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Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 12/28

Game 1: Sunday, December 28th
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Game 2: Tuesday, December 30th
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Game 3: Monday, March 2nd
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Game 4: Saturday, March 7th
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Cavaliers 107

(47-12, 21-11 away)

Heat 100

(31-28, 20-11 home)

Coverage: FSOH

7:30 PM ET, March 2, 2009

AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL

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CLE 30 28 18 31107
MIA 26 29 27 18100

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 42 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Miami: D. Wade 41 Pts, 7 Reb, 9 Ast, 7 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

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12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Jermaine O'Neal (Mario Chalmers gains possession)
11:41 0-2Jermaine O'Neal makes 16-foot two point shot
11:18Anderson Varejao makes 18-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)2-2 
11:02Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)2-2 
10:55 2-2Jermaine O'Neal traveling
10:44Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot two point shot2-2 
10:42 2-2Jamario Moon defensive rebound
10:33 2-4Jermaine O'Neal makes 12-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
10:14Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper2-4 
10:12 2-4Udonis Haslem defensive rebound
10:03 2-6Udonis Haslem makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
9:45Anderson Varejao makes dunk (LeBron James assists)4-6 
9:30 4-8Jermaine O'Neal makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
9:08Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper4-8 
9:07Delonte West offensive rebound6-8 
9:07Delonte West makes tip shot6-8 
8:49 6-8Dwyane Wade misses jumper
8:48Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound6-8 
8:42 6-8Jamario Moon jump ball
8:30Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper6-8 
8:27 6-8Udonis Haslem defensive rebound
8:21 6-8Mario Chalmers bad pass (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals)
8:17Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper6-8 
8:15 6-8Jamario Moon defensive rebound
8:12 6-8Jamario Moon bad pass (Delonte West steals)
8:07LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)9-8 
7:43 9-10Jermaine O'Neal makes dunk (Dwyane Wade assists)
7:22Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)11-10 
7:03 11-10Jamario Moon misses 16-foot jumper
7:03Mo Williams defensive rebound11-10 
6:50Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup13-10 
6:31 13-10Mario Chalmers misses two point shot
6:31Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound13-10 
6:18Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper13-10 
6:16 13-10Udonis Haslem defensive rebound
6:07 13-12Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
5:41LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)16-12 
5:24 16-12Udonis Haslem misses 9-foot two point shot
5:24 16-12Miami offensive rebound
5:24Miami full timeout
5:24Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas16-12 
5:24 16-12Daequan Cook enters the game for Mario Chalmers
5:13 16-12Dwyane Wade misses driving layup
5:13 16-12Jermaine O'Neal offensive rebound
5:11 16-12Jermaine O'Neal misses tip shot
5:11 16-12Jermaine O'Neal offensive rebound
5:09 16-12Anderson Varejao blocks Jermaine O'Neal's 3-foot jumper
5:07Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound16-12 
5:01 16-12Jamario Moon jump ball
4:54LeBron James turnover16-12 
4:46 16-12Dwyane Wade bad pass (Delonte West steals)
4:41LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists)18-12 
4:30 18-12Jermaine O'Neal offensive foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul)
4:30 18-12Jermaine O'Neal turnover
4:30 18-12Michael Beasley enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal
4:30Daniel Gibson enters the game for Delonte West18-12 
4:22Wally Szczerbiak offensive foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)18-12 
4:22Wally Szczerbiak turnover18-12 
4:13 18-12Daequan Cook lost ball (Mo Williams steals)
4:07Mo Williams makes layup20-12 
3:57 20-14Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
3:47LeBron James makes 19-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)22-14 
3:29 22-14Jamario Moon misses 19-foot jumper
3:28 22-14Dwyane Wade offensive rebound
3:28Daniel Gibson loose ball foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)22-14 
3:19 22-14Jamario Moon misses 23-foot three point jumper
3:18 22-14Miami defensive rebound
2:57Mo Williams misses three point jumper22-14 
2:56Mo Williams offensive rebound22-14 
2:51LeBron James misses driving layup22-14 
2:50 22-14Jamario Moon defensive rebound
2:45 22-14Dwyane Wade lost ball (Mo Williams steals)
2:42 22-14Jamario Moon shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
2:42Cleveland full timeout
2:42J.J. Hickson enters the game for Mo Williams22-14 
2:42LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 223-14 
2:42LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 224-14 
2:29Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)24-14 
2:29 24-15Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
2:29Darnell Jackson enters the game for Anderson Varejao24-15 
2:29 24-16Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
2:14LeBron James misses 4-foot jumper24-16 
2:13LeBron James offensive rebound24-16 
2:11LeBron James lost ball (Dwyane Wade steals)24-16 
2:06 24-16LeBron James blocks Dwyane Wade's layup
2:04 24-16Udonis Haslem offensive rebound
2:00 24-18Jamario Moon makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
1:59 24-18Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
1:59Wally Szczerbiak makes technical free throw25-18 
1:59 25-18Joel Anthony enters the game for Udonis Haslem
1:34LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper27-18 
1:23Darnell Jackson personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)27-18 
1:16Wally Szczerbiak illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)27-18 
1:16 27-19Dwyane Wade makes technical free throw
1:12 27-22Dwyane Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daequan Cook assists)
0:44Darnell Jackson misses 23-foot jumper27-22 
0:43 27-22Jamario Moon defensive rebound
0:36 27-24Dwyane Wade makes 19-foot jumper
0:11Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)30-24 
0:04 30-26Jamario Moon makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
0:00LeBron James misses 17-foot running jumper30-26 
0:00Cleveland offensive rebound30-26 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter