Cavaliers 96-91 Nets (7 Jan, 2007) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

14-19, 4-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	21	17	27	26	91
CLE	27	19	25	25	96

Cleveland Cavaliers

21-12, 15-3 home

Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 12-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses layup
Drew Gooden makes 15-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 6-foot running jumper
Drew Gooden misses tip shot
Eric Snow misses layup
Drew Gooden makes 20-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Vince Carter blocks Drew Gooden's layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
Larry Hughes makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Larry Hughes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists)
Damon Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson blocks Anderson Varejao's driving layup
LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses driving layup
Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
Eric Snow makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
Larry Hughes makes 4-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 18-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 14-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 14-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 17-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson blocks Larry Hughes's layup
Drew Gooden makes 15-foot jumper
Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
LeBron James misses 7-foot running jumper
Clifford Robinson blocks Larry Hughes's layup
Drew Gooden makes 13-foot jumper
Drew Gooden misses 8-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes hook shot
Anderson Varejao misses tip shot
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Bostjan Nachbar blocks Larry Hughes's driving layup
Jason Kidd blocks Donyell Marshall's 4-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
LeBron James makes 8-foot jumper
LeBron James misses two point shot
LeBron James makes layup
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Donyell Marshall misses 27-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones makes 17-foot jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
Larry Hughes misses jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 4-foot running jumper
Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow misses 12-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes 5-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Eric Snow assists)
Eric Snow misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes driving dunk (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
LeBron James blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup
Richard Jefferson misses 21-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes 1-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Clifford Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Mikki Moore makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 3-foot two point shot
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mikki Moore misses 7-foot two point shot
Bostjan Nachbar makes two point shot
Bostjan Nachbar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Mikki Moore makes 1-foot two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 23-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 5-foot running jumper
Donyell Marshall blocks Marcus Williams's layup
Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses driving layup
Clifford Robinson misses 17-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson blocks Hassan Adams's layup
Clifford Robinson misses 5-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes layup
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
LeBron James blocks Richard Jefferson's layup
Richard Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
Mikki Moore makes layup
Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes layup
Mikki Moore makes 3-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
LeBron James blocks Mikki Moore's layup
Vince Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Mikki Moore makes slam dunk (Vince Carter assists)
Clifford Robinson makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Clifford Robinson misses 18-foot jumper
Mikki Moore makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Mikki Moore makes two point shot
Vince Carter makes 1-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses layup
Jason Kidd makes 16-foot jumper
Mikki Moore misses 18-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving dunk
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Hassan Adams makes layup
Jason Kidd misses 77-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Mikki Moore makes slam dunk (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Marcus Williams makes 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes dunk
Marcus Williams makes driving layup
Hassan Adams makes 1-foot two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 19-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson makes layup
Richard Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper

NETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NJ	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Mikki Moore vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Drew Gooden gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:22	Richard Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	2	3
10:56	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	2	6
10:44	LeBron James blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup	2	6
10:42	New Jersey offensive rebound	2	6
10:38	Richard Jefferson misses 21-foot jumper	2	6
10:37	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	2	6
10:33	Clifford Robinson personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	2	6
10:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 12-foot two point shot	2	6
10:17	Eric Snow offensive rebound	2	6
10:10	LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper	2	6
10:07	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	2	6
9:56	Mikki Moore turnover	2	6
9:47	LeBron James turnover	2	6
9:32	Vince Carter makes two point shot	4	6
9:11	LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper	4	6
9:11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	4	6
9:07	Eric Snow misses layup	4	6
9:04	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	4	6
9:04	Mikki Moore shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	4	6
9:04	Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2	4	7
9:04	Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2	4	8
8:42	Clifford Robinson bad pass (Larry Hughes steals)	4	8
8:27	LeBron James bad pass (Mikki Moore steals)	4	8
8:23	Richard Jefferson makes 1-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	6	8
8:04	Drew Gooden makes 15-foot two point shot	6	10
7:43	Clifford Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	9	10
7:26	Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper	9	10
7:24	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	9	10
7:20	Mikki Moore makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)	11	10
7:20	Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)	11	10
7:20	Mikki Moore makes free throw 1 of 1	12	10
7:05	Larry Hughes misses 6-foot running jumper	12	10
7:03	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	12	10
7:03	Drew Gooden misses tip shot	12	10
7:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	12	10
7:03	Clifford Robinson shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	12	10
7:03	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Clifford Robinson	12	10
7:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2	12	11
7:03	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2	12	12
6:41	Vince Carter misses 3-foot two point shot	12	12
6:39	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	12	12
6:31	Eric Snow misses layup	12	12
6:28	Eric Snow offensive rebound	12	12
6:16	Drew Gooden makes 20-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	12	14
5:58	Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	14
5:56	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	12	14
5:46	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 20-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)	12	16
5:43	New Jersey full timeout	12	16
5:31	Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	16
5:28	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	16
5:16	Vince Carter blocks Drew Gooden's layup	12	16
5:13	Vince Carter defensive rebound	12	16
5:09	Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	14	16
4:54	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 11-foot two point shot (Eric Snow assists)	14	18
4:28	Jason Kidd misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	18
4:26	LeBron James defensive rebound	14	18
4:24	Larry Hughes makes layup (LeBron James assists)	14	20
4:01	Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	20
3:58	LeBron James defensive rebound	14	20
3:46	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)	14	22
3:21	Larry Hughes personal foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)	14	22
3:21	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	14	22
3:09	Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	22
3:05	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	14	22
2:49	Larry Hughes misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	22
2:47	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	14	22
2:45	Anderson Varejao makes layup (Drew Gooden assists)	14	24
2:44	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	14	24
2:44	Cleveland full timeout	14	24
2:28	Mikki Moore misses 7-foot two point shot	14	24
2:25	Bostjan Nachbar offensive rebound	16	24
2:25	Bostjan Nachbar makes two point shot	16	24
2:02	Mikki Moore shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	16	24
2:02	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	16	25
2:02	Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow	16	25
2:02	Marcus Williams enters the game for Jason Kidd	16	25
2:02	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	16	26
1:47	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	16	26
1:47	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Drew Gooden	16	26
1:38	Bostjan Nachbar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	19	26
1:13	Donyell Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	26
1:09	Mikki Moore defensive rebound	19	26
57.9	Mikki Moore makes 1-foot two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)	21	26
36.5	Richard Jefferson shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	21	26
36.5	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2	21	26
36.5	Cleveland offensive rebound	21	26
36.5	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2	21	27
20.9	Bostjan Nachbar misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	27
16.7	LeBron James defensive rebound	21	27
1.9	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	27
0.6	Vince Carter defensive rebound	21	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	27

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Cavaliers
111
Nets
113

Game 1

21/12

Nets
91
Cavaliers
96

Game 2

7/1

Nets
76
Cavaliers
94

Game 3

13/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:30 AM, 7 January 2007

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Mark Wunderlich
Bennie Adams
Bill Kennedy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	13	0	1.000	-	W13
Indiana	5	6	.455	7	L1
Chicago	5	7	.417	7.5	W1
Detroit	5	8	.385	8	L1
Milwaukee	4	8	.333	8.5	W2

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