Nets 86-82 Timberwolves (24 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

28-40, 8-26 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	21	16	16	82
NJ	20	20	24	22	86

New Jersey Nets

39-28, 23-9 home

Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup
Vince Carter makes 13-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 5-foot two point shot
Clifford Robinson makes 18-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Lamond Murray misses 14-foot jumper
Zoran Planinic misses driving layup
Jacque Vaughn misses 18-foot jumper
Zoran Planinic makes 22-foot two point shot (Richard Jefferson assists)
Zoran Planinic misses 22-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 4-foot hook shot
Richard Jefferson misses tip shot
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses layup
Zoran Planinic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses hook shot
Jason Kidd makes driving layup (Nenad Krstic assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 10-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 6-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin blocks Nenad Krstic's dunk
Clifford Robinson misses 17-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes slam dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic makes running jumper (Clifford Robinson assists)
Clifford Robinson misses jumper
Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes hook shot
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 14-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses layup
Clifford Robinson misses tip shot
Clifford Robinson makes 10-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Vince Carter makes 30-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Nenad Krstic misses 7-foot hook shot
Lamond Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 10-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes 21-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses layup
Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 8-foot running jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 5-foot two point shot
Mark Blount blocks Jason Kidd's layup
Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses layup
Vince Carter makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Clifford Robinson makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Clifford Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Ricky Davis misses 4-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes layup
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)
Mark Blount makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Marcus Banks misses 22-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 8-foot hook shot
Ricky Davis misses layup
Ricky Davis makes layup (Marcus Banks assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses two point shot
Marcus Banks makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes layup
Mark Blount makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Marcus Banks misses 21-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Marko Jaric misses layup
Mark Blount makes 6-foot hook shot (Ricky Davis assists)
Mark Blount makes 12-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Marcus Banks makes driving layup
Mark Blount misses 17-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 17-foot jumper (Eddie Griffin assists)
Eddie Griffin misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
Vince Carter blocks Justin Reed's layup
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Zoran Planinic blocks Justin Reed's layup
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
Eddie Griffin misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Justin Reed makes dunk (Marcus Banks assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Marcus Banks misses 23-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 8-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 9-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 15-foot two point shot
Marcus Banks misses 22-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson blocks Mark Blount's layup
Marcus Banks makes driving layup
Ricky Davis misses jumper
Ricky Davis makes driving dunk
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses layup
Ricky Davis misses 14-foot jumper
Justin Reed makes jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Mark Blount misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Vince Carter blocks Marko Jaric's layup
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Zoran Planinic blocks Justin Reed's 18-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses jumper
Ricky Davis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Justin Reed misses 20-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses tip shot
Ricky Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Justin Reed misses 19-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses 15-foot jumper
Vince Carter blocks Eddie Griffin's 15-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot two point shot
Marko Jaric makes 20-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Marko Jaric misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Banks misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Banks makes layup
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

NETS

TIME		MIN	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Jason Collins (Mark Blount gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Richard Jefferson personal foul (Rashad McCants draws the foul)	0	0
11:41	Ricky Davis misses 4-foot jumper	0	0
11:40	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Jason Kidd assists)	0	2
11:06	Rashad McCants makes layup	2	2
10:48	Rashad McCants shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	2	2
10:48	Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2	2	2
10:48	New Jersey offensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:30	Rashad McCants traveling	2	3
10:12	Rashad McCants shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	2	3
10:12	Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2	2	3
10:12	New Jersey offensive rebound	2	3
10:12	Marko Jaric enters the game for Rashad McCants	2	3
10:12	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
9:56	Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Mark Blount assists)	4	4
9:41	Marko Jaric personal foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	4	4
9:36	Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:33	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	4
9:26	Mark Blount makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	6	4
9:06	Vince Carter bad pass (Mark Blount steals)	6	4
8:47	Kevin Garnett lost ball (Nenad Krstic steals)	6	4
8:37	Jason Kidd makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)	6	7
8:11	Marcus Banks misses 22-foot jumper	6	7
8:10	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	6	7
8:02	Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper	6	7
8:00	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	6	7
7:52	Mark Blount makes 8-foot hook shot	8	7
7:33	Nenad Krstic lost ball (Kevin Garnett steals)	8	7
7:33	Nenad Krstic loose ball foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	8	7
7:13	Ricky Davis misses layup	8	7
7:11	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	8	7
7:05	Vince Carter bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)	8	7
7:00	Ricky Davis makes layup (Marcus Banks assists)	10	7
6:48	Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper	10	7
6:47	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	10	7
6:37	Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	12	7
6:16	Richard Jefferson makes layup	12	9
6:00	Jason Collins personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	12	9
5:56	Ricky Davis misses two point shot	12	9
5:54	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	12	9
5:45	Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper	12	9
5:43	Marcus Banks defensive rebound	12	9
5:37	Marcus Banks makes driving layup	14	9
5:31	New Jersey full timeout	14	9
5:22	Jason Kidd bad pass (Ricky Davis steals)	21	14
5:20	Ricky Davis turnover (Nenad Krstic steals)	21	14
5:16	Nenad Krstic makes layup	14	11
4:52	Kevin Garnett makes layup	16	11
4:37	Ricky Davis personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	16	11
4:37	Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2	16	11
4:37	New Jersey offensive rebound	16	11
4:37	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Jason Kidd	16	11
4:37	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
4:24	Mark Blount makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)	18	12
4:07	Vince Carter makes 13-foot jumper	18	14
4:00	Marcus Banks misses 21-foot jumper	18	14
3:58	Mark Blount offensive rebound	18	14
3:49	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)	18	14
3:49	Clifford Robinson enters the game for Nenad Krstic	18	14
3:49	Mark Blount misses free throw 1 of 2	18	14
3:49	Minnesota offensive rebound	18	14
3:49	Mark Blount makes free throw 2 of 2	19	14
3:38	Jacque Vaughn bad pass	19	14
3:28	Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper	19	14
3:26	Jason Collins defensive rebound	19	14
3:17	Vince Carter bad pass (Ricky Davis steals)	19	14
3:13	Marcus Banks makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)	21	14
2:56	Marko Jaric jump ball	21	14
2:56	Minnesota full timeout	21	14
2:48	Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	14
2:47	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	21	14
2:29	Marko Jaric misses layup	21	14
2:27	Jacque Vaughn defensive rebound	21	14
2:15	Vince Carter misses 5-foot two point shot	21	14
2:13	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	21	14
2:00	Mark Blount makes 6-foot hook shot (Ricky Davis assists)	23	14
1:53	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	23	14
1:53	Eddie Griffin enters the game for Kevin Garnett	23	14
1:53	Zoran Planinic enters the game for Vince Carter	23	14
1:38	Clifford Robinson makes 18-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)	23	16
1:28	Clifford Robinson shooting foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	23	16
1:28	Ricky Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	24	16
1:28	Lamond Murray enters the game for Jason Collins	24	16
1:28	Ricky Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	25	16
1:12	Lamond Murray misses 14-foot jumper	25	16
1:09	Richard Jefferson offensive rebound	25	16
57.9	Zoran Planinic misses driving layup	25	16
56.2	New Jersey defensive rebound	25	16
45.3	Mark Blount makes 12-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	27	16
31.4	Jacque Vaughn misses 18-foot jumper	27	16
30.4	New Jersey offensive rebound	27	16
30.4	Ricky Davis loose ball foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	27	16
30.4	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	27	17
30.4	Justin Reed enters the game for Ricky Davis	27	17
30.4	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	27	18
10.2	Marcus Banks makes driving layup	29	18
0.2	Justin Reed shooting foul (Jacque Vaughn draws the foul)	29	18
0.2	Jacque Vaughn makes free throw 1 of 2	29	19
0.2	Jacque Vaughn makes free throw 2 of 2	29	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	20

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nets
90
Timberwolves
100

Game 1

2/3

Timberwolves
82
Nets
86

Game 2

24/3

IZOD Center

12:30 AM, 24 March 2006

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 15,952

Referees:
Jack Nies
Violet Palmer
Olandis Poole

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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