Final
Series starts 11/19
| Game 1: Wednesday, November 19th | ||
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| Cavaliers | 89 | Final |
| Pistons | 96 | |
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| Game 2: Sunday, February 1st | ||
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| Cavaliers | 90 | Final |
| Pistons | 80 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, February 22nd | ||
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| Pistons | 78 | Final |
| Cavaliers | 99 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, March 31st | ||
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| Pistons | 73 | Final |
| Cavaliers | 79 | |
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Coverage: NBATV
7:00 PM ET, March 31, 2009
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Top Performers
Detroit: R. Wallace 9 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk
Cleveland: L. James 25 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk
Complete Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All1st Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | DETROIT | SCORE | CLEVELAND |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | ||
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Kwame Brown vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Tayshaun Prince gains possession) | 0-0 | |
| 11:45 | Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper | 0-0 | |
| 11:44 | 0-0 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 11:25 | 0-0 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper | |
| 11:23 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 0-0 | |
| 11:12 | Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup | 2-0 | |
| 10:52 | 2-2 | Anderson Varejao makes two point shot (Delonte West assists) | |
| 10:26 | Kwame Brown makes 9-foot jumper | 4-2 | |
| 10:08 | 4-2 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot two point shot | |
| 10:07 | Richard Hamilton defensive rebound | 4-2 | |
| 9:56 | Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists) | 7-2 | |
| 9:41 | 7-2 | LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot | |
| 9:40 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 7-2 | |
| 9:26 | Richard Hamilton offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul) | 7-2 | |
| 9:26 | Richard Hamilton turnover | 7-2 | |
| 9:12 | 7-2 | Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper | |
| 9:11 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 7-2 | |
| 8:52 | Mo Williams blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup | 7-2 | |
| 8:51 | Rodney Stuckey offensive rebound | 7-2 | |
| 8:51 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup | 7-2 | |
| 8:51 | Detroit offensive rebound | 7-2 | |
| 8:48 | shot clock violation | 7-2 | |
| 8:25 | 7-4 | Delonte West makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | |
| 8:25 | Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 7-4 | |
| 8:25 | 7-4 | Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 1 | |
| 8:25 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 7-4 | |
| 8:14 | Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper | 7-4 | |
| 8:12 | Detroit offensive rebound | 7-4 | |
| 8:00 | 7-4 | Delonte West personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul) | |
| 7:50 | Kwame Brown misses 10-foot jumper | 7-4 | |
| 7:48 | Antonio McDyess offensive rebound | 7-4 | |
| 7:47 | Richard Hamilton traveling | 7-4 | |
| 7:26 | 7-4 | LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot | |
| 7:22 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 7-4 | |
| 7:18 | Tayshaun Prince misses 6-foot jumper | 7-4 | |
| 7:16 | Kwame Brown offensive rebound | 7-4 | |
| 7:03 | Kwame Brown makes 13-foot two point shot | 9-4 | |
| 6:46 | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 9-4 | |
| 6:46 | 9-5 | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 6:46 | 9-5 | Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 6:45 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 9-5 | |
| 6:26 | Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper | 9-5 | |
| 6:26 | Detroit offensive rebound | 9-5 | |
| 6:24 | 9-5 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas loose ball foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul) | |
| 6:03 | Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper | 9-5 | |
| 6:03 | 9-5 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 5:52 | 9-7 | Delonte West makes 17-foot two point shot | |
| 5:30 | Kwame Brown misses 16-foot jumper | 9-7 | |
| 5:28 | Antonio McDyess offensive rebound | 9-7 | |
| 5:18 | Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper | 9-7 | |
| 5:18 | 9-7 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 5:11 | 9-7 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup | |
| 5:11 | Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound | 9-7 | |
| 5:05 | Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper | 9-7 | |
| 5:05 | Antonio McDyess offensive rebound | 9-7 | |
| 5:03 | Antonio McDyess makes two point shot | 11-7 | |
| 4:47 | 11-7 | Anderson Varejao misses 20-foot jumper | |
| 4:46 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 11-7 | |
| 4:41 | Rodney Stuckey misses layup | 11-7 | |
| 4:39 | Detroit defensive rebound | 11-7 | |
| 4:39 | Cleveland full timeout | ||
| 4:39 | 11-7 | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | |
| 4:22 | 11-7 | Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 4:22 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 11-7 | |
| 4:11 | LeBron James blocks Rodney Stuckey's 8-foot jumper | 11-7 | |
| 4:09 | Rodney Stuckey offensive rebound | 13-7 | |
| 4:09 | Rodney Stuckey makes two point shot | 13-7 | |
| 3:57 | 13-7 | Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper | |
| 3:56 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 13-7 | |
| 3:47 | Kwame Brown makes 8-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists) | 15-7 | |
| 3:26 | 15-7 | Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper | |
| 3:25 | Richard Hamilton defensive rebound | 15-7 | |
| 3:12 | Richard Hamilton lost ball (LeBron James steals) | 15-7 | |
| 3:03 | 15-9 | LeBron James makes layup | |
| 2:49 | Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper | 15-9 | |
| 2:48 | 15-9 | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | |
| 2:38 | 15-9 | Delonte West misses 23-foot three point jumper | |
| 2:35 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 15-9 | |
| 2:16 | Tayshaun Prince makes driving dunk | 17-9 | |
| 2:15 | Cleveland 20 Sec. timeout | ||
| 2:15 | Detroit full timeout | ||
| 2:15 | Allen Iverson enters the game for Tayshaun Prince | 17-9 | |
| 2:15 | Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Antonio McDyess | 17-9 | |
| 2:15 | 17-9 | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams | |
| 2:04 | Kwame Brown illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 17-9 | |
| 2:04 | 17-10 | LeBron James makes technical free throw | |
| 1:53 | 17-10 | Joe Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper | |
| 1:51 | Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound | 17-10 | |
| 1:36 | Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper | 19-10 | |
| 1:15 | 19-10 | LeBron James bad pass (Richard Hamilton steals) | |
| 1:09 | Allen Iverson bad pass (Delonte West steals) | 19-10 | |
| 0:55 | 19-12 | Delonte West makes 13-foot two point shot | |
| 0:42 | 19-12 | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | |
| 0:42 | 19-12 | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao | |
| 0:42 | Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19-12 | |
| 0:42 | Detroit offensive rebound | 19-12 | |
| 0:42 | Jason Maxiell enters the game for Kwame Brown | 19-12 | |
| 0:42 | Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 19-12 | |
| 0:41 | 19-12 | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | |
| 0:23 | 19-12 | LeBron James misses 7-foot running jumper | |
| 0:22 | 19-12 | LeBron James offensive rebound | |
| 0:22 | Allen Iverson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 19-12 | |
| 0:22 | Walter Herrmann enters the game for Rodney Stuckey | 19-12 | |
| 0:00 | 19-12 | LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper | |
| 0:00 | 19-12 | Cleveland offensive rebound | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Quarter | ||
2nd Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | DETROIT | SCORE | CLEVELAND |
| 12:00 | Start of the 2nd Quarter | ||
| 11:40 | 19-12 | Rasheed Wallace blocks Joe Smith's 9-foot jumper | |
| 11:40 | 19-12 | Cleveland offensive rebound | |
| 11:37 | 19-15 | Mo Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists) | |
| 11:18 | Allen Iverson misses 10-foot jumper | 19-15 | |
| 11:18 | 19-15 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | |
| 11:08 | 19-15 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot jumper | |
| 11:07 | 19-15 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | |
| 11:07 | 19-15 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot | |
| 11:06 | 19-15 | Mo Williams offensive rebound | |
| 11:04 | 19-15 | Mo Williams misses jumper | |
| 11:03 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 19-15 | |
| 10:52 | Will Bynum makes driving layup | 21-15 | |
| 10:33 | 21-15 | Wally Szczerbiak misses 17-foot jumper | |
| 10:32 | 21-15 | Cleveland defensive rebound | |
| 10:15 | Allen Iverson makes driving layup | 23-15 | |
| 10:15 | 23-15 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | |
| 10:15 | Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 1 | 24-15 | |
| 9:55 | 24-17 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 21-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists) | |
| 9:42 | Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper | 24-17 | |
| 9:41 | 24-17 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | |
| 9:33 | 24-19 | Mo Williams makes 9-foot jumper | |
| 9:11 | Will Bynum misses two point shot | 24-19 | |
| 9:10 | Jason Maxiell offensive rebound | 24-19 | |
| 9:03 | Rasheed Wallace makes three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists) | 27-19 | |
| 8:45 | 27-22 | Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists) | |
| 8:25 | Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists) | 30-22 | |
| 8:07 | 30-22 | Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 8:06 | 30-22 | Wally Szczerbiak offensive rebound | |
| 7:56 | 30-24 | Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper | |
| 7:43 | Will Bynum makes 21-foot jumper | 32-24 | |
| 7:20 | 32-26 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists) | |
| 7:01 | Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists) | 35-26 | |
| 6:45 | 35-28 | Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | |
| 6:24 | Allen Iverson makes 16-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists) | 37-28 | |
| 6:05 | 37-28 | Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 6:05 | Allen Iverson defensive rebound | 37-28 | |
| 5:54 | Allen Iverson misses 10-foot running jumper | 37-28 | |
| 5:52 | 37-28 | Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound | |
| 5:48 | 37-30 | Mo Williams makes layup | |
| 5:35 | Will Bynum makes 17-foot jumper | 39-30 | |
| 5:35 | Cleveland full timeout | ||
| 5:35 | 39-30 | Delonte West enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | |
| 5:35 | 39-30 | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Mo Williams | |
| 5:35 | 39-30 | LeBron James enters the game for Joe Smith | |
| 5:35 | 39-30 | Darnell Jackson enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak | |
| 5:18 | 39-30 | LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper | |
| 5:18 | Will Bynum defensive rebound | 39-30 | |
| 5:01 | Allen Iverson lost ball (Anderson Varejao steals) | 39-30 | |
| 4:58 | Official timeout | ||
| 4:58 | Richard Hamilton enters the game for Allen Iverson | 39-30 | |
| 4:58 | Tayshaun Prince enters the game for Walter Herrmann | 39-30 | |
| 4:41 | 39-32 | LeBron James makes 15-foot jumper | |
| 4:24 | 39-32 | Daniel Gibson shooting foul (Jason Maxiell draws the foul) | |
| 4:24 | Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 39-32 | |
| 4:24 | Detroit offensive rebound | 39-32 | |
| 4:24 | Jason Maxiell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 40-32 | |
| 4:05 | 40-34 | Delonte West makes driving layup | |
| 3:41 | Tayshaun Prince misses 8-foot running jumper | 40-34 | |
| 3:40 | Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound | 40-34 | |
| 3:35 | Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper | 40-34 | |
| 3:33 | Jason Maxiell offensive rebound | 42-34 | |
| 3:33 | Jason Maxiell makes two point shot | 42-34 | |
| 3:15 | Rasheed Wallace personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 42-34 | |
| 3:15 | Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace | 42-34 | |
| 3:15 | Rodney Stuckey enters the game for Will Bynum | 42-34 | |
| 3:15 | 42-34 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Darnell Jackson | |
| 3:04 | 42-37 | Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | |
| 2:51 | Antonio McDyess offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 42-37 | |
| 2:51 | Antonio McDyess turnover | 42-37 | |
| 2:51 | Detroit full timeout | ||
| 2:41 | 42-37 | Anderson Varejao bad pass (Jason Maxiell steals) | |
| 2:36 | Richard Hamilton offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 42-37 | |
| 2:36 | Richard Hamilton turnover | 42-37 | |
| 2:36 | Kwame Brown enters the game for Jason Maxiell | 42-37 | |
| 2:17 | 42-37 | LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper | |
| 2:16 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 42-37 | |
| 2:02 | Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper | 42-37 | |
| 2:00 | Kwame Brown offensive rebound | 42-37 | |
| 1:58 | Kwame Brown bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 42-37 | |
| 1:57 | Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 42-37 | |
| 1:57 | 42-38 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 1:57 | 42-39 | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 1:38 | Antonio McDyess misses 21-foot jumper | 42-39 | |
| 1:37 | 42-39 | Delonte West defensive rebound | |
| 1:31 | 42-41 | Anderson Varejao makes driving dunk (Delonte West assists) | |
| 1:13 | 42-41 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul) | |
| 1:13 | 42-41 | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | |
| 1:13 | Jason Maxiell enters the game for Antonio McDyess | 42-41 | |
| 1:13 | Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 43-41 | |
| 1:13 | Richard Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 44-41 | |
| 0:55 | 44-41 | Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper | |
| 0:54 | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 44-41 | |
| 0:48 | Rodney Stuckey misses 18-foot jumper | 44-41 | |
| 0:46 | 44-41 | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | |
| 0:42 | 44-41 | Delonte West lost ball (Rodney Stuckey steals) | |
| 0:38 | Rodney Stuckey misses layup | 44-41 | |
| 0:36 | 44-41 | Daniel Gibson defensive rebound | |
| 0:28 | 44-41 | Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper | |
| 0:28 | 44-41 | Cleveland defensive rebound | |
| 0:28 | Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Kwame Brown | 44-41 | |
| 0:28 | Antonio McDyess enters the game for Jason Maxiell | 44-41 | |
| 0:05 | Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper | 44-41 | |
| 0:04 | 44-41 | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | |
| 0:01 | 44-43 | LeBron James makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists) | |
| 0:01 | Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 44-43 | |
| 0:01 | 44-44 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | |
| 0:00 | Rodney Stuckey misses 57-foot three point jumper | 44-44 | |
| 0:00 | Detroit offensive rebound | 44-44 | |
| 0:00 | End of the 2nd Quarter | ||
3rd Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | DETROIT | SCORE | CLEVELAND |
| 12:00 | Start of the 3rd Quarter | ||
| 11:42 | 44-46 | LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists) | |
| 11:17 | Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists) | 46-46 | |
| 10:49 | 46-46 | LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot | |
| 10:47 | Richard Hamilton defensive rebound | 46-46 | |
| 10:23 | Rodney Stuckey misses 34-foot three point running jumper | 46-46 | |
| 10:22 | 46-46 | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | |
| 10:06 | 46-46 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot two point shot | |
| 10:03 | Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound | 46-46 | |
| 9:52 | Kwame Brown misses 8-foot two point shot | 46-46 | |
| 9:52 | 46-46 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 9:41 | 46-46 | Delonte West bad pass (Antonio McDyess steals) | |
| 9:36 | Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper | 46-46 | |
| 9:34 | 46-46 | Mo Williams defensive rebound | |
| 9:30 | 46-48 | Mo Williams makes jumper | |
| 9:11 | Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper | 46-48 | |
| 9:11 | 46-48 | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | |
| 9:00 | 46-48 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 18-foot jumper | |
| 9:00 | 46-48 | Cleveland defensive rebound | |
| 8:47 | 46-48 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul) | |
| 8:47 | Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 2 | 47-48 | |
| 8:47 | 47-48 | Joe Smith enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | |
| 8:47 | Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2 | 47-48 | |
| 8:45 | 47-48 | Anderson Varejao defensive rebound | |
| 8:25 | 47-50 | Delonte West makes 12-foot two point shot | |
| 8:00 | Kwame Brown misses driving layup | 47-50 | |
| 7:58 | 47-50 | Joe Smith defensive rebound | |
| 7:48 | 47-50 | LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper | |
| 7:47 | 47-50 | Joe Smith offensive rebound | |
| 7:43 | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 47-50 | |
| 7:43 | 47-51 | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 7:43 | 47-52 | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 7:20 | Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup | 49-52 | |
| 7:03 | 49-54 | Joe Smith makes layup (Delonte West assists) | |
| 6:45 | Richard Hamilton makes layup | 51-54 | |
| 6:30 | 51-54 | Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper | |
| 6:28 | Richard Hamilton defensive rebound | 51-54 | |
| 6:18 | 51-54 | Mo Williams personal foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul) | |
| 6:11 | Richard Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper | 51-54 | |
| 6:11 | 51-54 | Joe Smith defensive rebound | |
| 6:01 | 51-54 | Joe Smith misses 10-foot jumper | |
| 6:00 | Richard Hamilton defensive rebound | 51-54 | |
| 5:54 | Richard Hamilton makes jumper | 53-54 | |
| 5:28 | 53-54 | LeBron James misses 11-foot two point shot | |
| 5:28 | 53-54 | Cleveland defensive rebound | |
| 5:28 | Cleveland full timeout | ||
| 5:01 | Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot running jumper | 53-54 | |
| 5:00 | 53-54 | Mo Williams defensive rebound | |
| 4:43 | 53-56 | Joe Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Delonte West assists) | |
| 4:16 | Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper | 53-56 | |
| 4:15 | 53-56 | Joe Smith defensive rebound | |
| 4:07 | 53-56 | Joe Smith misses layup | |
| 4:05 | Richard Hamilton defensive rebound | 53-56 | |
| 3:51 | Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper | 53-56 | |
| 3:50 | 53-56 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 3:31 | 53-58 | Delonte West makes 20-foot jumper | |
| 3:30 | Detroit full timeout | ||
| 3:30 | Will Bynum enters the game for Kwame Brown | 53-58 | |
| 3:30 | Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Rodney Stuckey | 53-58 | |
| 3:12 | Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot two point shot | 53-58 | |
| 3:11 | 53-58 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 3:00 | Rasheed Wallace personal foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 53-58 | |
| 2:46 | 53-58 | Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper | |
| 2:44 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 53-58 | |
| 2:40 | Will Bynum offensive foul (Joe Smith draws the foul) | 53-58 | |
| 2:40 | Will Bynum turnover | 53-58 | |
| 2:24 | 53-58 | Joe Smith misses jumper | |
| 2:23 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 53-58 | |
| 2:08 | Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists) | 55-58 | |
| 1:54 | 55-58 | Delonte West lost ball (Richard Hamilton steals) | |
| 1:54 | 55-58 | Delonte West personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul) | |
| 1:54 | 55-58 | Delonte West technical foul (1st technical foul) | |
| 1:54 | Richard Hamilton makes technical free throw | 56-58 | |
| 1:54 | 56-58 | Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams | |
| 1:45 | 56-58 | Delonte West personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul) | |
| 1:45 | Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 57-58 | |
| 1:45 | 57-58 | Mo Williams enters the game for Delonte West | |
| 1:45 | Jason Maxiell enters the game for Antonio McDyess | 57-58 | |
| 1:45 | Richard Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 58-58 | |
| 1:31 | 58-58 | LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper | |
| 1:29 | Will Bynum defensive rebound | 58-58 | |
| 1:20 | Jason Maxiell misses 17-foot jumper | 58-58 | |
| 1:19 | 58-58 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 1:12 | 58-60 | LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper | |
| 0:39 | Richard Hamilton misses 14-foot jumper | 58-60 | |
| 0:38 | 58-60 | Joe Smith defensive rebound | |
| 0:31 | Tayshaun Prince personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 58-60 | |
| 0:31 | 58-60 | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao | |
| 0:22 | 58-62 | Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | |
| 0:13 | Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul) | 58-62 | |
| 0:13 | 58-62 | Mo Williams misses technical free throw | |
| 0:13 | Detroit offensive rebound | 58-62 | |
| 0:13 | 58-62 | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak | |
| 0:00 | Joe Smith blocks Will Bynum's layup | 58-62 | |
| 0:00 | Detroit offensive rebound | 58-62 | |
| 0:00 | End of the 3rd Quarter | ||
4th Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | DETROIT | SCORE | CLEVELAND |
| 12:00 | Start of the 4th Quarter | ||
| 11:45 | Will Bynum misses 21-foot jumper | 58-62 | |
| 11:45 | 58-62 | Joe Smith defensive rebound | |
| 11:30 | 58-64 | LeBron James makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists) | |
| 11:08 | Jason Maxiell misses 15-foot two point shot | 58-64 | |
| 11:07 | 58-64 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 10:53 | Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 58-64 | |
| 10:53 | 58-64 | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 10:53 | 58-64 | Cleveland offensive rebound | |
| 10:53 | 58-65 | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 10:37 | Tayshaun Prince misses 8-foot running jumper | 58-65 | |
| 10:36 | 58-65 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 10:22 | 58-65 | LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper | |
| 10:22 | Jason Maxiell defensive rebound | 58-65 | |
| 10:17 | 58-65 | Mo Williams shooting foul (Will Bynum draws the foul) | |
| 10:17 | Walter Herrmann enters the game for Tayshaun Prince | 58-65 | |
| 10:17 | Will Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2 | 59-65 | |
| 10:17 | Will Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2 | 60-65 | |
| 9:59 | 60-65 | Joe Smith misses layup | |
| 9:57 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 60-65 | |
| 9:49 | Will Bynum misses dunk | 60-65 | |
| 9:48 | Walter Herrmann offensive rebound | 60-65 | |
| 9:47 | Allen Iverson bad pass | 60-65 | |
| 9:22 | 60-65 | LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper | |
| 9:22 | 60-65 | Joe Smith offensive rebound | |
| 9:14 | 60-65 | Mo Williams misses 7-foot two point shot | |
| 9:10 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 60-65 | |
| 8:59 | Allen Iverson makes 14-foot jumper | 62-65 | |
| 8:33 | 62-65 | LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper | |
| 8:32 | 62-65 | Daniel Gibson offensive rebound | |
| 8:27 | 62-65 | Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 8:26 | Jason Maxiell defensive rebound | 62-65 | |
| 8:18 | Allen Iverson makes 13-foot jumper | 64-65 | |
| 8:03 | Will Bynum personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul) | 64-65 | |
| 8:03 | Official timeout | ||
| 8:03 | 64-65 | Delonte West enters the game for LeBron James | |
| 8:03 | 64-65 | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak | |
| 7:48 | 64-65 | shot clock violation | |
| 7:31 | Jason Maxiell makes two point shot (Allen Iverson assists) | 66-65 | |
| 7:09 | 66-65 | Mo Williams misses 5-foot two point shot | |
| 7:09 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 66-65 | |
| 7:05 | Will Bynum misses layup | 66-65 | |
| 7:05 | Detroit offensive rebound | 66-65 | |
| 7:05 | 66-65 | Joe Smith loose ball foul (Jason Maxiell draws the foul) | |
| 7:05 | 66-65 | LeBron James enters the game for Daniel Gibson | |
| 6:52 | Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot jumper | 66-65 | |
| 6:50 | Jason Maxiell offensive rebound | 66-65 | |
| 6:50 | 66-65 | Delonte West shooting foul (Jason Maxiell draws the foul) | |
| 6:50 | Jason Maxiell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 67-65 | |
| 6:50 | 67-65 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Joe Smith | |
| 6:50 | Jason Maxiell misses free throw 2 of 2 | 67-65 | |
| 6:48 | 67-65 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 6:30 | 67-65 | Delonte West misses 9-foot two point shot | |
| 6:28 | Jason Maxiell defensive rebound | 67-65 | |
| 6:20 | Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper | 67-65 | |
| 6:18 | 67-65 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | |
| 5:52 | 67-65 | LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper | |
| 5:52 | 67-65 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | |
| 5:47 | 67-67 | Anderson Varejao makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | |
| 5:22 | Allen Iverson makes driving layup | 69-67 | |
| 5:09 | Allen Iverson personal foul (Delonte West draws the foul) | 69-67 | |
| 5:09 | Cleveland full timeout | ||
| 5:09 | Antonio McDyess enters the game for Jason Maxiell | 69-67 | |
| 5:09 | Richard Hamilton enters the game for Walter Herrmann | 69-67 | |
| 4:54 | 69-67 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 17-foot jumper | |
| 4:54 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 69-67 | |
| 4:39 | Will Bynum lost ball (LeBron James steals) | 69-67 | |
| 4:37 | 69-69 | LeBron James makes layup (Mo Williams assists) | |
| 4:37 | Will Bynum shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 69-69 | |
| 4:37 | 69-70 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | |
| 4:28 | 69-70 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul) | |
| 4:28 | Tayshaun Prince enters the game for Will Bynum | 69-70 | |
| 4:18 | Mo Williams blocks Allen Iverson's 17-foot jumper | 69-70 | |
| 4:16 | 69-70 | Delonte West defensive rebound | |
| 4:07 | 69-70 | Mo Williams misses 12-foot running jumper | |
| 4:05 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 69-70 | |
| 3:58 | Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper | 69-70 | |
| 3:57 | 69-70 | Delonte West defensive rebound | |
| 3:41 | 69-72 | Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists) | |
| 3:18 | Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper | 69-72 | |
| 3:17 | Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound | 69-72 | |
| 3:12 | Detroit full timeout | ||
| 3:12 | Rodney Stuckey enters the game for Allen Iverson | 69-72 | |
| 3:00 | Rasheed Wallace bad pass | 69-72 | |
| 2:53 | 69-74 | LeBron James makes driving layup | |
| 2:53 | Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 69-74 | |
| 2:53 | 69-75 | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1 | |
| 2:39 | Rodney Stuckey bad pass | 69-75 | |
| 2:25 | 69-75 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper | |
| 2:24 | Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound | 69-75 | |
| 2:18 | Rodney Stuckey lost ball (Anderson Varejao steals) | 69-75 | |
| 2:15 | 69-77 | LeBron James makes layup (Delonte West assists) | |
| 2:13 | Detroit full timeout | ||
| 2:01 | Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper | 71-77 | |
| 1:45 | 71-77 | LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper | |
| 1:44 | Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound | 71-77 | |
| 1:24 | Richard Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper | 71-77 | |
| 1:23 | 71-77 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | |
| 0:59 | 71-77 | Mo Williams misses three point jumper | |
| 0:58 | 71-77 | Anderson Varejao offensive rebound | |
| 0:31 | 71-77 | Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper | |
| 0:30 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 71-77 | |
| 0:25 | Anderson Varejao blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup | 71-77 | |
| 0:25 | Antonio McDyess offensive rebound | 71-77 | |
| 0:25 | Antonio McDyess makes two point shot | 73-77 | |
| 0:23 | Richard Hamilton personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul) | 73-77 | |
| 0:23 | 73-78 | Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 0:23 | 73-79 | Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 0:23 | Detroit 20 Sec. timeout | ||
| 0:20 | Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper | 73-79 | |
| 0:18 | Rodney Stuckey offensive rebound | 73-79 | |
| 0:15 | Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper | 73-79 | |
| 0:14 | 73-79 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |
| 0:00 | End of the 4th Quarter | ||
| 0:00 | End Game | ||
