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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 11/1

Game 1: Saturday, November 1st
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Game 2: Friday, January 16th
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Cavaliers 92

(1-2, 0-2 away)

Hornets 104

(3-0, 1-0 home)

Coverage: COX

8:00 PM ET, November 1, 2008

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

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CLE 27 21 24 2092
NO 19 30 24 31104

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 15 Pts, 7 Reb, 13 Ast, 3 Stl

New Orleans: C. Paul 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 15 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Hilton Armstrong (Ben Wallace gains possession)0-0 
11:48Ben Wallace makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)2-0 
11:32 2-2Morris Peterson makes 11-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
11:10Mo Williams misses 22-foot jumper2-2 
11:07 2-2Morris Peterson defensive rebound
10:59 2-2David West misses 19-foot jumper
10:56Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound2-2 
10:40Delonte West bad pass (Rasual Butler steals)2-2 
10:30 2-2Chris Paul traveling
10:17Mo Williams makes 20-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)4-2 
9:57Mo Williams shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)4-2 
9:57 4-3Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
9:57 4-4Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
9:45 4-4David West shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
9:45Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 24-4 
9:45Cleveland offensive rebound4-4 
9:45Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 24-4 
9:45 4-4Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound
9:34 4-4Ben Wallace blocks David West's layup
9:33Delonte West defensive rebound4-4 
9:22Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper4-4 
9:22 4-4Chris Paul defensive rebound
9:11 4-4Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:08Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound4-4 
8:55LeBron James makes 15-foot hook shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)6-4 
8:41 6-4David West misses 12-foot jumper
8:40 6-4New Orleans offensive rebound
8:36 6-6Morris Peterson makes 16-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
8:18Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)9-6 
7:58 9-8David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
7:33Delonte West offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)9-8 
7:33Delonte West turnover9-8 
7:33Cleveland full timeout
7:16 9-10Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Morris Peterson assists)
7:01Mo Williams misses 19-foot jumper9-10 
7:00 9-10Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound
6:46 9-10David West loose ball foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
6:46 9-10David West turnover
6:46 9-10James Posey enters the game for David West
6:26Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper9-10 
6:24 9-10Morris Peterson defensive rebound
6:16 9-10Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Chris Paul's layup
6:13Delonte West defensive rebound9-10 
6:05Mo Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)12-10 
5:50 12-10Morris Peterson misses 21-foot jumper
5:50LeBron James defensive rebound12-10 
5:31 12-10Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)
5:31Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 212-10 
5:31Cleveland offensive rebound12-10 
5:31 12-10Mike James enters the game for Chris Paul
5:31Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 213-10 
5:15 13-13James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
5:01Mo Williams offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)13-13 
5:01Mo Williams turnover13-13 
5:01 13-13Melvin Ely enters the game for Hilton Armstrong
5:01Daniel Gibson enters the game for Ben Wallace13-13 
5:01Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Mo Williams13-13 
4:46Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul)13-13 
4:43 13-13James Posey turnover
4:20Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot jumper13-13 
4:20 13-13James Posey defensive rebound
4:05 13-13Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:03LeBron James defensive rebound13-13 
3:55Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper13-13 
3:54Cleveland defensive rebound13-13 
3:38 13-13Morris Peterson misses 19-foot jumper
3:36 13-13Rasual Butler offensive rebound
3:25 13-13Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
3:24LeBron James defensive rebound13-13 
3:12Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)16-13 
2:57 16-13Mike James misses layup
2:56 16-13Melvin Ely offensive rebound
2:55 16-13Melvin Ely misses 5-foot hook shot
2:54Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound16-13 
2:47Melvin Ely blocks Wally Szczerbiak's layup16-13 
2:47New Orleans full timeout
2:47Cleveland offensive rebound16-13 
2:47 16-13Devin Brown enters the game for Morris Peterson
2:47Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas16-13 
2:47Jumpball: Wally Szczerbiak vs. Melvin Ely (Cleveland gains possession)16-13 
2:36Wally Szczerbiak misses layup16-13 
2:33LeBron James offensive rebound16-13 
2:29Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper19-13 
2:11LeBron James shooting foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)19-13 
2:11 19-14Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
2:11 19-15Rasual Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
1:58Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)21-15 
1:43 21-17Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
1:30Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)23-17 
1:30 23-17Mike James shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
1:30Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 123-17 
1:28 23-17Mike James defensive rebound
1:16 23-17Melvin Ely offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
1:16 23-17Melvin Ely turnover
1:04LeBron James makes jumper25-17 
0:49 25-17Mike James misses layup
0:48 25-19Melvin Ely offensive rebound
0:48 25-19Melvin Ely makes tip shot
0:35LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper25-19 
0:35LeBron James offensive rebound25-19 
0:34LeBron James makes layup27-19 
0:14 27-19Rasual Butler misses 20-foot jumper
0:13Anderson Varejao defensive rebound27-19 
0:00LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper27-19 
0:00Cleveland offensive rebound27-19 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter