Knicks 101-99 Nets (18 Dec, 2002) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

16-9, 4-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	28	26	21	24	99
NY	26	23	27	25	101

New York Knicks

8-14, 6-8 home

101

Kurt Thomas made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Othella Harrington made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
Kurt Thomas made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Othella Harrington.
Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 21 ft Jumper.
Howard Eisley made 17 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 20 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
Allan Houston made Two Point Shot.
Allan Houston missed 15 ft Jumper.
Howard Eisley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell made 8 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
Allan Houston missed Layup.
Othella Harrington missed Layup.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 20 ft Jumper.
Howard Eisley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed Layup.
Kurt Thomas missed Tip Shot.
Howard Eisley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Howard Eisley made 20 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston missed 23 ft Jumper.
Shandon Anderson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Shandon Anderson made Two Point Shot.
Allan Houston missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Clarence Weatherspoon made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Charlie Ward made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shandon Anderson.
Charlie Ward missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
Shandon Anderson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
Shandon Anderson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
Michael Doleac missed 12 ft Jumper.
Charlie Ward made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Shandon Anderson.
Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
Charlie Ward missed 20 ft Jumper.
Michael Doleac missed 5 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper.
Michael Doleac made Layup.
Howard Eisley missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allan Houston made 15 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed Layup.
Kurt Thomas made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Allan Houston missed 19 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston missed 18 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston made 21 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston made 13 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston made Two Point Shot.
Kurt Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
Latrell Sprewell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Othella Harrington.
Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Howard Eisley made 21 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
Latrell Sprewell missed 10 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 6 ft Jumper.
Othella Harrington missed Tip Shot.
Othella Harrington missed 17 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston made 16 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston missed Layup.
Clarence Weatherspoon made Slam Dunk.
Allan Houston made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
Allan Houston made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
Latrell Sprewell missed Layup. Blocked by Richard Jefferson.
Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Dunk.
Michael Doleac missed 9 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlie Ward missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allan Houston missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charlie Ward missed Layup.
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup.
Charlie Ward made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
Allan Houston missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup.
Kurt Thomas made 4 ft Jumper.
Allan Houston missed 18 ft Jumper.
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
Allan Houston made 10 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Kenyon Martin made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Collins missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 11 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jason Collins made Layup. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Lucious Harris missed 19 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 22 ft Jumper.
Jason Collins made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Collins made Layup. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Richard Jefferson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Jason Collins missed Layup.
Jason Kidd missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Collins made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Lucious Harris made 16 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris missed Jumper.
Rodney Rogers made Layup.
Jason Collins missed Layup.
Jason Kidd made Tip Shot.
Rodney Rogers made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Kenyon Martin missed Two Point Shot.
Kenyon Martin made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot.
Rodney Rogers missed Jumper.
Anthony Johnson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Williams.
Brandon Armstrong missed 22 ft Jumper.
Aaron Williams made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Brandon Armstrong missed 17 ft Jumper.
Aaron Williams missed 10 ft Jumper.
Brandon Armstrong missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Williams made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Johnson.
Lucious Harris made 14 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Jason Collins missed 12 ft Jumper.
Jason Kidd made Layup.
Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot.
Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot.
Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot.
Jason Kidd missed Layup.
Jason Collins missed Layup.
Kenyon Martin made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Richard Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Jason Kidd missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jason Kidd made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Lucious Harris missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Kenyon Martin missed Two Point Shot.
Richard Jefferson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.
Lucious Harris missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Lucious Harris made Layup.
Richard Jefferson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed Jumper.
Kenyon Martin made 19 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris missed Layup.
Rodney Rogers missed Layup.
Kenyon Martin missed Tip Shot.
Rodney Rogers missed Layup.
Aaron Williams made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Rodney Rogers missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Doleac.
Jason Kidd made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Rodney Rogers made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Williams.
Aaron Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Richard Jefferson made Layup.
Aaron Williams missed Layup.
Richard Jefferson made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jason Kidd missed Layup.
Jason Kidd made 19 ft Jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed Jumper. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Lucious Harris made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot.
Jason Kidd missed 18 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed Dunk.
Jason Kidd missed 14 ft Jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed Tip Shot.

NETS

KNICKS

TIME		NJ	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Jason Collins vs. Kurt Thomas. Lucious Harris gains possession.	0	0
11:42	Kenyon Martin made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	2	0
11:22	Kurt Thomas made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.	2	2
11:06	Kenyon Martin made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	4	2
11:06	Kurt Thomas Shooting Foul	4	2
11:06	Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	4	2
11:03	Othella Harrington Defensive Rebound.	4	2
10:51	Othella Harrington made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Howard Eisley.	4	4
10:33	Jason Collins missed 12 ft Jumper.	4	4
10:33	Howard Eisley Defensive Rebound.	4	4
10:22	Kurt Thomas made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Othella Harrington.	4	6
10:03	Kenyon Martin missed 11 ft Jumper.	4	6
10:02	Allan Houston Defensive Rebound.	4	6
9:53	Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.	4	8
9:34	Richard Jefferson missed 16 ft Jumper.	4	8
9:33	Howard Eisley Defensive Rebound.	4	8
9:19	Howard Eisley Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Jefferson.	4	8
9:14	Richard Jefferson Lost Ball	4	8
8:56	Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	8
8:55	Lucious Harris Defensive Rebound.	4	8
8:38	Jason Collins made Layup. Assisted by Kenyon Martin.	6	8
8:23	Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	8
8:22	Jason Collins Defensive Rebound.	6	8
8:12	Lucious Harris missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	8
8:11	Othella Harrington Defensive Rebound.	6	8
8:03	Kurt Thomas missed 21 ft Jumper.	6	8
8:02	Othella Harrington Offensive Rebound.	6	8
7:56	Howard Eisley made 17 ft Jumper.	6	10
7:37	Richard Jefferson missed 22 ft Jumper.	6	10
7:35	Kenyon Martin Offensive Rebound.	6	10
7:31	Jason Collins made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	8	10
7:16	Kenyon Martin Personal Foul	8	10
7:07	Kurt Thomas missed 20 ft Jumper.	8	10
7:07	Lucious Harris Defensive Rebound.	8	10
7:03	Jason Collins made Layup. Assisted by Lucious Harris.	10	10
6:47	Allan Houston made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.	10	12
6:28	Richard Jefferson missed 8 ft Jumper.	10	12
6:26	Kenyon Martin Offensive Rebound.	10	12
6:24	Kenyon Martin missed 4 ft Jumper.	10	12
6:22	New Jersey Defensive Rebound.	10	12
6:05	Allan Houston made Two Point Shot.	10	14
5:48	Jason Collins missed Layup.	10	14
5:48	New Jersey Offensive Rebound.	10	14
5:46	New York Full Timeout.	10	14
5:33	Jason Kidd missed 19 ft Jumper.	10	14
5:31	Othella Harrington Defensive Rebound.	10	14
5:18	Allan Houston missed 15 ft Jumper.	10	14
5:16	Jason Kidd Defensive Rebound.	10	14
5:11	Lucious Harris made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	12	14
4:58	Jason Collins Personal Foul	12	14
4:58	Rodney Rogers enters the game for Richard Jefferson.	12	14
4:50	Howard Eisley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	17
4:33	Jason Collins made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	14	17
4:09	Latrell Sprewell made 8 ft Jumper.	14	19
3:56	Lucious Harris made 16 ft Jumper.	16	19
3:34	Othella Harrington 3 second	16	19
3:24	Lucious Harris missed Jumper.	16	19
3:21	Rodney Rogers Offensive Rebound.	16	19
3:20	Rodney Rogers made Layup.	18	19
3:05	Kurt Thomas made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.	18	21
3:00	Jason Kidd Lost Ball. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.	18	21
2:54	Allan Houston missed Layup.	18	21
2:53	Othella Harrington Offensive Rebound.	18	21
2:51	Othella Harrington missed Layup.	18	21
2:50	Jason Kidd Defensive Rebound.	18	21
2:33	Jason Collins missed Layup.	18	21
2:32	Jason Kidd Offensive Rebound.	20	21
2:32	Jason Kidd made Tip Shot.	20	21
2:11	Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft Jumper.	20	21
2:09	Kenyon Martin Defensive Rebound.	20	21
2:03	Rodney Rogers made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	22	21
2:00	New Jersey Full Timeout.	22	21
2:00	New York 20 Sec. Timeout.	22	21
2:00	Clarence Weatherspoon enters the game for Othella Harrington.	22	21
2:00	Brandon Armstrong enters the game for Lucious Harris.	22	21
2:00	Aaron Williams enters the game for Jason Collins.	22	21
1:47	Latrell Sprewell missed 20 ft Jumper.	22	21
1:45	Aaron Williams Defensive Rebound.	22	21
1:37	Kenyon Martin missed Two Point Shot.	22	21
1:36	Kurt Thomas Defensive Rebound.	22	21
1:30	Howard Eisley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	24
1:15	Kenyon Martin made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	24	24
56.6	Kurt Thomas missed Layup.	24	24
55.6	Kurt Thomas Offensive Rebound.	24	24
55.6	Kurt Thomas missed Tip Shot.	24	24
53.6	Clarence Weatherspoon Offensive Rebound.	24	24
52.6	Clarence Weatherspoon Lost Ball. Stolen by Brandon Armstrong.	24	24
48.7	Jason Kidd made Two Point Shot.	26	24
35.1	Howard Eisley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	24
33.1	Kenyon Martin Defensive Rebound.	26	24
29.0	Howard Eisley Shooting Foul	26	24
29.0	Shandon Anderson enters the game for Latrell Sprewell.	26	24
29.0	Jason Kidd made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	24
29.0	Jason Kidd made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	24
5.7	Howard Eisley made 20 ft Jumper.	28	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	26

Regular Season Series

NY leads 1-0

Nets
99
Knicks
101

Game 1

18/12

Knicks
76
Nets
105

Game 2

27/2

Knicks
95
Nets
101

Game 3

27/3

Nets
122
Knicks
101

Game 4

29/3

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 18 December 2002

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,763

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Kevin Fehr
Ron Olesiak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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