Knicks 91-82 Bobcats (26 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Bobcats

7-16, 1-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	28	14	18	22	82
NY	24	23	25	19	91

New York Knicks

14-13, 9-4 home

Nazr Mohammed made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Stephon Marbury made two point shot.
Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed 8 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made driving dunk.
Tim Thomas made two point shot.
Tim Thomas missed 8 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk. Assisted by Tim Thomas.
Nazr Mohammed missed 5 ft jumper.
Allan Houston made 13 ft jumper.
Allan Houston missed 16 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Nazr Mohammed made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Kurt Thomas made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Tim Thomas missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Allan Houston missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury's layup blocked by Emeka Okafor.
Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk.
Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Allan Houston missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 8 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 19 ft jumper.
Trevor Ariza made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Mike Sweetney made layup. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Mike Sweetney made dunk. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Trevor Ariza missed jumper.
Trevor Ariza missed jumper.
Mike Sweetney missed 13 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 10 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made 3 ft hook shot.
Allan Houston missed 8 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed made 13 ft two point shot.
Kurt Thomas made two point shot. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Allan Houston made 17 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed's dunk blocked by Gerald Wallace.
Allan Houston made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tim Thomas.
Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Nazr Mohammed made 4 ft two point shot.
Kurt Thomas made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Allan Houston missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Nazr Mohammed made layup. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Kurt Thomas made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Allan Houston made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tim Thomas.
Stephon Marbury missed 21 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Tim Thomas missed 17 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made 9 ft two point shot.
Stephon Marbury made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Allan Houston made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Tim Thomas.
Kurt Thomas missed 20 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made layup. Assisted by Mike Sweetney.
Mike Sweetney missed layup.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.
Moochie Norris's 5 ft jumper blocked by Melvin Ely.
Trevor Ariza missed layup.
Nazr Mohammed made layup.
Moochie Norris made 8 ft jumper.
Moochie Norris's layup blocked by Primoz Brezec.
Trevor Ariza made slam dunk. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Moochie Norris missed 14 ft jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 9 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made driving layup.
Tim Thomas missed 6 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 16 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Gerald Wallace made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Primoz Brezec.
Primoz Brezec made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
Emeka Okafor missed 14 ft jumper.
Primoz Brezec made 20 ft jumper.
Primoz Brezec made jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
Keith Bogans missed 20 ft jumper.
Brevin Knight made 18 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor missed 13 ft jumper.
Gerald Wallace made 5 ft hook shot.
Keith Bogans missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Emeka Okafor made 9 ft jumper.
Brevin Knight missed 7 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor missed 17 ft jumper.
Jason Kapono missed 18 ft jumper.
Primoz Brezec made 5 ft two point shot.
Keith Bogans made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Hart.
Primoz Brezec made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Gerald Wallace.
Primoz Brezec made driving layup. Assisted by Jason Hart.
Jason Hart missed 9 ft jumper.
Jason Kapono missed 22 ft jumper.
Jamal Sampson made layup. Assisted by Jason Hart.
Keith Bogans made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Gerald Wallace.
Melvin Ely missed 6 ft jumper.
Gerald Wallace missed 19 ft jumper.
Gerald Wallace made driving layup.
Jason Hart missed 17 ft jumper.
Melvin Ely missed 4 ft jumper.
Gerald Wallace missed layup.
Emeka Okafor missed jumper.
Melvin Ely missed layup.
Emeka Okafor's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Melvin Ely made layup.
Theron Smith missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Theron Smith missed layup.
Keith Bogans missed 19 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor missed 6 ft jumper.
Keith Bogans's 24 ft three point jumper blocked by Trevor Ariza.
Brevin Knight missed 15 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor made layup.
Keith Bogans missed layup.
Emeka Okafor made layup.
Keith Bogans made driving layup.
Primoz Brezec missed 14 ft jumper.
Keith Bogans missed 13 ft jumper.
Jason Hart missed 21 ft jumper.
Gerald Wallace made driving layup.
Brevin Knight missed layup.
Brevin Knight made driving layup.
Keith Bogans missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Brevin Knight missed 18 ft jumper.
Primoz Brezec missed 9 ft jumper.
Keith Bogans's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Jason Kapono made 9 ft running jumper.
Steve Smith missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Sampson made 15 ft jumper.
Jason Kapono made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Hart.
Steve Smith missed layup.
Emeka Okafor made tip shot.
Jason Kapono missed 6 ft jumper.
Brevin Knight missed 23 ft jumper.
Brevin Knight made two point shot. Assisted by Steve Smith.
Brevin Knight missed 45 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Sampson's dunk blocked by Trevor Ariza.
Jason Kapono missed 18 ft jumper.
Steve Smith's 25 ft three point jumper blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Melvin Ely missed 14 ft jumper.
Gerald Wallace missed 18 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor made two point shot.
Keith Bogans missed jumper.
Brevin Knight made 18 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor made layup. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
Brevin Knight missed 14 ft jumper.
Primoz Brezec made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
Keith Bogans missed layup.
Primoz Brezec missed tip shot.
Gerald Wallace missed 7 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor made two point shot.
Steve Smith made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Hart.
Steve Smith made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Hart.
Steve Smith missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Steve Smith missed 8 ft jumper.
Emeka Okafor missed 5 ft jumper.
Gerald Wallace made tip shot.
Jason Hart missed 6 ft jumper.
Steve Smith missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Steve Smith's 25 ft three point jumper blocked by Allan Houston.
Jason Kapono missed 12 ft jumper.

BOBCATS

KNICKS

TIME		CHA	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Nazr Mohammed. Stephon Marbury gains possession.	0	0
11:40	Nazr Mohammed made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.	0	2
11:17	Gerald Wallace made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Primoz Brezec.	2	2
10:59	Stephon Marbury made two point shot.	2	4
10:37	Primoz Brezec made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.	4	4
10:18	Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft jumper.	4	4
10:15	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound.	4	4
10:06	Emeka Okafor missed 14 ft jumper.	4	4
10:03	Stephon Marbury defensive rebound.	4	4
9:56	Nazr Mohammed missed 8 ft jumper.	4	4
9:55	Brevin Knight defensive rebound.	4	4
9:48	Gerald Wallace Lost Ball. Stolen by Tim Thomas.	4	4
9:42	Tim Thomas made driving dunk.	4	6
9:18	Primoz Brezec made 20 ft jumper.	6	6
9:03	Gerald Wallace Personal Foul. Wallace's 1st Personal Foul, Charlotte's 1st Team Foul.	6	6
8:51	Tim Thomas made two point shot.	6	8
8:40	Gerald Wallace Bad Pass	6	8
8:27	Tim Thomas missed 8 ft jumper.	6	8
8:26	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound.	6	8
8:19	Primoz Brezec made jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.	8	8
8:19	Nazr Mohammed Shooting Foul. Mohammed's 2nd Personal Foul, New York's 1st Team Foul.	8	8
8:19	Primoz Brezec made Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	8
8:07	Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk. Assisted by Tim Thomas.	9	10
7:45	Keith Bogans missed 20 ft jumper.	9	10
7:43	Kurt Thomas defensive rebound.	9	10
7:37	Stephon Marbury Turnover	9	10
7:24	Brevin Knight made 18 ft jumper.	11	10
7:05	Nazr Mohammed missed 5 ft jumper.	11	10
7:03	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound.	11	10
6:52	Emeka Okafor missed 13 ft jumper.	11	10
6:50	Gerald Wallace offensive rebound.	11	10
6:50	Gerald Wallace made 5 ft hook shot.	13	10
6:31	Allan Houston made 13 ft jumper.	13	12
6:11	Keith Bogans missed 26 ft three point jumper.	13	12
6:09	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound.	13	12
6:07	Emeka Okafor made 9 ft jumper.	15	12
5:50	Allan Houston missed 16 ft jumper.	15	12
5:48	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound.	15	12
5:39	Brevin Knight missed 7 ft jumper.	15	12
5:37	Stephon Marbury defensive rebound.	15	12
5:33	Stephon Marbury missed 24 ft three point jumper.	15	12
5:31	Kurt Thomas offensive rebound.	15	12
5:26	Brevin Knight Shooting Foul. Knight's 1st Personal Foul, Charlotte's 2nd Team Foul.	15	12
5:26	New York Full Timeout.	15	12
5:26	Jason Hart enters the game for Brevin Knight.	15	12
5:26	Jason Kapono enters the game for Gerald Wallace.	15	12
5:26	Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	13
5:26	Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	14
5:16	Emeka Okafor missed 17 ft jumper.	15	14
5:13	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound.	15	14
5:03	Stephon Marbury Lost Ball. Stolen by Emeka Okafor.	15	14
4:56	Keith Bogans Lost Ball. Stolen by Allan Houston.	15	14
4:45	Nazr Mohammed made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.	15	16
4:18	Jason Kapono missed 18 ft jumper.	15	16
4:16	Primoz Brezec offensive rebound.	15	16
4:13	Primoz Brezec made 5 ft two point shot.	17	16
3:58	Kurt Thomas made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	17	18
3:40	Keith Bogans made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Hart.	20	18
3:23	Jason Kapono Personal Foul. Kapono's 1st Personal Foul, Charlotte's 3rd Team Foul.	20	18
3:23	Gerald Wallace enters the game for Keith Bogans.	20	18
3:12	Tim Thomas missed 24 ft three point jumper.	20	18
3:12	New York defensive rebound.	20	18
2:56	Primoz Brezec made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Gerald Wallace.	22	18
2:42	Allan Houston missed 24 ft three point jumper.	22	18
2:40	Stephon Marbury offensive rebound.	22	18
2:31	Stephon Marbury's layup blocked by Emeka Okafor.	22	18
2:31	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound.	22	18
2:27	Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk.	22	20
2:10	Primoz Brezec made driving layup. Assisted by Jason Hart.	24	20
1:55	Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	24	22
1:40	Jason Hart Lost Ball. Stolen by Allan Houston.	24	22
1:38	Charlotte Full Timeout.	24	22
1:38	Jamal Sampson enters the game for Emeka Okafor.	24	22
1:38	Moochie Norris enters the game for Stephon Marbury.	24	22
1:38	Mike Sweetney enters the game for Nazr Mohammed.	24	22
1:12	Moochie Norris defensive rebound.	24	22
1:07	Jamal Sampson Shooting Foul. Sampson's 1st Personal Foul, Charlotte's 4th Team Foul.	24	22
1:07	Tim Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	23
1:07	Melvin Ely enters the game for Primoz Brezec.	24	23
1:07	Tim Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	24
54.9	Jason Hart missed 9 ft jumper.	24	24
52.9	Gerald Wallace offensive rebound.	24	24
48.9	Jason Kapono missed 22 ft jumper.	24	24
46.9	Tim Thomas defensive rebound.	24	24
28.9	Allan Houston missed 23 ft three point jumper.	24	24
26.9	Gerald Wallace defensive rebound.	24	24
7.1	Jamal Sampson made layup. Assisted by Jason Hart.	26	24
7.1	Mike Sweetney Shooting Foul. Sweetney's 2nd Personal Foul, New York's 2nd Team Foul.	26	24
7.1	Keith Bogans enters the game for Jason Kapono.	26	24
7.1	Jamal Sampson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	24
2.9	Gerald Wallace offensive rebound.	26	24
0.7	Keith Bogans made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Gerald Wallace.	28	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	24

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Knicks
101
Bobcats
107

Game 1

5/12

Bobcats
82
Knicks
91

Game 2

26/12

Bobcats
99
Knicks
102

Game 3

13/2

Knicks
100
Bobcats
98

Game 4

16/4

Madison Square Garden

6:00 PM, 26 December 2004

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,763

Referees:
Scott Foster
Leroy Richardson
Kevin Fehr

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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