Nets 113-111 Cavaliers (21 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

14-10, 3-8 away

111

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	28	24	19	40	111
NJ	29	22	27	35	113

New Jersey Nets

11-14, 8-8 home

113

Nenad Krstic makes 9-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 18-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 15-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses layup
Vince Carter makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Vince Carter makes layup
Marcus Williams misses 8-foot running jumper
Vince Carter misses 15-foot jumper
Mikki Moore misses layup
Vince Carter misses layup
Hassan Adams makes layup
Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Marcus Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Williams makes driving layup
Hassan Adams misses layup
Eddie House misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 11-foot running jumper
Eddie House makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper
Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 15-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 15-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses jumper
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Eddie House misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 8-foot hook shot (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot jumper
Jason Collins misses jumper
Richard Jefferson makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 21-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter makes 12-foot two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 5-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes layup
Nenad Krstic makes 4-foot hook shot (Vince Carter assists)
Hassan Adams makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter makes 18-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes driving dunk (Marcus Williams assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hassan Adams assists)
Hassan Adams makes driving layup (Marcus Williams assists)
Jason Collins makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Marcus Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd makes 17-foot jumper
Jason Collins makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 19-foot two point shot
Jason Collins makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
LeBron James blocks Jason Kidd's layup
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikki Moore assists)
Vince Carter makes 19-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 11-foot jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
Drew Gooden makes slam dunk
LeBron James makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Eric Snow makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup
Larry Hughes makes 8-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Eric Snow misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James makes driving dunk
LeBron James misses layup
Larry Hughes makes jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 23-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Larry Hughes's 8-foot running jumper
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Mikki Moore blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Damon Jones misses 22-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses driving layup
Larry Hughes misses driving layup
LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James misses two point shot
Drew Gooden makes layup
LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Josh Boone blocks LeBron James's layup
LeBron James misses 30-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Drew Gooden misses 15-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses 15-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 9-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 9-foot jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
Mikki Moore blocks Daniel Gibson's 8-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 10-foot two point shot
Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow misses driving layup
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
Larry Hughes makes jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 11-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Damon Jones makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 20-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
Larry Hughes misses jumper
Jason Kidd blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)

CAVALIERS

NETS

TIME		CLE	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Jason Collins (Drew Gooden gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Drew Gooden misses 11-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Nenad Krstic makes 9-foot two point shot	0	2
11:06	LeBron James misses driving layup	0	2
11:04	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	0	2
11:03	Drew Gooden makes slam dunk	2	2
10:41	Nenad Krstic lost ball (Drew Gooden steals)	2	2
10:37	LeBron James makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)	4	2
10:21	Vince Carter makes three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	4	5
9:56	Eric Snow makes layup (LeBron James assists)	6	5
9:47	Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	6	7
9:32	Jason Collins personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	6	7
9:26	Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)	9	7
9:12	Jason Kidd misses 18-foot jumper	9	7
9:11	Eric Snow defensive rebound	9	7
9:02	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)	11	7
8:45	Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot jumper	11	7
8:44	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	7
8:30	Drew Gooden makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	13	7
8:11	Richard Jefferson misses 15-foot two point shot	13	7
8:11	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	13	7
8:00	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	13	7
8:00	Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2	14	7
8:00	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	15	7
7:56	New Jersey full timeout	15	7
7:43	Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	15	10
7:28	LeBron James misses driving layup	15	10
7:28	Vince Carter defensive rebound	15	10
7:22	Nenad Krstic makes layup (Vince Carter assists)	15	12
7:03	Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	12
7:03	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	15	12
7:01	Drew Gooden makes layup	17	12
6:41	Vince Carter misses layup	17	12
6:39	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	17	12
6:35	Eric Snow bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	17	12
6:18	Vince Carter makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)	17	14
5:56	Larry Hughes makes 8-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	19	14
5:46	LeBron James shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	19	14
5:46	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	19	15
5:46	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
5:26	Eric Snow misses jumper	19	16
5:24	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	19	16
5:18	Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)	19	18
4:58	Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling	19	18
4:37	Vince Carter makes layup	19	20
4:16	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	21	20
4:07	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	21	20
4:07	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	21	20
3:59	Drew Gooden shooting foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)	21	20
3:59	Marcus Williams enters the game for Jason Kidd	21	20
3:59	Jason Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	21	21
3:59	Jason Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	21	22
3:53	Jason Collins personal foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)	21	22
3:53	Mikki Moore enters the game for Jason Collins	21	22
3:45	LeBron James makes driving dunk	23	22
3:38	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	23	22
3:31	Donyell Marshall illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	23	22
3:31	Richard Jefferson makes technical free throw	23	23
3:17	Marcus Williams misses 8-foot running jumper	23	23
3:16	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	23	23
3:11	LeBron James misses layup	23	23
3:09	Cleveland defensive rebound	23	23
2:55	Larry Hughes jump ball	23	23
2:55	Cleveland full timeout	23	23
2:55	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Damon Jones	23	23
2:47	Vince Carter misses 15-foot jumper	23	23
2:45	Mikki Moore offensive rebound	23	23
2:43	Mikki Moore misses layup	23	23
2:42	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	23	23
2:39	Mikki Moore shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	23	23
2:39	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	24	23
2:39	Hassan Adams enters the game for Richard Jefferson	24	23
2:39	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
2:20	Vince Carter misses layup	25	23
2:18	Hassan Adams offensive rebound	25	23
2:15	Hassan Adams makes layup	25	25
2:00	Larry Hughes makes jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)	27	25
1:49	Larry Hughes shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	27	25
1:49	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Larry Hughes	27	25
1:49	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	27	26
1:49	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	27	27
1:30	Marcus Williams shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	27	27
1:30	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	28	27
1:30	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2	28	27
1:29	Mikki Moore defensive rebound	28	27
1:21	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	28	27
1:21	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	28	28
1:21	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	28	29
1:06	Donyell Marshall traveling	28	29
44.9	Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	29
43.5	Donyell Marshall defensive rebound	28	29
24.9	Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	29
23.8	Vince Carter defensive rebound	28	29
3.1	Vince Carter offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	28	29
3.1	Vince Carter turnover	28	29
3.1	Antoine Wright enters the game for Vince Carter	28	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	29

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 1-0

Cavaliers
111
Nets
113

Game 1

21/12

Nets
91
Cavaliers
96

Game 2

7/1

Nets
76
Cavaliers
94

Game 3

13/4

IZOD Center

1:00 AM, 21 December 2006

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 17,270

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Tom Washington
Zach Zarba

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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