Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

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Series starts 11/5

Game 1: Thursday, November 5th
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Game 2: Friday, December 4th
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Game 3: Friday, March 19th
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Game 4: Thursday, April 8th
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Bulls 87

(7-10, 2-9 away)

Cavaliers 101

(14-5, 8-2 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

8:00 PM ET, December 4, 2009

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

1 2 3 4 T
CHI 25 21 15 2687
CLE 30 17 29 25101

Top Performers

Chicago: T. Gibson 14 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Stl

Cleveland: L. James 23 Pts, 6 Reb, 11 Ast

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECHICAGOSCORECLEVELAND
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Shaquille O'Neal (J.J. Hickson gains possession)
11:36 0-0J.J. Hickson misses 16-foot jumper
11:33 0-0Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound
11:29 0-2LeBron James makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
11:29Taj Gibson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)0-2 
11:29 0-2LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
11:27Taj Gibson defensive rebound0-2 
11:11Joakim Noah makes layup2-2 
10:32Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper2-2 
10:30 2-2LeBron James defensive rebound
10:22 2-5Mo Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
10:22Joakim Noah inbound2-5 
10:18 2-7Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Mo Williams assists)
10:03John Salmons makes jumper4-7 
9:45 4-7Shaquille O'Neal bad pass (Luol Deng steals)
9:30Taj Gibson makes 16-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)6-7 
9:10 6-9J.J. Hickson makes 11-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
8:47Luol Deng lost ball (Mo Williams steals)6-9 
8:41 6-9LeBron James misses layup
8:38Joakim Noah defensive rebound6-9 
8:30Derrick Rose makes 18-foot jumper8-9 
8:07 8-12LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
7:54Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper8-12 
7:54 8-12J.J. Hickson defensive rebound
7:50 8-12Mo Williams bad pass (Luol Deng steals)
7:43John Salmons makes driving layup (Luol Deng assists)10-12 
7:28 10-12Anthony Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
7:28Derrick Rose defensive rebound10-12 
7:13Derrick Rose misses 12-foot two point shot10-12 
7:13 10-12Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound
7:07 10-14Mo Williams makes driving layup
6:45John Salmons misses layup10-14 
6:43John Salmons offensive rebound10-14 
6:41shot clock violation10-14 
6:18 10-14J.J. Hickson misses 19-foot jumper
6:16Taj Gibson defensive rebound10-14 
6:07John Salmons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)13-14 
5:47 13-14Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot
5:46Joakim Noah defensive rebound13-14 
5:41Derrick Rose misses layup13-14 
5:41Luol Deng offensive rebound13-14 
5:39Luol Deng misses tip shot13-14 
5:39Luol Deng offensive rebound13-14 
5:39Taj Gibson misses tip shot13-14 
5:37Chicago offensive rebound13-14 
5:37Cleveland full timeout
5:37 13-14Anderson Varejao enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal
5:31Joakim Noah misses 17-foot jumper13-14 
5:31 13-14Mo Williams defensive rebound
5:09 13-16Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
5:09Luol Deng shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)13-16 
5:09 13-16Jamario Moon enters the game for Anthony Parker
5:09 13-17Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 1
4:52Taj Gibson makes 18-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)15-17 
4:28 15-19Jamario Moon makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
4:09 15-19Jamario Moon personal foul (John Salmons draws the foul)
4:09 15-19Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for J.J. Hickson
4:00Taj Gibson makes 16-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)17-19 
3:44 17-21Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (Mo Williams assists)
3:23Derrick Rose makes 17-foot jumper19-21 
3:00 19-23LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
2:53Chicago full timeout
2:53Brad Miller enters the game for Joakim Noah19-23 
2:53James Johnson enters the game for John Salmons19-23 
2:53 19-23Delonte West enters the game for Mo Williams
2:47Taj Gibson makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)21-23 
2:32 21-23Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper
2:31Brad Miller defensive rebound21-23 
2:20Derrick Rose makes 7-foot running jumper23-23 
2:06 23-25LeBron James makes two point shot
1:50Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Derrick Rose23-25 
1:42Anderson Varejao blocks Taj Gibson's layup23-25 
1:39Chicago offensive rebound23-25 
1:39shot clock violation23-25 
1:22James Johnson illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)23-25 
1:22 23-26LeBron James makes technical free throw
1:10 23-28Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
0:53Lindsey Hunter makes 19-foot jumper (Brad Miller assists)25-28 
0:33Luol Deng shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)25-28 
0:33 25-28LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
0:33 25-28Cleveland offensive rebound
0:33John Salmons enters the game for Luol Deng25-28 
0:33 25-28LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
0:31 25-28Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound
0:30 25-30Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
0:11Taj Gibson misses jumper25-30 
0:10 25-30LeBron James defensive rebound
0:00 25-30LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:00Taj Gibson defensive rebound25-30 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter