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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 11/3

Game 1: Monday, November 3rd
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Mavericks81
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Game 2: Sunday, March 29th
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Cavaliers 100

(2-2, 1-2 away)

Mavericks 81

(1-2, 0-2 home)

Coverage: NBATV

8:30 PM ET, November 3, 2008

American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

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CLE 28 23 21 28100
DAL 16 26 24 1581

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 29 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Dallas: J. Howard 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREDALLAS
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Erick Dampier (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession)
11:44 0-2Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
11:23LeBron James misses driving layup0-2 
11:22Ben Wallace offensive rebound0-2 
11:15Mo Williams misses jumper0-2 
11:14Ben Wallace offensive rebound0-2 
11:08Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper0-2 
11:07LeBron James offensive rebound0-2 
11:07LeBron James misses tip shot0-2 
11:07 0-2Erick Dampier defensive rebound
11:00 0-2Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
11:00Delonte West defensive rebound0-2 
10:49Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)2-2 
10:33 2-2Erick Dampier bad pass (Delonte West steals)
10:27Delonte West makes driving layup4-2 
10:00 4-2Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
10:00Delonte West defensive rebound4-2 
10:00 4-2Erick Dampier loose ball foul (Delonte West draws the foul)
9:37Mo Williams misses 15-foot two point shot4-2 
9:36Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound4-2 
9:15Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)6-2 
9:04 6-2Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
9:03 6-2Erick Dampier offensive rebound
8:59 6-2Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:57Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound6-2 
8:51Delonte West makes 24-foot three pointer (Mo Williams assists)9-2 
8:44Dallas 20 Sec. timeout
8:34 9-2Josh Howard misses 14-foot jumper
8:33 9-2Erick Dampier offensive rebound
8:33Zydrunas Ilgauskas loose ball foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)9-2 
8:29 9-2Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper
8:26 9-2Erick Dampier offensive rebound
8:26 9-4Erick Dampier makes two point shot
8:06Mo Williams misses jumper9-4 
8:04 9-4Erick Dampier defensive rebound
7:46 9-4Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
7:45LeBron James defensive rebound9-4 
7:31 9-4Antoine Wright shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)
7:31Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 210-4 
7:31Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 210-4 
7:28 10-4Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound
7:09 10-7Antoine Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
6:50Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (LeBron James assists)12-7 
6:37 12-7Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Delonte West steals)
6:35 12-7Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul)
6:35Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 213-7 
6:35Delonte West misses free throw 2 of 213-7 
6:33 13-7Erick Dampier defensive rebound
6:20 13-7Antoine Wright misses three point jumper
6:18Ben Wallace defensive rebound13-7 
6:03LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot15-7 
5:46 15-7Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:45 15-7Josh Howard offensive rebound
5:41 15-7Josh Howard misses 15-foot jumper
5:41 15-7Dallas offensive rebound
5:41Dallas full timeout
5:28 15-9Josh Howard makes driving layup
5:07 15-9Jason Kidd personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
5:01Mo Williams bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)15-9 
4:56 15-11Josh Howard makes 6-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
4:37 15-11Erick Dampier illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)
4:37Mo Williams makes technical free throw16-11 
4:37 16-11Jason Terry enters the game for Antoine Wright
4:33 16-11Josh Howard shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
4:33LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 216-11 
4:33Cleveland offensive rebound16-11 
4:33Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas16-11 
4:33Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams16-11 
4:33LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 217-11 
4:07 17-11Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:07LeBron James defensive rebound17-11 
3:50Delonte West makes three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)20-11 
3:40Anderson Varejao enters the game for Ben Wallace20-11 
3:40 20-11Brandon Bass enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
3:31Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Erick Dampier draws the foul)20-11 
3:31 20-11Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
3:31 20-11Dallas offensive rebound
3:31 20-12Erick Dampier makes free throw 2 of 2
3:11 20-12Erick Dampier shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
3:11Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 220-12 
3:11Cleveland offensive rebound20-12 
3:11 20-12DeSagana Diop enters the game for Erick Dampier
3:11Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 220-12 
3:10 20-12Jason Kidd defensive rebound
3:04 20-12LeBron James blocks Brandon Bass's driving layup
3:04 20-12Dallas offensive rebound
2:51 20-12Jason Terry lost ball (Delonte West steals)
2:47Wally Szczerbiak makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)22-12 
2:31 22-12Brandon Bass lost ball (LeBron James steals)
2:21Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper22-12 
2:19 22-12DeSagana Diop defensive rebound
2:13 22-12Brandon Bass lost ball (Daniel Gibson steals)
1:57Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)24-12 
1:29 24-12Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
1:28LeBron James defensive rebound24-12 
1:28 24-12DeSagana Diop loose ball foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
1:28Cleveland full timeout
1:28 24-12Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd
1:28Mo Williams enters the game for Delonte West24-12 
1:28LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 225-12 
1:28LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 226-12 
1:09 26-12Brandon Bass misses jumper
1:08Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound26-12 
0:52LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot28-12 
0:35 28-12Anderson Varejao blocks Brandon Bass's two point shot
0:35 28-14DeSagana Diop offensive rebound
0:35 28-14DeSagana Diop makes two point shot
0:35Anderson Varejao shooting foul (DeSagana Diop draws the foul)28-14 
0:35 28-14DeSagana Diop misses free throw 1 of 1
0:34LeBron James defensive rebound28-14 
0:11Anderson Varejao traveling28-14 
0:11 28-14Antoine Wright enters the game for Josh Howard
0:11 28-14Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for DeSagana Diop
0:11Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for LeBron James28-14 
0:11Ben Wallace enters the game for Anderson Varejao28-14 
0:03Wally Szczerbiak personal foul (Antoine Wright draws the foul)28-14 
0:03 28-15Antoine Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
0:03LeBron James enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic28-15 
0:03 28-15DeSagana Diop enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki
0:03 28-16Antoine Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
0:00LeBron James misses 33-foot three point jumper28-16 
0:00Cleveland offensive rebound28-16 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter