Nets 94-79 Nuggets (13 Feb, 2005) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

23-28, 8-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	12	16	20	79
NJ	29	22	26	17	94

New Jersey Nets

22-29, 13-11 home

Vince Carter made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Nenad Krstic made driving dunk. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Jason Kidd missed 23 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Jason Collins missed 18 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Jason Kidd made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Jason Kidd made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Jacque Vaughn made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Vince Carter made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Vince Carter's driving layup blocked by Carmelo Anthony.
Jacque Vaughn made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jacque Vaughn missed 17 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed 18 ft jumper.
Travis Best made 15 ft running jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Jason Kidd missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Travis Best made 20 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 17 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 21 ft jumper.
Billy Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Jabari Smith.
Travis Best made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jabari Smith's layup blocked by Kenyon Martin.
Billy Thomas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Billy Thomas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 18 ft jumper.
Jabari Smith made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Travis Best made driving layup.
Vince Carter missed two point shot.
Travis Best missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jason Collins missed 16 ft two point shot.
Travis Best made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Vince Carter made 22 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Nenad Krstic.
Ron Mercer made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Jabari Smith made layup. Assisted by Travis Best.
Vince Carter missed 10 ft running jumper.
Ron Mercer missed tip shot.
Jacque Vaughn made 19 ft jumper.
Jason Collins made dunk. Assisted by Nenad Krstic.
Jason Collins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Vince Carter missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Nenad Krstic made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jacque Vaughn's driving layup blocked by Bryon Russell.
Vince Carter missed 23 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 10 ft two point shot.
Jason Kidd made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Jason Kidd made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Jacque Vaughn made 19 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed three point jumper.
Jabari Smith missed 15 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic made jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Ron Mercer made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Ron Mercer made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Billy Thomas.
Ron Mercer made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Billy Thomas.
Billy Thomas missed jumper.
Ron Mercer made jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Ron Mercer missed 19 ft jumper.
Ron Mercer missed jumper.
Travis Best missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Billy Thomas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed layup.
Jacque Vaughn missed 19 ft jumper.
Ron Mercer made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Zoran Planinic.
Ron Mercer missed 18 ft jumper.
Billy Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Zoran Planinic.
Kenyon Martin's 9 ft two point shot blocked by Jason Collins.
Kenyon Martin made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Kenyon Martin made 6 ft two point shot.
Kenyon Martin made two point shot. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller missed tip shot.
Andre Miller made 18 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Kenyon Martin made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Carmelo Anthony made 21 ft jumper.
Andre Miller made 13 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 12 ft two point shot.
Greg Buckner missed 18 ft jumper.
Francisco Elson made layup.
Kenyon Martin missed 19 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed hook shot.
Earl Boykins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Carmelo Anthony's driving layup blocked by Jason Collins.
Earl Boykins made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Earl Boykins missed jumper.
Earl Boykins missed 14 ft jumper.
Greg Buckner made tip shot.
DerMarr Johnson missed driving layup.
Earl Boykins missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 21 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed driving layup.
Earl Boykins missed 17 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed hook shot.
Carmelo Anthony's layup blocked by Jabari Smith.
Earl Boykins missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins missed 15 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 18 ft jumper.
Bryon Russell missed 19 ft jumper.
Andre Miller missed 16 ft jumper.
Bryon Russell made jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Kenyon Martin made 16 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin missed 15 ft jumper.
Kenyon Martin's 9 ft running jumper blocked by Jason Collins.
Greg Buckner made jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Andre Miller missed jumper.
Earl Boykins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Carmelo Anthony missed driving layup.
Kenyon Martin missed 20 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Greg Buckner made 23 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins missed 8 ft running jumper.
Rodney White missed 23 ft three point jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Rodney White missed 17 ft jumper.
Greg Buckner missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rodney White made dunk.
Rodney White made dunk. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Rodney White made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller missed two point shot.
Rodney White made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed 6 ft two point shot.
Rodney White missed 17 ft jumper.
Francisco Elson made 18 ft jumper.
Rodney White missed 16 ft jumper.

NUGGETS

NETS

TIME		DEN	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00		0	0
11:40	Kenyon Martin's 9 ft two point shot blocked by Jason Collins.	0	0
11:37	Vince Carter defensive rebound.	0	0
11:19	Vince Carter made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	0	3
11:10	Vince Carter Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	0	3
11:03	Nenad Krstic Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	0	3
10:51	Kenyon Martin made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.	2	3
10:32	Nenad Krstic made driving dunk. Assisted by Vince Carter.	2	5
10:15	Carmelo Anthony made driving layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.	4	5
9:55	Jason Kidd missed 23 ft jumper.	4	5
9:53	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound.	4	5
9:45		6	5
9:26	Vince Carter made jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.	6	7
9:03	Kenyon Martin made 6 ft two point shot.	8	7
8:45	Jason Collins missed 18 ft jumper.	8	7
8:44	Andre Miller defensive rebound.	8	7
8:41	Kenyon Martin made two point shot. Assisted by Andre Miller.	10	7
8:37	New Jersey 20 Sec. Timeout.	10	7
8:27	Vince Carter made two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	10	9
8:07		10	9
8:07	Andre Miller offensive rebound.	10	9
8:06	Andre Miller missed tip shot.	10	9
8:04	Denver defensive rebound.	10	9
7:52	Jason Kidd made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.	10	11
7:39	Andre Miller Turnover	10	11
7:24	Jason Kidd made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.	10	13
7:03	Andre Miller made 18 ft jumper.	12	13
6:50	Jason Kidd made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.	12	16
6:39	Kenyon Martin made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.	14	16
6:20	Jacque Vaughn made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	14	18
6:05	Kenyon Martin made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.	16	18
5:46	Vince Carter made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.	16	21
5:31	Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Collins.	16	21
5:26	Vince Carter's driving layup blocked by Carmelo Anthony.	16	21
5:24	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.	16	21
5:18		18	21
5:01	Jacque Vaughn made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	18	23
4:48	Carmelo Anthony made 21 ft jumper.	20	23
4:26	Jacque Vaughn missed 17 ft jumper.	20	23
4:24	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.	20	23
4:18	Jason Kidd Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	20	23
4:18	New Jersey Full Timeout.	20	23
4:18	Greg Buckner enters the game for Earl Boykins.	20	23
4:18	Travis Best enters the game for Jason Kidd.	20	23
4:18		21	23
4:18		22	23
3:58	Vince Carter missed 27 ft three point jumper.	22	23
3:56	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.	22	23
3:45		24	23
3:27	Greg Buckner Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	24	23
3:27		24	23
3:27	Jacque Vaughn made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	24
3:27	Jacque Vaughn made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	25
3:09	Andre Miller made 13 ft jumper.	26	25
2:50	Nenad Krstic missed 18 ft jumper.	26	25
2:49	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound.	26	25
2:30	Carmelo Anthony missed 23 ft three point jumper.	26	25
2:28	Greg Buckner offensive rebound.	26	25
2:23	Nenad Krstic Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	26	25
2:23	Denver Full Timeout.	26	25
2:23	Billy Thomas enters the game for Jacque Vaughn.	26	25
2:23	Jabari Smith enters the game for Nenad Krstic.	26	25
2:23	Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	25
2:23	Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	25
1:58	Travis Best made 15 ft running jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.	28	27
1:35	Carmelo Anthony missed 12 ft two point shot.	28	27
1:34	Greg Buckner offensive rebound.	28	27
1:23	Greg Buckner missed 18 ft jumper.	28	27
1:23	Francisco Elson offensive rebound.	28	27
1:21	Francisco Elson made layup.	30	27
1:05	Francisco Elson Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	30	27
1:05	Jason Kidd enters the game for Vince Carter.	30	27
56.9	Jason Kidd missed 27 ft three point jumper.	30	27
54.9	New Jersey defensive rebound.	30	27
54.4	Jabari Smith Loose Ball Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	30	27
54.4	Kenyon Martin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	27
54.4	Denver offensive rebound.	30	27
54.4	Kenyon Martin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	27
31.5	Travis Best made 20 ft jumper.	31	29
9.9	Kenyon Martin missed 19 ft jumper.	31	29
8.6	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	31	29
0.8	Jason Kidd missed 17 ft jumper.	31	29
0.0	New Jersey offensive rebound.	31	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	31	29

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nets
88
Nuggets
90

Game 1

24/11

Nuggets
79
Nets
94

Game 2

13/2

IZOD Center

11:00 PM, 13 February 2005

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 16,125

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Mark Wunderlich
Matt Boland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	14	11	.560	7	L1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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