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Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 11/19

Game 1: Wednesday, November 19th
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Game 2: Sunday, February 1st
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Game 3: Sunday, February 22nd
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Game 4: Tuesday, March 31st
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Cavaliers 89

(9-3, 3-3 away)

Pistons 96

(8-3, 3-1 home)

Coverage: FxDt

7:30 PM ET, November 19, 2008

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 24 25 19 2189
DET 16 22 28 3096

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 25 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 4 Stl

Detroit: R. Wallace 21 Pts, 15 Reb

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREDETROIT
12:00Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Kwame Brown (Ben Wallace gains possession)0-0 
11:41Mo Williams bad pass (Allen Iverson steals)0-0 
11:26 0-2Rasheed Wallace makes 9-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
11:06LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper0-2 
11:04Ben Wallace offensive rebound0-2 
11:02Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper0-2 
11:00 0-2Kwame Brown defensive rebound
10:52 0-4Rasheed Wallace makes 23-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
10:26Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper0-4 
10:26 0-4Richard Hamilton defensive rebound
10:19Mo Williams personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)0-4 
10:07 0-6Rasheed Wallace makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
9:48 0-6Richard Hamilton shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
9:48Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 21-6 
9:48Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 22-6 
9:33 2-8Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
9:15Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)4-8 
8:49 4-8Kwame Brown lost ball (LeBron James steals)
8:42Ben Wallace misses layup4-8 
8:41LeBron James offensive rebound4-8 
8:41LeBron James misses tip shot4-8 
8:41 4-8Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound
8:34Delonte West personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)4-8 
8:26 4-8Richard Hamilton bad pass
8:17 4-8Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
8:17LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 25-8 
8:17LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 26-8 
7:58 6-10Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper (Kwame Brown assists)
7:35Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper8-10 
7:15 8-10Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
7:13LeBron James defensive rebound8-10 
7:00LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper10-10 
6:48 10-10Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
6:48LeBron James defensive rebound10-10 
6:47 10-10Tayshaun Prince personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
6:37Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper10-10 
6:37 10-10Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound
6:26 10-10Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
6:22Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound10-10 
6:16LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper10-10 
6:16Cleveland defensive rebound10-10 
6:09Mo Williams personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)10-10 
6:09Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams10-10 
6:00 10-10Delonte West blocks Allen Iverson's 17-foot jumper
5:58Ben Wallace defensive rebound10-10 
5:47Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper10-10 
5:46 10-10Allen Iverson defensive rebound
5:37 10-12Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
5:16Delonte West makes two point shot12-12 
5:05 12-12Ben Wallace blocks Allen Iverson's jumper
5:05 12-12Detroit offensive rebound
5:05Detroit full timeout
5:05Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas12-12 
4:52 12-12Rasheed Wallace misses 11-foot jumper
4:52LeBron James defensive rebound12-12 
4:39Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)14-12 
4:28 14-12Kwame Brown offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
4:28 14-12Kwame Brown turnover
4:28 14-12Jason Maxiell enters the game for Kwame Brown
4:16Ben Wallace makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)16-12 
4:16 16-12Jason Maxiell shooting foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
4:16Ben Wallace makes free throw 1 of 117-12 
3:50 17-12Jason Maxiell misses 18-foot jumper
3:48Anderson Varejao defensive rebound17-12 
3:39Daniel Gibson misses 27-foot three point jumper17-12 
3:38Cleveland defensive rebound17-12 
3:35J.J. Hickson enters the game for Ben Wallace17-12 
3:17 17-14Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
2:57LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)19-14 
2:36 19-14Tayshaun Prince misses layup
2:35 19-14Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound
2:34 19-14Tayshaun Prince misses tip shot
2:32 19-14Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound
2:29 19-14Tayshaun Prince lost ball (LeBron James steals)
2:24Delonte West makes layup (LeBron James assists)21-14 
2:15 21-14Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper
2:15Daniel Gibson defensive rebound21-14 
2:09Cleveland full timeout
2:09 21-14Rodney Stuckey enters the game for Richard Hamilton
1:53LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper21-14 
1:52 21-14Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound
1:34 21-14Allen Iverson offensive foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul)
1:34 21-14Allen Iverson turnover
1:13Daniel Gibson makes 20-foot jumper23-14 
0:55 23-14Anderson Varejao blocks Jason Maxiell's layup
0:53 23-14Jason Maxiell offensive rebound
0:48 23-16Jason Maxiell makes 9-foot hook shot
0:28Delonte West misses 21-foot jumper23-16 
0:28Cleveland offensive rebound23-16 
0:28 23-16Jason Maxiell loose ball foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
0:28Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 223-16 
0:28Cleveland offensive rebound23-16 
0:28Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for LeBron James23-16 
0:28Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 224-16 
0:05 24-16Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper
0:04Anderson Varejao defensive rebound24-16 
0:00Daniel Gibson misses jumper24-16 
0:00Cleveland offensive rebound24-16 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter