Pistons 89-80 Nets (12 Jan, 2005) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

19-14, 10-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	18	27	23	21	89
NJ	16	21	22	21	80

New Jersey Nets

12-22, 7-9 home

Nenad Krstic's 10 ft two point shot blocked by Rasheed Wallace.
Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jason Collins missed 9 ft hook shot.
Nenad Krstic made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Rodney Buford missed 18 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 15 ft running jumper.
Jason Collins missed jumper.
Vince Carter missed 21 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 17 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic made layup.
Vince Carter made 18 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford missed 21 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed 18 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed tip shot.
Rodney Buford made 6 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd made 17 ft jumper.
Jason Collins made layup. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Vince Carter made jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Vince Carter missed driving layup.
Vince Carter missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Travis Best made layup. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Jabari Smith missed 20 ft jumper.
Travis Best missed 20 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jason Kidd made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Rodney Buford.
Travis Best missed driving layup.
Travis Best made 25 ft three point jumper.
Travis Best made 18 ft jumper.
Travis Best missed 22 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Travis Best missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jason Collins made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Nenad Krstic made 6 ft two point shot.
Vince Carter made 21 ft two point shot.
Jason Collins missed 19 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 16 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith missed 19 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed driving layup.
Rodney Buford made 9 ft two point shot.
Vince Carter missed driving layup.
Vince Carter missed 20 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Rodney Buford missed 17 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd made 17 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic made dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Vince Carter made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Vince Carter missed 21 ft two point shot.
Nenad Krstic's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.
Rodney Buford missed jumper.
Rodney Buford missed 20 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed 15 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made driving layup.
Vince Carter missed three point jumper.
Vince Carter missed 20 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 6 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith missed tip shot.
Rodney Buford missed 22 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith missed 17 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith missed 17 ft jumper.
Travis Best made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Jabari Smith made dunk. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Travis Best's driving layup blocked by Antonio McDyess.
Travis Best missed 64 ft three point jumper.
Jabari Smith's 19 ft jumper blocked by Antonio McDyess.
Rodney Buford's 12 ft jumper blocked by Tayshaun Prince.
Jason Collins missed 13 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Vince Carter missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jabari Smith made layup.
Jason Collins missed 14 ft jumper.
Rodney Buford made layup.
Travis Best missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Travis Best's driving layup blocked by Antonio McDyess.
Vince Carter made driving layup. Assisted by Travis Best.
Vince Carter missed 13 ft running jumper.
Travis Best missed 19 ft jumper.
Travis Best made driving layup.
Travis Best missed 22 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made 22 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Travis Best made 13 ft running jumper.
Vince Carter missed 10 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith made tip shot.
Travis Best missed 17 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 14 ft two point shot.
Tayshaun Prince missed 19 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed running jumper.
Ben Wallace missed 16 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed 17 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Rasheed Wallace made 21 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 18 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 7 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace missed 15 ft two point shot.
Richard Hamilton made two point shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Rasheed Wallace's layup blocked by Jason Collins.
Rasheed Wallace made dunk. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Rasheed Wallace missed 11 ft two point shot.
Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 12 ft running jumper.
Ronald Dupree's 5 ft running jumper blocked by Jason Collins.
Antonio McDyess missed 13 ft jumper.
Lindsey Hunter made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Ronald Dupree made slam dunk. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Antonio McDyess made two point shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Antonio McDyess made 12 ft two point shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Ben Wallace made layup. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Lindsey Hunter made jumper. Assisted by Ronald Dupree.
Lindsey Hunter made two point shot.
Rasheed Wallace made two point shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Antonio McDyess missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 17 ft jumper.
Antonio McDyess made dunk. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Chauncey Billups missed 15 ft two point shot.
Tayshaun Prince made tip shot.
Rasheed Wallace made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Lindsey Hunter missed driving layup.
Ben Wallace made driving layup.
Tayshaun Prince missed jumper.
Chauncey Billups made two point shot.
Richard Hamilton missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Ben Wallace made driving dunk. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Ben Wallace missed 7 ft running jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 19 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace made 11 ft jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Richard Hamilton missed 12 ft running jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made tip shot.
Chauncey Billups missed 29 ft three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 8 ft running jumper.
Lindsey Hunter made driving layup.
Richard Hamilton missed 15 ft running jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 9 ft running jumper.
Antonio McDyess missed 15 ft two point shot.
Lindsey Hunter's driving layup blocked by Vince Carter.
Antonio McDyess made layup.
Richard Hamilton made dunk. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Lindsey Hunter made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Rasheed Wallace missed 12 ft two point shot.
Rasheed Wallace made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Antonio McDyess made layup. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Antonio McDyess's layup blocked by Nenad Krstic.
Tayshaun Prince made 7 ft running jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 12 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Rasheed Wallace missed 13 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Richard Hamilton missed three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made two point shot.
Ben Wallace missed driving layup.
Richard Hamilton missed 20 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace made dunk. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.

PISTONS

NETS

TIME		DET	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Jason Collins. Chauncey Billups gains possession.	0	0
11:41	Rasheed Wallace missed 14 ft two point shot.	0	0
11:40	Rodney Buford defensive rebound.	0	0
11:19	Nenad Krstic's 10 ft two point shot blocked by Rasheed Wallace.	0	0
11:18	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	0	0
11:03	Detroit offensive rebound.	0	0
10:57	Jason Kidd Personal Foul. Kidd's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 1st Team Foul.	0	0
10:56	Jason Kidd Shooting Foul. Kidd's 2nd Personal Foul, New Jersey's 2nd Team Foul.	0	0
10:56	Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
10:56	Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	0
10:45	Jason Kidd missed 25 ft three point jumper.	2	0
10:44	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound.	2	0
10:33	Tayshaun Prince missed 19 ft jumper.	2	0
10:33	Jason Kidd defensive rebound.	2	0
10:18	Jason Collins missed 9 ft hook shot.	2	0
10:17	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	2	0
10:00	Tayshaun Prince missed running jumper.	2	0
9:57	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	2	0
9:52	Nenad Krstic made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	2	2
9:29	Ben Wallace missed 16 ft jumper.	2	2
9:27	Jason Kidd defensive rebound.	2	2
9:18	Rodney Buford missed 18 ft jumper.	2	2
9:17	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	2	2
9:08	Richard Hamilton missed 17 ft jumper.	2	2
9:07	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	2	2
8:56	Richard Hamilton Shooting Foul. Hamilton's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 1st Team Foul.	2	2
8:56	Vince Carter made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
8:56	Vince Carter made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	4
8:34	Chauncey Billups made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.	5	4
8:15	Jason Collins Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.	5	4
8:00	Rasheed Wallace made 21 ft jumper.	7	4
7:35	Jason Kidd missed 15 ft running jumper.	7	4
7:33	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	7	4
7:22	Jason Collins Personal Foul. Collins's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 3rd Team Foul.	7	4
7:11	Tayshaun Prince missed 18 ft jumper.	7	4
7:09	Vince Carter defensive rebound.	7	4
6:52	Jason Collins missed jumper.	7	4
6:52	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound.	7	4
6:41	Rasheed Wallace missed 25 ft three point jumper.	7	4
6:39	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	7	4
6:22	Vince Carter missed 21 ft jumper.	7	4
6:20	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound.	7	4
6:07	Tayshaun Prince missed 7 ft jumper.	7	4
6:05	Chauncey Billups offensive rebound.	7	4
6:01	Detroit Full Timeout.	7	4
5:46	Ben Wallace missed 15 ft two point shot.	7	4
5:43	Detroit offensive rebound.	7	4
5:41	Richard Hamilton made two point shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	9	4
5:26	Vince Carter missed 17 ft jumper.	9	4
5:24	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound.	9	4
5:24	Nenad Krstic made layup.	9	6
5:13	Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Rodney Buford.	9	6
5:03	Vince Carter made 18 ft jumper.	9	8
4:43	Rasheed Wallace's layup blocked by Jason Collins.	9	8
4:41	Jason Kidd defensive rebound.	9	8
4:37	Jason Kidd Bad Pass	9	8
4:24	Rasheed Wallace made dunk. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	11	8
4:07	Rodney Buford missed 21 ft jumper.	11	8
4:07	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound.	11	8
3:59	Nenad Krstic missed 18 ft jumper.	11	8
3:57	Vince Carter offensive rebound.	11	8
3:56	Vince Carter missed tip shot.	11	8
3:55	Vince Carter offensive rebound.	11	8
3:51	Rodney Buford made 6 ft jumper.	11	10
3:36	Rasheed Wallace missed 11 ft two point shot.	11	10
3:35	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	11	10
3:30	Jason Kidd made 17 ft jumper.	11	12
3:03	Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft three point jumper.	11	12
3:02	Vince Carter defensive rebound.	11	12
2:51	Jason Collins made layup. Assisted by Vince Carter.	11	14
2:39	Jason Collins Illegal Defense Foul. Collins's 2nd Personal Foul, New Jersey's 4th Team Foul.	11	14
2:39	New Jersey Full Timeout.	11	14
2:39	Ronald Dupree enters the game for Tayshaun Prince.	11	14
2:39	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace.	11	14
2:39	Travis Best enters the game for Jason Kidd.	11	14
2:39	Richard Hamilton made Technical Free Throw.	12	14
2:31	Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Travis Best.	12	14
2:15	Vince Carter made jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.	12	16
1:47	Chauncey Billups missed 12 ft running jumper.	12	16
1:47	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	12	16
1:32	Ronald Dupree's 5 ft running jumper blocked by Jason Collins.	12	16
1:31	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound.	12	16
1:29	Antonio McDyess missed 13 ft jumper.	12	16
1:28	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	12	16
1:19	Ronald Dupree Personal Foul. Dupree's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 2nd Team Foul.	12	16
1:19	Jabari Smith enters the game for Nenad Krstic.	12	16
1:19	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups.	12	16
1:15	Vince Carter missed driving layup.	12	16
1:13	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound.	12	16
1:09	Rodney Buford Shooting Foul. Buford's 1st Personal Foul, New Jersey's 5th Team Foul.	12	16
1:09	Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	16
1:09	Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	16
49.9	Travis Best Traveling	14	16
33.6	Lindsey Hunter made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.	16	16
25.9	Vince Carter Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsey Hunter.	16	16
22.7	Ronald Dupree made slam dunk. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.	18	16
3.2	Vince Carter missed 24 ft three point jumper.	18	16
1.2	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound.	18	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	18	16

Regular Season Series

DET leads 2-0

Nets
90
Pistons
100

Game 1

28/12

Pistons
89
Nets
80

Game 2

12/1

Pistons
85
Nets
107

Game 3

5/2

IZOD Center

12:30 AM, 12 January 2005

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 15,755

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Scott Foster
Anthony Jordan

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

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