Final
Series starts 12/28
| Game 1: Sunday, December 28th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Heat | 86 | Final |
| Cavaliers | 93 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, December 30th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cavaliers | 95 | Final |
| Heat | 104 | |
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| Game 3: Monday, March 2nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cavaliers | 107 | Final |
| Heat | 100 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, March 7th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Heat | 89 | Final |
| Cavaliers | 99 | |
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Coverage: FSOH
7:30 PM ET, March 2, 2009
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL
1st Qtr Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All1st Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | CLEVELAND | SCORE | MIAMI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | ||
| 12:00 | 0-0 | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Jermaine O'Neal (Mario Chalmers gains possession) | |
| 11:41 | 0-2 | Jermaine O'Neal makes 16-foot two point shot | |
| 11:18 | Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | 2-2 | |
| 11:02 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul) | 2-2 | |
| 10:55 | 2-2 | Jermaine O'Neal traveling | |
| 10:44 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot two point shot | 2-2 | |
| 10:42 | 2-2 | Jamario Moon defensive rebound | |
| 10:33 | 2-4 | Jermaine O'Neal makes 12-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists) | |
| 10:14 | Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2-4 | |
| 10:12 | 2-4 | Udonis Haslem defensive rebound | |
| 10:03 | 2-6 | Udonis Haslem makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists) | |
| 9:45 | Anderson Varejao makes dunk (LeBron James assists) | 4-6 | |
| 9:30 | 4-8 | Jermaine O'Neal makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists) | |
| 9:08 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper | 4-8 | |
| 9:07 | Delonte West offensive rebound | 6-8 | |
| 9:07 | Delonte West makes tip shot | 6-8 | |
| 8:49 | 6-8 | Dwyane Wade misses jumper | |
| 8:48 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 6-8 | |
| 8:42 | 6-8 | Jamario Moon jump ball | |
| 8:30 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper | 6-8 | |
| 8:27 | 6-8 | Udonis Haslem defensive rebound | |
| 8:21 | 6-8 | Mario Chalmers bad pass (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals) | |
| 8:17 | Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper | 6-8 | |
| 8:15 | 6-8 | Jamario Moon defensive rebound | |
| 8:12 | 6-8 | Jamario Moon bad pass (Delonte West steals) | |
| 8:07 | LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists) | 9-8 | |
| 7:43 | 9-10 | Jermaine O'Neal makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists) | |
| 7:22 | Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | 11-10 | |
| 7:03 | 11-10 | Jamario Moon misses 16-foot jumper | |
| 7:03 | Mo Williams defensive rebound | 11-10 | |
| 6:50 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup | 13-10 | |
| 6:31 | 13-10 | Mario Chalmers misses two point shot | |
| 6:31 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 13-10 | |
| 6:18 | Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper | 13-10 | |
| 6:16 | 13-10 | Udonis Haslem defensive rebound | |
| 6:07 | 13-12 | Dwyane Wade makes driving layup | |
| 5:41 | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists) | 16-12 | |
| 5:24 | 16-12 | Udonis Haslem misses 9-foot two point shot | |
| 5:24 | 16-12 | Miami offensive rebound | |
| 5:24 | Miami full timeout | ||
| 5:24 | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 16-12 | |
| 5:24 | 16-12 | Daequan Cook enters the game for Mario Chalmers | |
| 5:13 | 16-12 | Dwyane Wade misses driving layup | |
| 5:13 | 16-12 | Jermaine O'Neal offensive rebound | |
| 5:11 | 16-12 | Jermaine O'Neal misses tip shot | |
| 5:11 | 16-12 | Jermaine O'Neal offensive rebound | |
| 5:09 | 16-12 | Anderson Varejao blocks Jermaine O'Neal's 3-foot jumper | |
| 5:07 | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | 16-12 | |
| 5:01 | 16-12 | Jamario Moon jump ball | |
| 4:54 | LeBron James turnover | 16-12 | |
| 4:46 | 16-12 | Dwyane Wade bad pass (Delonte West steals) | |
| 4:41 | LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists) | 18-12 | |
| 4:30 | 18-12 | Jermaine O'Neal offensive foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul) | |
| 4:30 | 18-12 | Jermaine O'Neal turnover | |
| 4:30 | 18-12 | Michael Beasley enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal | |
| 4:30 | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West | 18-12 | |
| 4:22 | Wally Szczerbiak offensive foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul) | 18-12 | |
| 4:22 | Wally Szczerbiak turnover | 18-12 | |
| 4:13 | 18-12 | Daequan Cook lost ball (Mo Williams steals) | |
| 4:07 | Mo Williams makes layup | 20-12 | |
| 3:57 | 20-14 | Dwyane Wade makes driving layup | |
| 3:47 | LeBron James makes 19-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists) | 22-14 | |
| 3:29 | 22-14 | Jamario Moon misses 19-foot jumper | |
| 3:28 | 22-14 | Dwyane Wade offensive rebound | |
| 3:28 | Daniel Gibson loose ball foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) | 22-14 | |
| 3:19 | 22-14 | Jamario Moon misses 23-foot three point jumper | |
| 3:18 | 22-14 | Miami defensive rebound | |
| 2:57 | Mo Williams misses three point jumper | 22-14 | |
| 2:56 | Mo Williams offensive rebound | 22-14 | |
| 2:51 | LeBron James misses driving layup | 22-14 | |
| 2:50 | 22-14 | Jamario Moon defensive rebound | |
| 2:45 | 22-14 | Dwyane Wade lost ball (Mo Williams steals) | |
| 2:42 | 22-14 | Jamario Moon shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |
| 2:42 | Cleveland full timeout | ||
| 2:42 | J.J. Hickson enters the game for Mo Williams | 22-14 | |
| 2:42 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23-14 | |
| 2:42 | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24-14 | |
| 2:29 | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul) | 24-14 | |
| 2:29 | 24-15 | Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 2:29 | Darnell Jackson enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 24-15 | |
| 2:29 | 24-16 | Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 2:14 | LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper | 24-16 | |
| 2:13 | LeBron James offensive rebound | 24-16 | |
| 2:11 | LeBron James lost ball (Dwyane Wade steals) | 24-16 | |
| 2:06 | 24-16 | LeBron James blocks Dwyane Wade's layup | |
| 2:04 | 24-16 | Udonis Haslem offensive rebound | |
| 2:00 | 24-18 | Jamario Moon makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists) | |
| 1:59 | 24-18 | Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul) | |
| 1:59 | Wally Szczerbiak makes technical free throw | 25-18 | |
| 1:59 | 25-18 | Joel Anthony enters the game for Udonis Haslem | |
| 1:34 | LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper | 27-18 | |
| 1:23 | Darnell Jackson personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) | 27-18 | |
| 1:16 | Wally Szczerbiak illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 27-18 | |
| 1:16 | 27-19 | Dwyane Wade makes technical free throw | |
| 1:12 | 27-22 | Dwyane Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daequan Cook assists) | |
| 0:44 | Darnell Jackson misses 23-foot jumper | 27-22 | |
| 0:43 | 27-22 | Jamario Moon defensive rebound | |
| 0:36 | 27-24 | Dwyane Wade makes 19-foot jumper | |
| 0:11 | Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Hickson assists) | 30-24 | |
| 0:04 | 30-26 | Jamario Moon makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists) | |
| 0:00 | LeBron James misses 17-foot running jumper | 30-26 | |
| 0:00 | Cleveland offensive rebound | 30-26 | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Quarter | ||

