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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Game 1: Wednesday, January 21st
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Game 2: Thursday, March 19th
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Cavaliers 104

(32-8, 12-8 away)

Trail Blazers 98

(25-17, 15-5 home)

Coverage: FSOH

10:00 PM ET, January 21, 2009

Rose Garden, Portland, OR

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CLE 28 25 21 30104
POR 25 20 24 2998

Top Performers

Cleveland: L. James 34 Pts, 7 Reb, 14 Ast, 1 Stl

Portland: L. Aldridge 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCOREPORTLAND
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Greg Oden (Mo Williams gains possession)0-0 
11:44Ben Wallace misses 18-foot jumper0-0 
11:42 0-0Brandon Roy defensive rebound
11:29 0-2LaMarcus Aldridge makes jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
11:11Mo Williams makes 8-foot running jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)2-2 
10:59 2-2LaMarcus Aldridge misses 15-foot jumper
10:56Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound2-2 
10:49Greg Oden blocks LeBron James's running jumper2-2 
10:49Cleveland offensive rebound2-2 
10:49 2-2Nicolas Batum inbound foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
10:49LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 23-2 
10:49LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 24-2 
10:37 4-2Greg Oden offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
10:37 4-2Greg Oden turnover
10:15Ben Wallace makes driving dunk (Anderson Varejao assists)6-2 
10:00Mo Williams personal foul (Sergio Rodriguez draws the foul)6-2 
9:52Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)6-2 
9:52 6-2Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
9:52 6-2Portland offensive rebound
9:52 6-3Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2
9:37Sasha Pavlovic makes 13-foot two point shot8-3 
9:26 8-6Sergio Rodriguez makes three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
9:15 8-6Brandon Roy personal foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)
9:07Anderson Varejao 3 second8-6 
8:51 8-6Brandon Roy misses 22-foot three point jumper
8:49LeBron James defensive rebound8-6 
8:45Sasha Pavlovic makes dunk (LeBron James assists)10-6 
8:18Sasha Pavlovic shooting foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)10-6 
8:18 10-7Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 2
8:18 10-8Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2
7:58Anderson Varejao misses 5-foot jumper10-8 
7:58Cleveland offensive rebound10-8 
7:54LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)12-8 
7:41 12-10LaMarcus Aldridge makes 21-foot jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
7:31Mo Williams turnover12-10 
7:16 12-10LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper
7:16 12-10Brandon Roy offensive rebound
7:11 12-10Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:09 12-10Greg Oden offensive rebound
7:07 12-12Greg Oden makes slam dunk
6:47LeBron James makes 19-foot two point shot14-12 
6:28 14-14Brandon Roy makes 20-foot jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
6:07Mo Williams makes 21-foot jumper16-14 
5:47 16-14Sergio Rodriguez misses three point jumper
5:46Anderson Varejao defensive rebound16-14 
5:35LeBron James makes 18-foot two point shot18-14 
5:28Portland full timeout
5:28 18-14Jerryd Bayless enters the game for Sergio Rodriguez
5:28J.J. Hickson enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic18-14 
5:28Daniel Gibson enters the game for Ben Wallace18-14 
5:16 18-16LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot
5:00Daniel Gibson makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)20-16 
4:43 20-18LaMarcus Aldridge makes 10-foot two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)
4:26 20-18Jerryd Bayless personal foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
4:26 20-18Joel Przybilla enters the game for Greg Oden
4:18J.J. Hickson makes 11-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)22-18 
3:58 22-18LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper
3:58 22-18Portland offensive rebound
3:58Daniel Gibson loose ball foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)22-18 
3:58 22-18Travis Outlaw enters the game for Nicolas Batum
3:58Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Anderson Varejao22-18 
3:55Daniel Gibson personal foul (Travis Outlaw draws the foul)22-18 
3:55 22-18Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
3:55 22-18Portland offensive rebound
3:55Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Daniel Gibson22-18 
3:55 22-18Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
3:45Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound22-18 
3:34LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper22-18 
3:33 22-18Joel Przybilla defensive rebound
3:19 22-18Jerryd Bayless offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
3:19 22-18Jerryd Bayless turnover
3:19 22-18Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Brandon Roy
3:19 22-18Sergio Rodriguez enters the game for Jerryd Bayless
3:05Wally Szczerbiak misses three point jumper22-18 
3:04J.J. Hickson offensive rebound22-18 
3:04 22-18Joel Przybilla shooting foul (J.J. Hickson draws the foul)
3:04J.J. Hickson makes free throw 1 of 223-18 
3:04J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 223-18 
3:03 23-18Joel Przybilla defensive rebound
2:46 23-18LaMarcus Aldridge misses 10-foot jumper
2:46 23-20Joel Przybilla offensive rebound
2:46 23-20Joel Przybilla makes tip shot
2:46Wally Szczerbiak shooting foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)23-20 
2:46Cleveland full timeout
2:46Anderson Varejao enters the game for Mo Williams23-20 
2:46 23-21Joel Przybilla makes free throw 1 of 1
2:28Anderson Varejao makes 13-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)25-21 
2:03 25-21Rudy Fernandez misses 21-foot jumper
2:02LeBron James defensive rebound25-21 
1:57LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper25-21 
1:54Wally Szczerbiak offensive rebound25-21 
1:42Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot hook shot25-21 
1:40 25-21Joel Przybilla defensive rebound
1:28 25-21Sergio Rodriguez misses two point shot
1:27Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound25-21 
1:09Sasha Pavlovic offensive foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)25-21 
1:09Sasha Pavlovic turnover25-21 
0:56 25-21Rudy Fernandez lost ball (Sasha Pavlovic steals)
0:41J.J. Hickson misses 19-foot jumper25-21 
0:40 25-21Joel Przybilla defensive rebound
0:26J.J. Hickson personal foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)25-21 
0:26 25-22LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2
0:26 25-22Nicolas Batum enters the game for Sergio Rodriguez
0:26Tarence Kinsey enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic25-22 
0:26Darnell Jackson enters the game for Anderson Varejao25-22 
0:26 25-23LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 2 of 2
0:07Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)28-23 
0:00 28-25Nicolas Batum makes 20-foot jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
0:00End of the 1st Quarter