Nets 104-98 Cavaliers (27 Feb, 2005) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

31-23, 10-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	20	26	29	23	98
NJ	30	28	25	21	104

New Jersey Nets

25-32, 16-12 home

104

Nenad Krstic missed 6 ft two point shot.
Vince Carter made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Collins made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Vince Carter made layup. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Vince Carter missed layup.
Nenad Krstic missed 14 ft jumper.
Jacque Vaughn missed driving layup.
Jacque Vaughn made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jason Collins missed 14 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic made dunk. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Jacque Vaughn made driving layup.
Vince Carter made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Collins made 15 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jacque Vaughn missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Nenad Krstic made dunk. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Vince Carter made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Clifford Robinson missed 16 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made layup.
Vince Carter missed 15 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed hook shot.
Vince Carter made two point shot.
Ron Mercer missed 10 ft jumper.
Ron Mercer made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Travis Best missed 18 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed three point jumper.
Nenad Krstic made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Ron Mercer made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd made three point jumper. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Ron Mercer made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Ron Mercer made 17 ft jumper.
Nenad Krstic missed 17 ft jumper.
Clifford Robinson made dunk. Assisted by Ron Mercer.
Jason Kidd missed 15 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed two point shot.
Vince Carter made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jabari Smith missed 20 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 35 ft three point jumper.
Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd missed jumper.
Jacque Vaughn made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jacque Vaughn missed 21 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Jason Collins missed 12 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Clifford Robinson missed 7 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Clifford Robinson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Vince Carter missed layup.
Nenad Krstic's layup blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Jacque Vaughn made 13 ft jumper.
Clifford Robinson made 12 ft running jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.
Jacque Vaughn missed 21 ft jumper.
Clifford Robinson's 11 ft jumper blocked by DeSagana Diop.
Ron Mercer's layup blocked by Robert Traylor.
Clifford Robinson missed 19 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 11 ft jumper.
Jason Collins missed 21 ft jumper.
Travis Best's three point jumper blocked by Drew Gooden.
Ron Mercer missed 19 ft jumper.
Jason Kidd missed 20 ft jumper.
Travis Best missed jumper.
Ron Mercer missed 19 ft jumper.
Vince Carter's layup blocked by Drew Gooden.
Vince Carter made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Jason Kidd missed 14 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed tip shot.
Travis Best missed 21 ft jumper.
Travis Best missed 20 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Jason Kidd made layup. Assisted by Jason Collins.
Travis Best missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jason Kidd made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Nenad Krstic's layup blocked by Robert Traylor.
Nenad Krstic missed 17 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 11 ft two point shot.
Vince Carter made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
Travis Best made three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Drew Gooden missed 11 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made layup.
Ira Newble missed 18 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Drew Gooden made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Drew Gooden made 5 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Jeff McInnis missed jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 12 ft jumper.
Ira Newble missed layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup blocked by Vince Carter.
Jeff McInnis made 6 ft jumper.
Drew Gooden made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
Drew Gooden missed 12 ft two point shot.
Jeff McInnis missed 27 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James missed 16 ft jumper.
Robert Traylor's 9 ft jumper blocked by Clifford Robinson.
LeBron James made layup.
LeBron James made dunk. Assisted by DeSagana Diop.
Robert Traylor missed jumper.
LeBron James missed layup.
LeBron James made tip shot.
Jeff McInnis's layup blocked by Travis Best.
LeBron James missed layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
LeBron James missed 20 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup blocked by Jason Kidd.
Eric Snow missed 18 ft jumper.
Lucious Harris missed layup.
Jeff McInnis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Jeff McInnis made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Robert Traylor made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Sasha Pavlovic.
Jeff McInnis missed 17 ft jumper.
LeBron James missed driving layup.
Ira Newble made tip shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
Jeff McInnis made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Robert Traylor made jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
LeBron James made 4 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James's layup blocked by Jason Collins.
LeBron James made layup.
Robert Traylor missed 17 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
Lucious Harris missed 17 ft jumper.
LeBron James made two point shot. Assisted by Robert Traylor.
Jeff McInnis made 14 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Lucious Harris made three point jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
LeBron James made layup. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Robert Traylor's layup blocked by Jabari Smith.
Jeff McInnis missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 16 ft jumper.
Jeff McInnis made 5 ft jumper.
LeBron James's layup blocked by Clifford Robinson.
Robert Traylor missed layup.
Robert Traylor made dunk.
LeBron James missed layup.
DeSagana Diop's 15 ft jumper blocked by Clifford Robinson.
Lucious Harris missed 14 ft jumper.
Lucious Harris missed 18 ft jumper.
Lucious Harris made jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made tip shot.
Lucious Harris made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Jeff McInnis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
Robert Traylor made 20 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 7 ft two point shot.
Jeff McInnis made 5 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Lucious Harris.
LeBron James missed 12 ft running jumper.
LeBron James missed 6 ft jumper.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed tip shot.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made tip shot.
Jeff McInnis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 16 ft jumper.
LeBron James made 29 ft three point jumper.
Jeff McInnis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
LeBron James missed 25 ft three point jumper.

CAVALIERS

NETS

TIME		CLE	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Jason Collins. Vince Carter gains possession.	0	0
11:48	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
11:36	Nenad Krstic missed 6 ft two point shot.	0	0
11:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	0	0
11:26	Drew Gooden missed 11 ft jumper.	0	0
11:25	Jason Kidd defensive rebound.	0	0
11:18	Vince Carter made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	0	2
10:59	Ira Newble Turnover	0	2
10:38	Jason Collins made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	0	4
10:23	Jeff McInnis missed layup.	0	4
10:22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	0	4
10:19	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made layup.	2	4
10:08	Vince Carter made layup. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.	2	6
9:47	Ira Newble missed 18 ft jumper.	2	6
9:45	Jason Kidd defensive rebound.	2	6
9:37	Vince Carter missed layup.	2	6
9:37	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	2	6
9:34	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.	2	6
9:32	Nenad Krstic missed 14 ft jumper.	2	6
9:30	Jeff McInnis defensive rebound.	2	6
9:22	Jason Collins Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	6
9:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.	2	6
9:04	Jacque Vaughn missed driving layup.	2	6
9:03	LeBron James defensive rebound.	2	6
9:00	Jeff McInnis made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	4	6
8:36	Jacque Vaughn made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	4	8
8:18	Drew Gooden made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	6	8
8:02	Jason Kidd missed 26 ft three point jumper.	6	8
8:00	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound.	6	8
7:52	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	8	8
7:28	Jason Collins missed 14 ft jumper.	8	8
7:26	LeBron James defensive rebound.	8	8
7:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.	10	8
6:58	Nenad Krstic made dunk. Assisted by Vince Carter.	10	10
6:41	Drew Gooden made 5 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	12	10
6:20	Jacque Vaughn made driving layup.	12	12
6:01	Jeff McInnis missed jumper.	12	12
6:00	Ira Newble offensive rebound.	12	12
5:50	LeBron James Bad Pass	12	12
5:50	New Jersey Full Timeout.	12	12
5:33	Vince Carter made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	12	15
5:11	Jeff McInnis missed 12 ft jumper.	12	15
5:09	Ira Newble offensive rebound.	12	15
5:07	Ira Newble missed layup.	12	15
5:05	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound.	12	15
5:05	Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup blocked by Vince Carter.	12	15
5:01	Jeff McInnis offensive rebound.	12	15
5:00	Jeff McInnis made 6 ft jumper.	14	15
4:39	Jason Collins made 15 ft jumper.	14	17
4:28	Drew Gooden made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.	16	17
4:11	Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.	16	19
3:56	Jacque Vaughn Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	16	19
3:49	Drew Gooden Turnover	16	19
3:34	Jacque Vaughn missed 25 ft three point jumper.	16	19
3:32	Drew Gooden defensive rebound.	16	19
3:29	Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.	16	19
3:27	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound.	16	19
3:20	Nenad Krstic made dunk. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.	16	21
2:58	Drew Gooden missed 12 ft two point shot.	16	21
2:57	Cleveland offensive rebound.	16	21
2:57	Cleveland Full Timeout.	16	21
2:57	Ron Mercer enters the game for Jason Kidd.	16	21
2:57	Clifford Robinson enters the game for Nenad Krstic.	16	21
2:55	Ira Newble Bad Pass. Stolen by Clifford Robinson.	16	21
2:32	Vince Carter made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jacque Vaughn.	16	24
2:04	Jeff McInnis missed 27 ft three point jumper.	16	24
2:02	Vince Carter defensive rebound.	16	24
1:54	Drew Gooden Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	16	24
1:54	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.	16	24
1:42	Clifford Robinson missed 16 ft jumper.	16	24
1:39	Vince Carter offensive rebound.	16	24
1:38	Vince Carter made layup.	16	26
1:15	LeBron James missed 16 ft jumper.	16	26
1:14	Jason Collins defensive rebound.	16	26
1:06	Drew Gooden Personal Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	16	26
1:06	Robert Traylor enters the game for Drew Gooden.	16	26
1:06	Clifford Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	27
1:06	Clifford Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	28
49.9	Robert Traylor's 9 ft jumper blocked by Clifford Robinson.	16	28
47.9	DeSagana Diop offensive rebound.	16	28
45.9	LeBron James made layup.	18	28
34.0	DeSagana Diop Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	18	28
34.0	Lucious Harris enters the game for Ira Newble.	18	28
34.0	Jason Collins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	28
34.0	New Jersey offensive rebound.	18	28
34.0	Jason Collins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	28
32.9	Jeff McInnis defensive rebound.	18	28
29.0	Nenad Krstic enters the game for Jason Collins.	18	28
22.4	LeBron James made dunk. Assisted by DeSagana Diop.	20	28
4.9	Vince Carter missed 15 ft jumper.	20	28
2.7	New Jersey offensive rebound.	20	28
2.7	New Jersey 20 Sec. Timeout.	20	28
1.1	Nenad Krstic missed hook shot.	20	28
0.6	Vince Carter offensive rebound.	20	28
0.1	Vince Carter made two point shot.	20	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	30

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-1

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

6:00 PM, 27 February 2005

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 18,452

Referees:
Sean Corbin
Ed Malloy
Blane Reichelt

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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