Nets 79-74 Pistons (27 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

40-28, 17-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	23	15	18	23	79
DET	10	25	21	18	74

Detroit Pistons

55-14, 30-3 home

Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses 16-foot two point shot
Ben Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot running jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 7-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot
Jason Kidd blocks Chauncey Billups's 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd blocks Richard Hamilton's 14-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes tip shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Lindsey Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes layup (Antonio McDyess assists)
Carlos Delfino misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Delk makes 13-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes tip shot
Tony Delk makes 19-foot jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Carlos Delfino misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 9-foot jumper
Tony Delk makes 27-foot three point jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses jumper
Lindsey Hunter misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Delk misses 19-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 6-foot hook shot (Antonio McDyess assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 13-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 12-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 6-foot jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Ben Wallace makes tip shot
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses 12-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Antonio McDyess assists)
Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Richard Hamilton makes 12-foot running jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Vince Carter blocks Lindsey Hunter's 8-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 12-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes driving dunk (Tony Delk assists)
Tony Delk misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 18-foot two point shot
Tony Delk makes 19-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Collins blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Antonio McDyess makes two point shot
Chauncey Billups misses layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 10-foot running jumper
Chauncey Billups makes 24-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Richard Hamilton's layup
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup
Vince Carter blocks Richard Hamilton's 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 15-foot jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chauncey Billups misses 22-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Jason Collins makes 17-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Vince Carter makes 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Collins makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's 14-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 18-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 7-foot hook shot (Vince Carter assists)
Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 8-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Zoran Planinic makes driving layup
Zoran Planinic misses jumper
Carlos Delfino blocks Jacque Vaughn's layup
Lamond Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess blocks Clifford Robinson's layup
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses three point jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Vince Carter's 9-foot hook shot
Jason Kidd misses 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving dunk
Nenad Krstic misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 9-foot hook shot
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses layup
Vince Carter misses tip shot
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Collins misses 17-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter misses 14-foot jumper
Ben Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 21-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk
Richard Hamilton blocks Vince Carter's 15-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Jacque Vaughn misses jumper
Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses layup
Nenad Krstic makes driving layup
Jason Kidd makes 18-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses layup
Clifford Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Antoine Wright misses layup
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Antoine Wright makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 9-foot hook shot
Vince Carter misses 13-foot running jumper
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's 10-foot hook shot
Vince Carter misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper

NETS

PISTONS

TIME		NJ	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jason Collins vs. Ben Wallace (Richard Jefferson gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
11:30	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	0	2
11:07	Richard Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	2	2
10:44	Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
10:41	Jason Collins defensive rebound	2	2
10:33	Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	2	2
10:33	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:33	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:21	Ben Wallace misses 16-foot two point shot	4	2
10:18	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	4	2
10:11	Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	6	2
9:52	Ben Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot	6	2
9:48	Vince Carter defensive rebound	6	2
9:37	Nenad Krstic misses layup	6	2
9:36	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	6	2
9:21	Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)	6	4
8:55	Vince Carter traveling	6	4
8:42	Richard Jefferson personal foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	6	4
8:32	Richard Hamilton misses 21-foot jumper	6	4
8:29	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	6	4
8:14	Jason Collins makes 17-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	8	4
7:50	Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	4
7:48	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	8	4
7:39	Vince Carter makes 20-foot jumper	10	4
7:33	Detroit full timeout	10	4
7:15	Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot running jumper	10	4
7:11	Jason Collins defensive rebound	10	4
6:58	Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)	12	4
6:35	Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper	12	4
6:33	Vince Carter defensive rebound	12	4
6:22	Jason Collins makes 18-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	14	4
5:58	Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot jumper	14	4
5:56	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound	14	4
5:47	Rasheed Wallace makes 7-foot jumper	14	6
5:30	Ben Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's 14-foot jumper	14	6
5:28	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	14	6
5:11	Jason Collins personal foul (Rasheed Wallace draws the foul)	14	6
5:00	Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot two point shot	14	6
4:58	Jason Collins defensive rebound	14	6
4:45	Ben Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's layup	14	6
4:43	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	14	6
4:33	Richard Hamilton misses jumper	14	6
4:31	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	14	6
4:30	Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot	14	8
4:18	New Jersey full timeout	14	8
4:05	Nenad Krstic makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)	16	8
3:48	Jason Kidd blocks Chauncey Billups's 16-foot jumper	16	8
3:47	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	16	8
3:36	Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	8
3:34	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	16	8
3:31	Ben Wallace blocks Nenad Krstic's layup	16	8
3:30	Chauncey Billups defensive rebound	16	8
3:24	Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper	16	8
3:21	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	16	8
3:15	Ben Wallace shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	16	8
3:15	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	16	8
3:15	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	17	8
3:15	Clifford Robinson enters the game for Jason Collins	17	8
3:15	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	18	8
3:00	Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper	18	8
3:00	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	18	8
2:55	Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	8
2:53	Jason Kidd offensive rebound	18	8
2:38	Clifford Robinson misses 18-foot jumper	18	8
2:35	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	18	8
2:30	Jason Kidd blocks Richard Hamilton's 14-foot jumper	18	8
2:28	Chauncey Billups offensive rebound	18	8
2:18	Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper	18	8
2:16	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	18	8
2:15	Antonio McDyess makes tip shot	18	10
2:02	Clifford Robinson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	21	10
1:39	Tayshaun Prince misses 18-foot jumper	21	10
1:37	Clifford Robinson defensive rebound	21	10
1:29	Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	10
1:25	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	21	10
1:10	Tayshaun Prince misses layup	21	10
1:08	Detroit defensive rebound	21	10
1:07	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Jason Kidd	21	10
1:07	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups	21	10
59.0	Nenad Krstic makes 7-foot hook shot (Vince Carter assists)	23	10
35.9	Lindsey Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	10
33.9	Jacque Vaughn defensive rebound	23	10
14.9	Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper	23	10
12.9	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	23	10
4.9	Jacque Vaughn personal foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	23	10
4.9	Zoran Planinic enters the game for Richard Jefferson	23	10
1.9	Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper	23	10
1.0	Clifford Robinson defensive rebound	23	10
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	10

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Pistons
93
Nets
83

Game 1

1/12

Pistons
84
Nets
91

Game 2

1/2

Nets
71
Pistons
85

Game 3

15/2

Nets
79
Pistons
74

Game 4

27/3

The Palace of Auburn Hills

1:30 AM, 27 March 2006

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
David Jones
Dan Crawford
Ed Malloy

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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