layup2-4 
9:30 2-4Drew Gooden defensive rebound
9:22 2-4Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:22Delonte West defensive rebound2-4 
9:10LeBron James makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)4-4 
8:55 4-4Luol Deng misses jumper
8:53Anderson Varejao defensive rebound4-4 
8:36LeBron James lost ball (Kirk Hinrich steals)4-4 
8:34Delonte West personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)4-4 
8:21 4-4Luol Deng lost ball (LeBron James steals)
8:15Delonte West misses two point shot4-4 
8:15 4-4Larry Hughes defensive rebound
8:08 4-4Ben Wallace blocks Joakim Noah's layup
8:07 4-4Joakim Noah offensive rebound
8:06 4-4Ben Wallace blocks Joakim Noah's layup
8:03 4-6Joakim Noah offensive rebound
8:03 4-6Joakim Noah makes layup
7:43Devin Brown misses two point shot4-6 
7:41 4-6Larry Hughes defensive rebound
7:35 4-6Luol Deng bad pass (Anderson Varejao steals)
7:33 4-6Larry Hughes personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
7:22Anderson Varejao misses two point shot4-6 
7:20 4-6Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound
7:13 4-6Delonte West blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup
7:13 4-6Chicago offensive rebound
7:09 4-8Drew Gooden makes driving layup
6:50LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot6-8 
6:33 6-8Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper
6:33Ben Wallace defensive rebound6-8 
6:22LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper8-8 
6:09 8-10Drew Gooden makes 18-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
5:58Delonte West lost ball (Kirk Hinrich steals)8-10 
5:52 8-10Larry Hughes misses 18-foot two point shot
5:50Ben Wallace defensive rebound8-10 
5:39LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper8-10 
5:37 8-10Joakim Noah defensive rebound
5:33Devin Brown shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)8-10 
5:33Chicago full timeout
5:33 8-10Ben Gordon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich
5:33 8-11Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2
5:33 8-12Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2
5:09Ben Wallace misses 9-foot two point shot8-12 
5:07Anderson Varejao offensive rebound8-12 
4:56 8-12Larry Hughes personal foul (Devin Brown draws the foul)
4:56 8-12Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Larry Hughes
4:43Devin Brown makes 13-foot running jumper10-12 
4:18 10-12Luol Deng misses driving layup
4:18 10-14Joakim Noah offensive rebound
4:18 10-14Joakim Noah makes two point shot
4:05LeBron James misses 12-foot two point shot10-14 
4:03 10-14Drew Gooden defensive rebound
3:58 10-16Ben Gordon makes two point shot
3:31Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper10-16 
3:30 10-16Joakim Noah defensive rebound
3:14 10-16Drew Gooden misses 13-foot jumper
3:13 10-16Joakim Noah offensive rebound
3:13Ben Wallace shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)10-16 
3:13Joe Smith enters the game for Ben Wallace10-16 
3:13 10-17Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 2
3:13 10-17Joakim Noah misses free throw 2 of 2
3:11Joe Smith defensive rebound10-17 
2:54LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper10-17 
2:53 10-17Ben Gordon defensive rebound
2:47 10-17Joe Smith blocks Luol Deng's layup
2:46Devin Brown defensive rebound10-17 
2:41LeBron James makes layup (Devin Brown assists)12-17 
2:34 12-17Luol Deng misses layup
2:33Anderson Varejao defensive rebound12-17 
2:28Delonte West makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)14-17 
2:13 14-17Ben Gordon misses 22-foot jumper
2:12 14-17Luol Deng offensive rebound
2:12 14-17Anderson Varejao blocks Luol Deng's layup
2:12 14-17Chicago offensive rebound
2:12Cleveland full timeout
2:12Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Devin Brown14-17 
2:12 14-17Andres Nocioni enters the game for Luol Deng
2:09 14-17Drew Gooden misses 10-foot jumper
2:08Delonte West defensive rebound14-17 
1:54Delonte West offensive foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)14-17 
1:54Delonte West turnover14-17 
1:54Damon Jones enters the game for Delonte West14-17 
1:43 14-17Ben Gordon misses 14-foot jumper
1:42LeBron James defensive rebound14-17 
1:27Joe Smith misses 5-foot hook shot14-17 
1:25 14-17Joakim Noah defensive rebound
1:17 14-19Drew Gooden makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
1:02Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot jumper14-19 
1:00 14-19Drew Gooden defensive rebound
0:47 14-19Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:46 14-19Chicago defensive rebound
0:46 14-19Aaron Gray enters the game for Joakim Noah
0:33 14-19Andres Nocioni personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
0:23LeBron James misses 11-foot jumper14-19 
0:22Joe Smith offensive rebound14-19 
0:18Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper14-19 
0:16 14-19Ben Gordon defensive rebound
0:03 14-21Ben Gordon makes 13-foot two point shot
0:00LeBron James makes 34-foot three point jumper17-21 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter