Nets 97-92 Pacers (16 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Indiana Pacers

20-16, 9-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	19	24	22	27	92
NJ	31	27	19	20	97

New Jersey Nets

20-15, 11-6 home

Vince Carter misses 5-foot two point shot
Jason Collins misses 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses layup
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jason Collins assists)
Jason Collins makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 27-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Anthony Johnson blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup
Vince Carter makes slam dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 11-foot two point shot
Jason Collins misses layup
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Jason Kidd misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes layup (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Jacque Vaughn makes driving layup
Vince Carter makes layup
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 20-foot jumper
Scott Padgett misses 11-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses driving layup
Clifford Robinson misses 20-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn makes driving layup
Jacque Vaughn makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 20-foot jumper
Scott Padgett misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 9-foot two point shot
Jacque Vaughn makes driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 23-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 7-foot hook shot
Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Stephen Jackson blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup
Nenad Krstic makes 5-foot two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 6-foot hook shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses jumper
Vince Carter misses 11-foot two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Jason Collins misses jumper
Jason Collins makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
David Harrison blocks Nenad Krstic's two point shot
Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Collins assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 9-foot running jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 11-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Jason Kidd makes 16-foot two point shot
Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Scott Padgett misses 25-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson makes 17-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Clifford Robinson misses jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses layup
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses layup
Vince Carter makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 8-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses driving layup
Jacque Vaughn misses 15-foot jumper
Austin Croshere makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 6-foot jumper
Anthony Johnson makes driving layup
Austin Croshere makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danny Granger assists)
Anthony Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
David Harrison misses 5-foot hook shot
Danny Granger makes 19-foot jumper (Jeff Foster assists)
Danny Granger misses 23-foot jumper
Austin Croshere misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Johnson makes 17-foot two point shot
Fred Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Foster assists)
Stephen Jackson makes 5-foot running jumper
Stephen Jackson misses driving layup
Jeff Foster makes tip shot
Fred Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses 16-foot jumper
Jeff Foster misses layup
Fred Jones makes slam dunk (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Jeff Foster makes dunk (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Fred Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Austin Croshere makes driving layup (Danny Granger assists)
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Croshere assists)
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Croshere assists)
Jeff Foster misses layup
Stephen Jackson misses 9-foot jumper
Anthony Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephen Jackson assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 11-foot two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Fred Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Foster assists)
Fred Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
David Harrison misses 8-foot two point shot
Anthony Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
David Harrison makes layup (Anthony Johnson assists)
David Harrison misses layup
David Harrison makes tip shot
Austin Croshere makes 14-foot jumper
Danny Granger misses 15-foot jumper
Anthony Johnson makes 9-foot two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Austin Croshere makes two point shot
Fred Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson makes 21-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 23-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson makes 18-foot jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)
Jeff Foster makes layup (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Fred Jones makes driving layup
Fred Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Fred Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses 13-foot jumper
David Harrison makes 7-foot hook shot (Eddie Gill assists)
Jeff Foster makes layup (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses driving layup
Jeff Foster misses layup
Sarunas Jasikevicius misses jumper
Stephen Jackson misses layup
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes 6-foot running jumper (Austin Croshere assists)
Fred Jones makes jumper
Austin Croshere misses 27-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 17-foot two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses two point shot
Austin Croshere makes layup (Sarunas Jasikevicius assists)
Stephen Jackson makes 14-foot two point shot
Anthony Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
Sarunas Jasikevicius makes driving layup
Austin Croshere misses three point jumper
Stephen Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper

PACERS

NETS

TIME		IND	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: David Harrison vs. Jason Collins (Jason Kidd gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Vince Carter misses 5-foot two point shot	0	0
11:38	Austin Croshere defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Austin Croshere makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Johnson assists)	3	0
10:56	Jason Collins misses 20-foot jumper	3	0
10:55	David Harrison defensive rebound	3	0
10:37	David Harrison lost ball (Vince Carter steals)	3	0
10:36	David Harrison loose ball foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	3	0
10:26	Vince Carter misses layup	3	0
10:25	Austin Croshere defensive rebound	3	0
10:08	Stephen Jackson misses 6-foot jumper	3	0
10:07	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	3	0
10:00	Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jason Collins assists)	3	2
9:44	Anthony Johnson makes driving layup	5	2
9:25	Jason Collins makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	5	4
9:07	Austin Croshere makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danny Granger assists)	8	4
8:47	Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	8	6
8:34	Anthony Johnson misses 21-foot jumper	8	6
8:33	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	8	6
8:23	Jason Kidd makes 27-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)	8	9
7:58	Stephen Jackson bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	8	9
7:54	Anthony Johnson blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup	8	9
7:52	Richard Jefferson offensive rebound	8	9
7:50	Vince Carter makes slam dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)	8	11
7:45	Indiana 20 Sec. timeout	8	11
7:31	David Harrison misses 5-foot hook shot	8	11
7:30	Jason Collins defensive rebound	8	11
7:24	David Harrison shooting foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	8	11
7:24	Jeff Foster enters the game for David Harrison	8	11
7:24	Nenad Krstic misses free throw 1 of 2	8	11
7:24	New Jersey offensive rebound	8	11
7:24	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2	8	12
7:05	Danny Granger makes 19-foot jumper (Jeff Foster assists)	10	12
6:52	Stephen Jackson personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	10	12
6:39	Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	10	14
6:22	Danny Granger misses 23-foot jumper	10	14
6:20	Jason Collins defensive rebound	10	14
6:07	Nenad Krstic misses 11-foot two point shot	10	14
6:07	Austin Croshere defensive rebound	10	14
5:56	Austin Croshere misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	14
5:54	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	10	14
5:50	Jason Collins misses layup	10	14
5:50	New Jersey offensive rebound	10	14
5:50	New Jersey full timeout	10	14
5:37	Vince Carter misses driving layup	10	14
5:35	Austin Croshere defensive rebound	10	14
5:16	Stephen Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	14
5:16	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	10	14
5:11	Jason Kidd misses driving layup	10	14
5:09	Jason Kidd offensive rebound	10	14
5:05	Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	14
5:05	Austin Croshere defensive rebound	10	14
4:45	Anthony Johnson makes 17-foot two point shot	12	14
4:30	Anthony Johnson shooting foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	12	14
4:30	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 1 of 2	12	15
4:30	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Richard Jefferson	12	15
4:30	Fred Jones enters the game for Danny Granger	12	15
4:30	Clifford Robinson enters the game for Jason Collins	12	15
4:30	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2	12	16
4:16	Stephen Jackson bad pass (Jacque Vaughn steals)	12	16
4:13	Vince Carter offensive foul (Austin Croshere draws the foul)	12	16
4:13	Vince Carter turnover	12	16
4:13	Sarunas Jasikevicius enters the game for Anthony Johnson	12	16
3:51	Fred Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Foster assists)	15	16
3:39	Jason Kidd makes layup (Jacque Vaughn assists)	15	18
3:23	Jeff Foster turnover	15	18
3:02	Austin Croshere personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	15	18
3:02	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
3:02	Danny Granger enters the game for Austin Croshere	15	19
3:02	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
2:55	Sarunas Jasikevicius lost ball (Jacque Vaughn steals)	15	20
2:51	Jacque Vaughn makes driving layup	15	22
2:46	Indiana full timeout	15	22
2:46	delay of game	15	22
2:46	Richard Jefferson enters the game for Jason Kidd	15	22
2:26	Stephen Jackson makes 5-foot running jumper	17	22
2:01	Vince Carter makes layup	17	24
1:38	Stephen Jackson misses driving layup	17	24
1:37	Jeff Foster offensive rebound	17	24
1:35	Jeff Foster makes tip shot	19	24
1:17	Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper	19	27
1:08	Richard Jefferson shooting foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)	19	27
1:08	Scott Padgett enters the game for Nenad Krstic	19	27
1:08	Stephen Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2	19	27
1:08	Indiana offensive rebound	19	27
1:08	Stephen Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2	19	27
1:07	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	19	27
46.7	Vince Carter makes two point shot	19	29
31.9	Fred Jones misses 21-foot jumper	19	29
31.0	Indiana defensive rebound	19	29
31.0	Jeff Foster loose ball foul (Clifford Robinson draws the foul)	19	29
31.0	Clifford Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2	19	30
31.0	Lamond Murray enters the game for Vince Carter	19	30
31.0	Clifford Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	19	31
15.6	Richard Jefferson personal foul (Fred Jones draws the foul)	19	31
15.6	Fred Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	19	31
15.6	Indiana offensive rebound	19	31
15.6	Austin Croshere enters the game for Stephen Jackson	19	31
15.6	Fred Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	19	31
14.9	Lamond Murray defensive rebound	19	31
2.1	Richard Jefferson misses 20-foot jumper	19	31
0.9	Scott Padgett offensive rebound	19	31
0.1	Scott Padgett misses 11-foot jumper	19	31
0.0	New Jersey offensive rebound	19	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	31

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nets
90
Pacers
102

Game 1

12/11

Pacers
92
Nets
97

Game 2

16/1

Pacers
101
Nets
91

Game 3

26/2

IZOD Center

8:30 PM, 16 January 2006

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 18,813

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Rodney Mott
Anthony Jordan

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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