Nets 92-90 Cavaliers (23 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

15-11, 5-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	28	10	29	23	90
NJ	18	31	19	24	92

New Jersey Nets

9-16, 6-7 home

Rodney Buford made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Buford made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Nenad Krstic missed layup.
Jason Kidd missed jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 20 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson made 17 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Nenad Krstic.
Richard Jefferson missed 21 ft jumper.
Brian Scalabrine missed layup.
Jason Collins made layup.
Richard Jefferson missed 17 ft jumper.
Brian Scalabrine's layup blocked by Drew Gooden.
Rodney Buford made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Rodney Buford made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Jason Collins's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Jason Collins's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Richard Jefferson's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Rodney Buford missed 12 ft running jumper.
Richard Jefferson made two point shot.
Richard Jefferson missed jumper.
Rodney Buford missed dunk.
Jacque Vaughn made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Jason Collins made jumper.
Richard Jefferson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Travis Best made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Jacque Vaughn made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Rodney Buford made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Jabari Smith.
Jabari Smith missed 18 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson made 7 ft running jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Nenad Krstic made dunk. Assisted by Rodney Buford.
Rodney Buford missed driving layup.
Rodney Buford made layup.
Jason Kidd missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Richard Jefferson made driving layup. Assisted by Rodney Buford.
Jason Collins missed 18 ft jumper.
Brian Scalabrine missed 15 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jacque Vaughn missed two point shot.
Rodney Buford made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Rodney Buford missed 19 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford missed 11 ft jumper.
Jason Collins made 18 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic made layup.
Jason Collins missed jumper.
Richard Jefferson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Buford missed 20 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed driving layup.
Jason Collins made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Nenad Krstic missed 5 ft hook shot.
Nenad Krstic made 9 ft jumper. Assisted by Rodney Buford.
Richard Jefferson made dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jabari Smith missed 18 ft jumper.
Jacque Vaughn missed 18 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.
Richard Jefferson missed 20 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith missed 14 ft two point shot.
Nenad Krstic missed layup.
Jabari Smith missed 16 ft jumper.
Jason Collins missed 6 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Rodney Buford made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Richard Jefferson made driving layup.
Jason Kidd missed 15 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic's layup blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Richard Jefferson made jumper.
Jason Kidd missed jumper.
Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Rodney Buford.
Richard Jefferson made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jabari Smith.
Richard Jefferson missed 18 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd made 10 ft two point shot.
Jason Kidd missed 20 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith missed driving layup.
Jabari Smith missed tip shot.
Richard Jefferson made driving layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Rodney Buford missed 19 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford missed 15 ft jumper.
Richard Jefferson made two point shot. Assisted by Jabari Smith.
Ira Newble missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Ira Newble made layup. Assisted by LeBron James.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Jeff McInnis made 13 ft running jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Ira Newble.
LeBron James missed 21 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden missed 20 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Ira Newble made two point shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Jeff McInnis missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Jeff McInnis made three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Ira Newble missed 17 ft jumper.
Ira Newble missed two point shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas's dunk blocked by Richard Jefferson.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
Drew Gooden missed layup.
Jeff McInnis missed 15 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 19 ft two point shot.
LeBron James made driving layup.
Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 14 ft two point shot.
Lucious Harris made tip shot.
Ira Newble made dunk. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Jeff McInnis missed 14 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 19 ft jumper.
Anderson Varejao made two point shot.
LeBron James missed 15 ft two point shot.
Lucious Harris missed layup.
Lucious Harris missed layup.
Eric Snow made 17 ft two point shot. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
Eric Snow missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Eric Snow missed 17 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed two point shot.
Jeff McInnis missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 15 ft jumper.
Scott Williams missed layup.
LeBron James missed two point shot.
Jeff McInnis's driving layup blocked by Jabari Smith.
Lucious Harris missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 7 ft running jumper.
LeBron James made jumper.
DeSagana Diop missed 18 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed 18 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James missed 17 ft two point shot.
Drew Gooden made layup.
LeBron James missed 19 ft jumper.
Ira Newble's layup blocked by Jason Collins.
Jeff McInnis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
DeSagana Diop made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
LeBron James made 9 ft running jumper.
DeSagana Diop's jumper blocked by Nenad Krstic.
Jeff McInnis missed jumper.
DeSagana Diop missed tip shot.
Ira Newble made tip shot.
DeSagana Diop made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Drew Gooden made 7 ft hook shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Lucious Harris missed 27 ft three point jumper.
DeSagana Diop's dunk blocked by Nenad Krstic.
Drew Gooden missed driving layup.
Jeff McInnis missed 15 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
LeBron James made jumper.
Drew Gooden made 8 ft hook shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Jeff McInnis missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed driving layup.
Jeff McInnis made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Jeff McInnis missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Drew Gooden.
Drew Gooden made hook shot. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 18 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden's 5 ft jumper blocked by Jabari Smith.
Ira Newble missed jumper.
Drew Gooden made layup. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Ira Newble made two point shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 9 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made tip shot.
LeBron James made slam dunk. Assisted by Ira Newble.
LeBron James missed 13 ft running jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 27 ft three point jumper.

CAVALIERS

NETS

TIME		CLE	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Nenad Krstic. Drew Gooden gains possession.	0	0
11:36	Ira Newble missed 23 ft three point jumper.	0	0
11:33	LeBron James offensive rebound.	0	0
11:26	Ira Newble made layup. Assisted by LeBron James.	2	0
11:04	Rodney Buford made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	2	2
10:47	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	4	2
10:27	Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.	4	2
10:26	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	4	2
10:19	Jeff McInnis made 13 ft running jumper.	6	2
10:03	Rodney Buford made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.	6	4
9:40	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Ira Newble.	8	4
9:23	Nenad Krstic missed layup.	8	4
9:22	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	8	4
9:11	Nenad Krstic Shooting Foul. Krstic's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 1st Team Foul.	8	4
9:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	4
9:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	4
8:56	Jason Kidd missed jumper.	10	4
8:53	Jeff McInnis defensive rebound.	10	4
8:51	Drew Gooden Offensive Foul. Gooden's 2nd Personal Foul, Cleveland's 1st Team Foul.	10	4
8:51	Drew Gooden Foul	10	4
8:37	Jason Kidd missed 20 ft jumper.	10	4
8:34	Ira Newble defensive rebound.	10	4
8:23	Jason Kidd Personal Foul. Kidd's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 2nd Team Foul.	10	4
8:12	LeBron James missed 21 ft jumper.	10	4
8:11	Cleveland defensive rebound.	10	4
7:54	Richard Jefferson made 17 ft jumper.	10	6
7:43	Drew Gooden missed 20 ft jumper.	10	6
7:43	Rodney Buford defensive rebound.	10	6
7:28	Rodney Buford made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Nenad Krstic.	10	8
7:03	Jeff McInnis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	13	8
6:50	Nenad Krstic Offensive Foul. Krstic's 3rd Personal Foul, New Jersey's 3rd Team Foul.	13	8
6:50	Nenad Krstic Foul	13	8
6:50	Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Nenad Krstic.	13	8
6:39	Ira Newble made two point shot. Assisted by LeBron James.	15	8
6:18	Richard Jefferson Turnover	15	8
6:07	Jeff McInnis missed 23 ft three point jumper.	15	8
6:05	Drew Gooden offensive rebound.	15	8
5:58	Jeff McInnis made three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	18	8
5:56	New Jersey Full Timeout.	18	8
5:46	Richard Jefferson missed 21 ft jumper.	18	8
5:45	LeBron James defensive rebound.	18	8
5:37	Ira Newble missed 17 ft jumper.	18	8
5:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	18	8
5:33	Ira Newble missed two point shot.	18	8
5:31	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	18	8
5:20	Brian Scalabrine missed layup.	18	8
5:20	Jason Collins offensive rebound.	18	8
5:18	Jason Collins made layup.	18	10
5:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass. Stolen by Rodney Buford.	18	10
4:58	LeBron James Shooting Foul. James's 1st Personal Foul, Cleveland's 2nd Team Foul.	18	10
4:58	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Jason Kidd.	18	10
4:58	Richard Jefferson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	11
4:58	Richard Jefferson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	12
4:43	Zydrunas Ilgauskas's dunk blocked by Richard Jefferson.	18	12
4:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	18	12
4:39	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.	18	12
4:39	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound.	18	12
4:33	Richard Jefferson missed 17 ft jumper.	18	12
4:31	Brian Scalabrine offensive rebound.	18	12
4:31	Brian Scalabrine's layup blocked by Drew Gooden.	18	12
4:28	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	18	12
4:26	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.	18	12
4:24	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	18	12
4:24	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.	18	12
4:22	Drew Gooden offensive rebound.	18	12
4:22	Drew Gooden missed layup.	18	12
4:20	Cleveland offensive rebound.	18	12
4:18	Jeff McInnis missed 15 ft jumper.	18	12
4:16	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	18	12
4:11	Rodney Buford made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.	18	14
4:00	Cleveland Full Timeout.	18	14
3:44	LeBron James made 19 ft two point shot.	20	14
3:31	Rodney Buford made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Jefferson.	20	16
3:17	Jacque Vaughn Personal Foul. Vaughn's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 4th Team Foul.	20	16
3:02	LeBron James made driving layup.	22	16
2:41	Drew Gooden Personal Foul. Gooden's 3rd Personal Foul, Cleveland's 3rd Team Foul.	22	16
2:41	Lucious Harris enters the game for LeBron James.	22	16
2:41	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden.	22	16
2:34	Richard Jefferson Bad Pass. Stolen by Anderson Varejao.	22	16
2:15	Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper.	24	16
1:51	Jason Collins's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	24	16
1:50	Jason Collins offensive rebound.	24	16
1:47	Jason Collins's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	24	16
1:46	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	24	16
1:23	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 14 ft two point shot.	24	16
1:23	Lucious Harris offensive rebound.	24	16
1:22	Lucious Harris made tip shot.	26	16
1:12	Richard Jefferson's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	26	16
1:09	New Jersey offensive rebound.	26	16
1:05	Rodney Buford missed 12 ft running jumper.	26	16
1:04	Ira Newble defensive rebound.	26	16
58.9	Ira Newble made dunk. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	28	16
51.5	Richard Jefferson made two point shot.	28	18
29.8	Jeff McInnis missed 14 ft jumper.	28	18
28.8	Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound.	28	18
9.9	Richard Jefferson missed jumper.	28	18
8.9	Lucious Harris defensive rebound.	28	18
6.3	Jason Collins Personal Foul. Collins's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 5th Team Foul.	28	18
6.3	Jabari Smith enters the game for Jason Collins.	28	18
1.1	Jeff McInnis missed 24 ft three point jumper.	28	18
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound.	28	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	18

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nets
97
Cavaliers
103

Game 1

8/12

Cavaliers
90
Nets
92

Game 2

23/12

Cavaliers
98
Nets
104

Game 3

27/2

Nets
111
Cavaliers
80

Game 4

6/4

IZOD Center

12:30 AM, 23 December 2004

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 16,327

Referees:
Tom Washington
Marc Davis
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	13	15	.464	11.5	W3
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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