Cavaliers 88-72 Nets (19 May, 2007) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

50-32, 20-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	32	21	8	27	88
NJ	15	23	22	12	72

New Jersey Nets

41-41, 24-17 home

Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Mikki Moore misses 15-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 10-foot two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot
Mikki Moore makes slam dunk (Jason Collins assists)
Jason Kidd misses two point shot
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Jason Kidd misses driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Collins makes dunk (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Collins misses layup
Richard Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup (Josh Boone assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes blocks Josh Boone's layup
Marcus Williams misses 16-foot running jumper
Eddie House misses 29-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 14-foot two point shot
Antoine Wright misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Mikki Moore misses layup
Antoine Wright makes driving layup (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes 15-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Mikki Moore makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses driving layup
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Bostjan Nachbar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 12-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes jumper
Jason Kidd makes jumper
Jason Kidd makes driving layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 20-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes driving layup
Jason Collins misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 14-foot two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd misses two point shot
Vince Carter makes driving dunk
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes driving layup
Mikki Moore makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mikki Moore makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Mikki Moore misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Mikki Moore misses 16-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Vince Carter misses jumper
Antoine Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikki Moore assists)
Jason Kidd misses 22-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao blocks Antoine Wright's driving layup
Hassan Adams misses 16-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes driving layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Vince Carter blocks Drew Gooden's driving layup
LeBron James makes jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes misses jumper
Larry Hughes makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 9-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
LeBron James misses two point shot
LeBron James misses layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 22-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Eric Snow makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
Donyell Marshall misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 14-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 15-foot two point shot
Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 6-foot running jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses layup
Drew Gooden makes tip shot
LeBron James misses two point shot
LeBron James misses 38-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 19-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
Drew Gooden makes 14-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses jumper
Drew Gooden makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson blocks Sasha Pavlovic's driving layup
Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses 17-foot jumper
Eric Snow misses layup
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes 8-foot hook shot
Daniel Gibson misses driving layup
LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
Daniel Gibson makes driving layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 19-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

NETS

TIME		CLE	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Jason Collins (Larry Hughes gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Drew Gooden makes driving layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	2	0
11:18	Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	2	2
11:07	Larry Hughes offensive foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)	2	2
11:07	Larry Hughes turnover	2	2
10:57	Drew Gooden personal foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)	2	2
10:48	Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)	2	4
10:30	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot two point shot	2	4
10:27	Cleveland defensive rebound	2	4
10:11	Mikki Moore misses 15-foot jumper	2	4
10:10	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	2	4
10:03	LeBron James misses 16-foot jumper	2	4
10:02	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	2	4
9:47	LeBron James makes driving layup	4	4
9:26	Vince Carter misses 10-foot two point shot	4	4
9:26	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	4	4
9:12	Drew Gooden makes two point shot	6	4
8:57	Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper	6	6
8:44	Vince Carter blocks Drew Gooden's driving layup	6	6
8:41	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	6	6
8:34	Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	6
8:33	Jason Kidd offensive rebound	6	6
8:29	Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	6	6
8:29	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	6	7
8:29	Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2	6	7
8:27	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	6	7
8:17	Jason Collins shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	6	7
8:17	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	7	7
8:17	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	7	7
8:15	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	7	7
8:02	Richard Jefferson makes two point shot	7	9
7:52	LeBron James makes jumper (Larry Hughes assists)	9	9
7:30	Mikki Moore makes slam dunk (Jason Collins assists)	9	11
7:18	Mikki Moore personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	9	11
7:11	Larry Hughes misses jumper	9	11
7:09	Mikki Moore defensive rebound	9	11
6:47	Jason Kidd misses two point shot	9	11
6:46	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	9	11
6:39	Jason Kidd shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)	9	11
6:39	Larry Hughes misses free throw 1 of 2	9	11
6:39	Cleveland offensive rebound	9	11
6:39	Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2	9	11
6:37	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	9	11
6:20	Vince Carter misses driving layup	9	11
6:18	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	9	11
6:16	Mikki Moore shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	9	11
6:16	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Mikki Moore	9	11
6:16	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	10	11
6:16	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	10	11
6:15	Bostjan Nachbar defensive rebound	10	11
6:00	Jason Kidd misses driving layup	10	11
5:58	New Jersey offensive rebound	10	11
5:58	New Jersey full timeout	10	11
5:41	Vince Carter turnover	10	11
5:20	Larry Hughes makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	13	11
4:58	Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	11
4:58	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	13	11
4:39	LeBron James makes two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)	15	11
4:28	Jason Collins makes dunk (Vince Carter assists)	15	13
4:03	Drew Gooden makes two point shot	17	13
3:43	Jason Kidd misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	13
3:41	LeBron James defensive rebound	17	13
3:40	Bostjan Nachbar shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	17	13
3:40	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	17	13
3:40	Cleveland offensive rebound	17	13
3:40	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	18	13
3:25	Jason Collins misses layup	18	13
3:23	New Jersey defensive rebound	18	13
3:05	Drew Gooden makes two point shot	20	13
2:58	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	20	13
2:58	Cleveland full timeout	20	13
2:58	Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	20	13
2:46	Richard Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper	20	13
2:45	LeBron James defensive rebound	20	13
2:38	LeBron James misses 9-foot two point shot	20	13
2:35	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	20	13
2:33	Cleveland 20 Sec. timeout	20	13
2:33	Josh Boone enters the game for Jason Collins	20	13
2:19	Anderson Varejao makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)	22	13
2:02	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	22	13
2:00	Vince Carter lost ball (Sasha Pavlovic steals)	22	13
2:00	Vince Carter personal foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)	22	13
2:00	Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2	23	13
2:00	Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2	24	13
1:44	Vince Carter makes driving layup (Josh Boone assists)	24	15
1:44	LeBron James shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	24	15
1:44	Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 1	24	15
1:43	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	24	15
1:19	LeBron James misses two point shot	24	15
1:17	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	24	15
1:06	LeBron James misses layup	24	15
1:05	Josh Boone defensive rebound	24	15
58.9	Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	15
57.7	LeBron James defensive rebound	24	15
54.3	Richard Jefferson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	24	15
54.3	Donyell Marshall enters the game for Drew Gooden	24	15
54.3	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	25	15
54.3	Eddie House enters the game for Jason Kidd	25	15
54.3	Eric Snow enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	25	15
54.3	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	26	15
39.9	Larry Hughes blocks Josh Boone's layup	26	15
37.8	LeBron James defensive rebound	26	15
34.6	LeBron James makes driving layup	28	15
34.6	Vince Carter shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	28	15
34.6	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Larry Hughes	28	15
34.6	Antoine Wright enters the game for Vince Carter	28	15
34.6	Marcus Williams enters the game for Eddie House	28	15
34.6	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	29	15
11.9	Marcus Williams misses 16-foot running jumper	29	15
10.4	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	29	15
3.8	Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)	32	15
2.8	Eddie House enters the game for Josh Boone	32	15
2.8	Larry Hughes enters the game for Donyell Marshall	32	15
0.2	Eddie House misses 29-foot three point jumper	32	15
0.0	New Jersey offensive rebound	32	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	15

Nets
77
Cavaliers
81

Game 1

6/5

Nets
92
Cavaliers
102

Game 2

9/5

Cavaliers
85
Nets
96

Game 3

12/5

Cavaliers
87
Nets
85

Game 4

15/5

Nets
83
Cavaliers
72

Game 5

17/5

Cavaliers
88
Nets
72

Game 6

19/5

IZOD Center

12:00 AM, 19 May 2007

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 20,032

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Jim Clark
Joe DeRosa

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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