Nets 96-91 Cavaliers (28 Dec, 2005) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

17-10, 5-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	21	20	21	29	91
NJ	29	27	24	16	96

New Jersey Nets

16-12, 8-6 home

Nenad Krstic misses 6-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Clifford Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Vince Carter's driving layup
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson makes jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Vince Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 20-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd misses driving layup
Nenad Krstic makes layup
Jason Kidd makes 7-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes blocks Jason Kidd's driving layup
Richard Jefferson makes layup
Vince Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn makes 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter makes 9-foot running jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Vince Carter makes 14-foot two point shot
Marc Jackson misses 15-foot jumper
Scott Padgett makes layup
Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Scott Padgett makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lamond Murray assists)
Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Collins assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Richard Jefferson's layup
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 6-foot hook shot
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 6-foot hook shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes driving layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 11-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 7-foot two point shot
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 7-foot running jumper
Jason Collins misses 19-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 22-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson misses driving layup
Clifford Robinson misses layup
Jason Kidd misses driving layup
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Jason Kidd misses 18-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Collins misses layup
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses two point shot
Clifford Robinson makes 16-foot jumper (Scott Padgett assists)
Clifford Robinson makes 11-foot two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Scott Padgett makes 21-foot jumper (Clifford Robinson assists)
Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Vince Carter misses 6-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Jason Collins's layup
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Vince Carter's layup
Vince Carter misses tip shot
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Vince Carter makes dunk
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 29-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 23-foot jumper (Drew Gooden assists)
LeBron James makes 15-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses layup
Eric Snow makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses 13-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot running jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 11-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper
Ira Newble misses jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses two point shot
LeBron James makes driving layup
Lamond Murray blocks Ira Newble's jumper
LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow misses 35-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow makes 18-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Drew Gooden misses 6-foot jumper
Alan Henderson makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot hook shot
Luke Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden misses 20-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James misses jumper
Donyell Marshall misses jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes 16-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James misses 9-foot running jumper
LeBron James makes layup
Damon Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow misses 14-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow makes driving layup
Donyell Marshall misses 9-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 10-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 22-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Eric Snow makes 13-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes misses 14-foot running jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Jason Collins blocks Eric Snow's driving layup
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall misses two point shot
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Snow makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 27-foot 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 (Eric Snow gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper	2	0
11:18	Nenad Krstic misses 6-foot two point shot	2	0
11:15	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	2	0
11:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Nenad Krstic's layup	2	0
11:14	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	0
11:08	LeBron James offensive foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	2	0
11:08	LeBron James turnover	2	0
10:59	Jason Collins offensive foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	2	0
10:59	Jason Collins turnover	2	0
10:41	Nenad Krstic illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	2	0
10:41	LeBron James makes technical free throw	3	0
10:30	Larry Hughes makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	5	0
10:11	LeBron James illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	5	0
10:11	Vince Carter misses technical free throw	5	0
10:11	New Jersey offensive rebound	5	0
10:03	Nenad Krstic lost ball (LeBron James steals)	5	0
10:02	Jason Collins personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	5	0
10:02	Clifford Robinson enters the game for Jason Collins	5	0
9:44	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 23-foot jumper (Drew Gooden assists)	7	0
9:23	Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	7	2
9:10	LeBron James makes 15-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	9	2
8:47	Richard Jefferson makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	9	4
8:32	Clifford Robinson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	9	4
8:32	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	10	4
8:32	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	10	4
8:30	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	10	4
8:26	LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	4
8:25	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	10	4
8:22	Drew Gooden misses layup	10	4
8:21	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	10	4
8:14	Clifford Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	4
8:11	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	4
8:04	Eric Snow makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	12	4
7:48	Eric Snow personal foul (Clifford Robinson draws the foul)	12	4
7:43	Vince Carter makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	12	6
7:30	Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling	12	6
7:30	New Jersey full timeout	12	6
7:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Vince Carter's driving layup	12	6
7:18	New Jersey offensive rebound	12	6
7:11	Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	12	8
6:50	Drew Gooden misses 13-foot two point shot	12	8
6:50	Vince Carter defensive rebound	12	8
6:39	Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	8
6:37	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	8
6:33	Larry Hughes makes layup (LeBron James assists)	14	8
6:13	Clifford Robinson makes jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	14	10
5:48	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot running jumper (Larry Hughes assists)	16	10
5:30	Vince Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	10
5:26	Vince Carter offensive rebound	16	10
5:26	Eric Snow shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	16	10
5:26	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	16	11
5:26	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	16	11
5:26	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	16	11
5:26	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
5:11	Donyell Marshall misses 11-foot jumper	16	12
5:09	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	16	12
5:01	Donyell Marshall shooting foul (Clifford Robinson draws the foul)	16	12
5:01	Clifford Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
5:01	Clifford Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
4:46	Nenad Krstic personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	16	14
4:41	Damon Jones bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	16	14
4:30	Nenad Krstic makes 20-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	16	16
4:05	Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper	16	16
4:05	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	16	16
3:59	Jason Kidd misses driving layup	16	16
3:58	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	16	16
3:56	Nenad Krstic makes layup	16	18
3:50	Cleveland full timeout	16	18
3:43	Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper	19	18
3:24	Jason Kidd makes 7-foot two point shot	19	20
3:06	LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot	19	20
3:05	Vince Carter defensive rebound	19	20
3:00	Larry Hughes blocks Jason Kidd's driving layup	19	20
2:59	Richard Jefferson offensive rebound	19	20
2:58	Richard Jefferson makes layup	19	22
2:40	Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	22
2:39	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	19	22
2:34	Damon Jones personal foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)	19	22
2:34	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Jason Kidd	19	22
2:34	Ira Newble enters the game for Larry Hughes	19	22
2:21	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	19	22
2:21	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Drew Gooden	19	22
2:21	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	19	23
2:21	Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2	19	23
2:20	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	19	23
2:00	LeBron James misses 23-foot jumper	19	23
1:59	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	19	23
1:38	Vince Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	23
1:37	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	19	23
1:30	Ira Newble misses jumper	19	23
1:28	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	19	23
1:15	Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot jumper	19	23
1:14	Vince Carter offensive rebound	19	23
1:02	Jacque Vaughn makes 18-foot jumper	19	25
55.8	Damon Jones offensive foul (Jacque Vaughn draws the foul)	19	25
55.8	Damon Jones turnover	19	25
55.8	Scott Padgett enters the game for Nenad Krstic	19	25
42.8	Vince Carter makes driving layup	19	27
28.9	LeBron James makes driving layup	21	27
12.1	Ira Newble personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	21	27
12.1	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	21	28
12.1	Lamond Murray enters the game for Richard Jefferson	21	28
12.1	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	21	29
1.5	Vince Carter personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	21	29
0.4	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses two point shot	21	29
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	21	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	29

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-0

Nets
109
Cavaliers
100

Game 1

10/12

Cavaliers
91
Nets
96

Game 2

28/12

Nets
85
Cavaliers
91

Game 3

2/2

Cavaliers
108
Nets
102

Game 4

8/4

IZOD Center

12:30 AM, 28 December 2005

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 20,098

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Olandis Poole
Leroy Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

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