Knicks 87-79 Nets (15 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

New York Knicks

11-10, 4-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	25	24	22	16	87
NJ	28	15	21	15	79

New Jersey Nets

7-14, 5-7 home

Richard Jefferson missed 17 ft jumper.
Eric Williams made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Richard Jefferson missed two point shot.
Jason Collins missed tip shot.
Richard Jefferson made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Collins made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
Jason Collins missed layup.
Jason Collins missed layup.
Jason Collins made layup.
Jason Kidd made 23 ft jumper.
Eric Williams made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Richard Jefferson made 21 ft jumper.
Jason Collins missed two point shot.
Travis Best missed 20 ft jumper.
Jason Collins missed 20 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic made jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Nenad Krstic made 6 ft hook shot.
Eric Williams's 12 ft two point shot blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Jacque Vaughn missed 23 ft jumper.
Eric Williams missed 7 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford missed 17 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed 17 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed jumper.
Rodney Buford made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Nenad Krstic.
Richard Jefferson missed two point shot.
Travis Best missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Buford made dunk.
Richard Jefferson's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Travis Best missed two point shot.
Eric Williams's 4 ft two point shot blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Jason Collins missed 20 ft jumper.
Eric Williams made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Richard Jefferson made 17 ft two point shot.
Richard Jefferson made slam dunk.
Jason Collins missed 19 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed tip shot.
Rodney Buford missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed 6 ft two point shot.
Eric Williams made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
Brian Scalabrine's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Jason Collins missed jumper.
Brian Scalabrine made tip shot.
Eric Williams missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Eric Williams made layup. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Jacque Vaughn missed two point shot.
Richard Jefferson made 20 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson made two point shot.
Jacque Vaughn made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Brian Scalabrine made two point shot. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Brian Scalabrine missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Richard Jefferson made hook shot.
Eric Williams made three point jumper. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
Richard Jefferson missed two point shot.
Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Brian Scalabrine's layup blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Brian Scalabrine's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Richard Jefferson missed two point shot.
Jason Kidd missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed two point shot.
Aaron Williams missed jumper.
Rodney Buford's two point shot blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Kaniel Dickens missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jacque Vaughn missed 20 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jason Collins's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Eric Williams missed three point jumper.
Brian Scalabrine's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Jason Kidd missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 18 ft two point shot.
Richard Jefferson missed layup.
Jason Kidd made 19 ft jumper.
Jason Collins's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Jason Collins's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Jason Collins missed layup.
Richard Jefferson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Brian Scalabrine missed two point shot.
Jason Kidd made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Jason Kidd made three point jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Jason Kidd made 23 ft three point jumper.
Brian Scalabrine missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Jason Kidd missed three point jumper.
Tim Thomas missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Stephon Marbury missed 12 ft two point shot.
Nazr Mohammed missed two point shot.
Kurt Thomas made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Nazr Mohammed made jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Kurt Thomas made jumper.
Tim Thomas missed 17 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed 6 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 22 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 18 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 19 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Jerome Williams made two point shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Jamal Crawford made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Jamal Crawford missed 6 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 22 ft jumper.
Jerome Williams's layup blocked by Nenad Krstic.
Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jerome Williams.
Kurt Thomas missed 19 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury made two point shot.
Allan Houston missed 16 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Jamal Crawford made two point shot.
Moochie Norris made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Allan Houston made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Nazr Mohammed made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Moochie Norris missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury made two point shot.
Jamal Crawford made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Stephon Marbury's two point shot blocked by Jason Collins.
Jamal Crawford made 5 ft two point shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 40 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury made two point shot.
Nazr Mohammed missed 5 ft two point shot.
Tim Thomas missed layup.
Tim Thomas missed layup.
Tim Thomas made 17 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tim Thomas.
Tim Thomas missed two point shot.
Jamal Crawford made two point shot.
Tim Thomas missed two point shot.
Nazr Mohammed missed tip shot.
Stephon Marbury made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford made 27 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 11 ft two point shot.
Stephon Marbury missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jerome Williams made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Kurt Thomas made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Jamal Crawford missed 22 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 32 ft three point jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed 13 ft jumper.
Moochie Norris's 21 ft jumper blocked by Kaniel Dickens.
Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford missed 21 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Jerome Williams missed two point shot.
Jerome Williams made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Tim Thomas missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 18 ft jumper.

KNICKS

NETS

TIME		NY	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nazr Mohammed vs. Jason Collins. Brian Scalabrine gains possession.	0	0
11:55	Richard Jefferson missed 17 ft jumper.	0	0
11:52	Jamal Crawford defensive rebound.	0	0
11:40	Tim Thomas missed 26 ft three point jumper.	0	0
11:38	Jason Kidd defensive rebound.	0	0
11:33	Eric Williams made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	0	2
11:33	Kurt Thomas Shooting Foul. Thomas's 2nd Personal Foul, New York's 1st Team Foul.	0	2
11:33	Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	3
11:15	Jamal Crawford missed 27 ft three point jumper.	0	3
11:15	Jason Kidd defensive rebound.	0	3
11:03	Jason Kidd made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.	0	6
10:47	Tim Thomas Traveling	0	6
10:27	Richard Jefferson missed two point shot.	0	6
10:26	Jason Collins offensive rebound.	0	6
10:25	Jason Collins missed tip shot.	0	6
10:23	Stephon Marbury defensive rebound.	0	6
10:18	Stephon Marbury missed layup.	0	6
10:18	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	0	6
10:15	Jason Collins Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.	0	6
10:07	Stephon Marbury missed 12 ft two point shot.	0	6
10:07	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound.	0	6
10:04	Nazr Mohammed missed two point shot.	0	6
10:03	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	0	6
10:00	Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.	0	6
9:57	Brian Scalabrine Shooting Foul. Scalabrine's 2nd Personal Foul, New Jersey's 1st Team Foul.	0	6
9:57	Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	6
9:57	Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	6
9:56	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound.	1	6
9:44	Richard Jefferson made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	1	8
9:25	Kurt Thomas made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	3	8
9:07	Tim Thomas Shooting Foul. Thomas's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 2nd Team Foul.	3	8
9:07	Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	9
9:07	Eric Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	9
9:07	Kurt Thomas defensive rebound.	3	9
8:51	Nazr Mohammed made jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.	5	9
8:33	Jason Collins made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.	5	11
8:15	Kurt Thomas made jumper.	7	11
8:03	Eric Williams Bad Pass	7	11
7:52	Tim Thomas missed 17 ft jumper.	7	11
7:50	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound.	7	11
7:37	Tim Thomas Personal Foul. Thomas's 2nd Personal Foul, New York's 3rd Team Foul.	7	11
7:37	Jerome Williams enters the game for Tim Thomas.	7	11
7:33	Jason Collins missed layup.	7	11
7:31	Jason Collins offensive rebound.	7	11
7:31	Jason Collins missed layup.	7	11
7:30	Jason Collins offensive rebound.	7	11
7:28	Jason Collins made layup.	7	13
7:13	Nazr Mohammed missed 6 ft jumper.	7	13
7:11	Eric Williams defensive rebound.	7	13
7:05	Jason Kidd made 23 ft jumper.	7	15
6:50	Jamal Crawford missed 22 ft jumper.	7	15
6:48	Eric Williams defensive rebound.	7	15
6:37	Eric Williams made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.	7	18
6:28	New York Full Timeout.	7	18
6:28	Travis Best enters the game for Jason Kidd.	7	18
6:09	Stephon Marbury missed 18 ft jumper.	7	18
6:07	Kurt Thomas offensive rebound.	7	18
6:01	Stephon Marbury missed 19 ft jumper.	7	18
6:01	Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound.	7	18
5:41	Richard Jefferson made 21 ft jumper.	7	20
5:28	Eric Williams Shooting Foul. Williams's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 2nd Team Foul.	7	20
5:28	Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	20
5:28	New York offensive rebound.	7	20
5:28	Nazr Mohammed made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	20
5:11	Jason Collins missed two point shot.	8	20
5:09	Jerome Williams defensive rebound.	8	20
5:00	Jason Collins Shooting Foul. Collins's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 3rd Team Foul.	8	20
5:00	Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	20
5:00	Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	20
4:46	Travis Best missed 20 ft jumper.	10	20
4:43	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound.	10	20
4:33	Nazr Mohammed missed layup.	10	20
4:33	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	10	20
4:13	Jerome Williams Shooting Foul. Williams's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 4th Team Foul.	10	20
4:13	Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 3.	10	21
4:13	Eric Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 3.	10	21
4:13	New Jersey offensive rebound.	10	21
4:13	Eric Williams made Free Throw 3 of 3.	10	22
3:57	Jerome Williams made two point shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	12	22
3:57	Brian Scalabrine Shooting Foul. Scalabrine's 3rd Personal Foul, New Jersey's 4th Team Foul.	12	22
3:57	Allan Houston enters the game for Kurt Thomas.	12	22
3:57	Nenad Krstic enters the game for Brian Scalabrine.	12	22
3:57	Jerome Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	22
3:36	Jason Collins missed 20 ft jumper.	13	22
3:35	Jamal Crawford defensive rebound.	13	22
3:31	Travis Best Shooting Foul. Best's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 5th Team Foul.	13	22
3:31	Jamal Crawford made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	22
3:31	Jamal Crawford made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	22
3:11	Nenad Krstic made jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.	15	24
2:55	Jamal Crawford made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	17	24
2:45	Nazr Mohammed Shooting Foul. Mohammed's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 5th Team Foul.	17	24
2:45	New Jersey Full Timeout.	17	24
2:45	Kurt Thomas enters the game for Nazr Mohammed.	17	24
2:45	Eric Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	24
2:45	New Jersey offensive rebound.	17	24
2:45	Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	25
2:31	Nenad Krstic Shooting Foul. Krstic's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 6th Team Foul.	17	25
2:31	Jerome Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	25
2:31	Jerome Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	25
2:13	Richard Jefferson Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.	19	25
2:08	Jamal Crawford missed 6 ft jumper.	19	25
2:06	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound.	19	25
1:51	Nenad Krstic made 6 ft hook shot.	19	27
1:34	Nenad Krstic Shooting Foul. Krstic's 2nd Personal Foul, New Jersey's 7th Team Foul.	19	27
1:34	Kurt Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	27
1:34	Rodney Buford enters the game for Travis Best.	20	27
1:34	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Richard Jefferson.	20	27
1:34	Kurt Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	27
1:17	Eric Williams's 12 ft two point shot blocked by Kurt Thomas.	21	27
1:15	Allan Houston defensive rebound.	21	27
1:10	Jamal Crawford missed 22 ft jumper.	21	27
1:08	Jerome Williams offensive rebound.	21	27
1:07	Jerome Williams's layup blocked by Nenad Krstic.	21	27
1:06	Jerome Williams offensive rebound.	21	27
1:04	Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jerome Williams.	23	27
44.8	Jacque Vaughn missed 23 ft jumper.	23	27
42.9	Kurt Thomas defensive rebound.	23	27
34.9	Kurt Thomas missed 19 ft jumper.	23	27
32.8	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound.	23	27
19.0	Allan Houston Shooting Foul. Houston's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 6th Team Foul.	23	27
19.0	Eric Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	27
19.0	New Jersey offensive rebound.	23	27
19.0	Aaron Williams enters the game for Jason Collins.	23	27
19.0	Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	28
0.9	Stephon Marbury made two point shot.	25	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	28

Regular Season Series

NY leads 1-0

Knicks
87
Nets
79

Game 1

15/12

Nets
93
Knicks
87

Game 2

2/1

Nets
93
Knicks
91

Game 3

2/4

Knicks
98
Nets
110

Game 4

8/4

IZOD Center

12:30 AM, 15 December 2004

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 16,794

Referees:
Joe Forte
Michael Smith
Anthony Jordan

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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