Nets 112-103 Bulls (31 Oct, 2007) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

0-1, 0-1 away

103

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CHI	21	20	32	23	7	103
NJ	25	31	18	22	16	112

New Jersey Nets

1-0, 1-0 home

112

Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses dunk
Vince Carter misses 9-foot running jumper
Richard Jefferson makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup (Jamaal Magloire assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes 21-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darrell Armstrong misses 59-foot three point jumper
Darrell Armstrong makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
Antoine Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 16-foot two point shot
Darrell Armstrong misses jumper
Richard Jefferson makes three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Malik Allen makes two point shot
Malik Allen misses 8-foot hook shot
Bostjan Nachbar misses 18-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 7-foot hook shot
Bostjan Nachbar misses layup
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 11-foot two point shot
Bostjan Nachbar misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)
Josh Boone misses layup
Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Jason Kidd makes two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes driving layup (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 14-foot two point shot
Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Vince Carter misses 6-foot two point shot
Bostjan Nachbar misses two point shot
Antoine Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamaal Magloire misses 6-foot hook shot
Jamaal Magloire misses driving layup
Antoine Wright makes 17-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 54-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 15-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith blocks Richard Jefferson's 16-foot jumper
Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antoine Wright makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson misses running jumper
Josh Boone misses tip shot
Richard Jefferson makes three point jumper (Antoine Wright assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Antoine Wright's driving layup
Andres Nocioni blocks Richard Jefferson's 8-foot two point shot
Antoine Wright misses 20-foot jumper
Antoine Wright makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Vince Carter makes tip shot
Antoine Wright makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses three point jumper
Vince Carter misses jumper
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Antoine Wright makes three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Antoine Wright makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Antoine Wright misses two point shot
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 13-foot running jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 16-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 19-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes layup
Ben Wallace misses 10-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes 17-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Wallace makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Ben Wallace makes 9-foot two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Richard Jefferson blocks Ben Gordon's driving layup
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 8-foot two point shot
Chris Duhon makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses layup
Thabo Sefolosha misses 22-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses tip shot
Tyrus Thomas misses layup
Ben Wallace misses 5-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 16-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas makes slam dunk (Chris Duhon assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes driving layup
Ben Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Duhon assists)
Andres Nocioni misses two point shot
Chris Duhon misses 21-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses driving layup
Luol Deng makes 5-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Luol Deng makes two point shot (Chris Duhon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes 20-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses dunk
Nenad Krstic blocks Luol Deng's 6-foot running jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 21-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Wallace assists)
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Duhon misses 17-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 20-foot two point shot (Chris Duhon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Ben Gordon makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
Chris Duhon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Luol Deng makes dunk
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Duhon makes driving layup
Joe Smith misses 6-foot hook shot
Luol Deng misses 15-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes 19-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 21-foot jumper
Joe Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 14-foot jumper
Vince Carter blocks Tyrus Thomas's driving layup
Andres Nocioni misses three point jumper
Chris Duhon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joe Smith misses two point shot
Tyrus Thomas misses layup
Andres Nocioni misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Duhon makes driving layup
Antoine Wright blocks Ben Gordon's driving layup
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Luol Deng makes driving layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses two point shot
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Luol Deng makes driving dunk
Antoine Wright blocks Andres Nocioni's driving layup
Luol Deng misses jumper
Luol Deng misses jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Duhon assists)
Chris Duhon misses driving layup
Luol Deng makes two point shot
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Vince Carter blocks Ben Gordon's 28-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace misses layup
Andres Nocioni makes 17-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Wallace makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson blocks Ben Gordon's layup
Ben Gordon misses driving layup

BULLS

NETS

TIME		CHI	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Ben Wallace vs. Jason Collins (Kirk Hinrich gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Tyrus Thomas turnover	0	0
11:29	Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:26	Luol Deng defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Luol Deng bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	0	0
11:11	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)	0	0
11:11	Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:11	Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
10:56	Kirk Hinrich bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	0	2
10:55	Tyrus Thomas loose ball foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	0	2
10:44	Richard Jefferson misses dunk	0	2
10:42	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	0	2
10:34	Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper	2	2
10:22	Ben Gordon shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	2	2
10:22	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	2	3
10:22	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:10	Kirk Hinrich makes 16-foot jumper (Ben Wallace assists)	4	4
9:53	Tyrus Thomas personal foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	4	4
9:53	Joe Smith enters the game for Tyrus Thomas	4	4
9:45	Vince Carter misses 9-foot running jumper	4	4
9:44	New Jersey defensive rebound	4	4
9:37	Ben Gordon traveling	4	4
9:26	Richard Jefferson makes jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	4	6
9:11	Nenad Krstic personal foul (Joe Smith draws the foul)	4	6
9:02	Kirk Hinrich makes 19-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)	6	6
8:41	Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot two point shot	6	6
8:41	Jumpball: Kirk Hinrich vs. Jason Collins (New Jersey gains possession)	6	6
8:41	New Jersey offensive rebound	6	6
8:41	Luol Deng lane violation	6	6
8:33	Vince Carter bad pass	6	6
8:22	Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper	6	6
8:19	Luol Deng offensive rebound	6	6
8:18	Luol Deng makes layup	8	6
8:08	Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	8	8
7:48	Ben Wallace misses 10-foot jumper	8	8
7:47	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	8	8
7:43	Vince Carter makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	8	10
7:28	Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	10
7:26	Jason Collins defensive rebound	8	10
7:22	Luol Deng shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	8	10
7:22	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
7:22	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	12
7:11	Jason Collins illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	8	12
7:11	Ben Gordon makes technical free throw	9	12
7:03	Luol Deng makes 17-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	11	12
6:58	Kirk Hinrich personal foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	11	12
6:58	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	11	13
6:58	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	11	13
6:58	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	11	14
6:48	Richard Jefferson personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	11	14
6:39	Thabo Sefolosha misses 18-foot jumper	11	14
6:35	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	11	14
6:33	Jason Kidd bad pass (Ben Gordon steals)	11	14
6:28	Ben Gordon misses 17-foot jumper	11	14
6:26	Ben Gordon offensive rebound	11	14
6:09	Ben Wallace makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	13	14
5:50	Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	14
5:50	Joe Smith defensive rebound	13	14
5:41	Jason Kidd personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	13	14
5:41	New Jersey full timeout	13	14
5:28	Ben Wallace makes 9-foot two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	15	14
5:16	Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	15	16
4:56	Jason Collins personal foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	15	16
4:56	Jamaal Magloire enters the game for Jason Collins	15	16
4:56	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Ben Wallace	15	16
4:56	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Nenad Krstic	15	16
4:48	Richard Jefferson blocks Ben Gordon's driving layup	15	16
4:47	Chicago defensive rebound	15	16
4:37	Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper	15	16
4:35	New Jersey defensive rebound	15	16
4:13	Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper	15	16
4:13	Joe Smith offensive rebound	15	16
4:13	Jamaal Magloire personal foul (Joe Smith draws the foul)	15	16
4:13	Joe Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	16	16
4:13	Joe Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	17	16
3:59	Jamaal Magloire offensive foul (Joe Smith draws the foul)	17	16
3:59	Jamaal Magloire turnover	17	16
3:54	Andres Nocioni offensive foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul)	17	16
3:54	Andres Nocioni turnover	17	16
3:40	Vince Carter makes driving layup (Jamaal Magloire assists)	17	18
3:30	Andres Nocioni misses layup	17	18
3:29	Luol Deng offensive rebound	17	18
3:19	Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper	17	18
3:18	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	17	18
3:13	Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	17	18
3:13	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	17	19
3:13	Chris Duhon enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	17	19
3:13	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	17	20
3:01	Chicago full timeout	17	20
2:49	Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	20
2:48	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	17	20
2:31	Joe Smith shooting foul (Jamaal Magloire draws the foul)	17	20
2:31	Antoine Wright enters the game for Richard Jefferson	17	20
2:31	Darrell Armstrong enters the game for Jason Kidd	17	20
2:31	Jamaal Magloire makes free throw 1 of 2	17	21
2:31	Jamaal Magloire makes free throw 2 of 2	17	22
2:15	Vince Carter shooting foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	17	22
2:15	Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2	17	22
2:15	Chicago offensive rebound	17	22
2:15	Luol Deng makes free throw 2 of 2	18	22
2:01	Antoine Wright offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)	18	22
2:01	Antoine Wright turnover	18	22
1:42	Andres Nocioni misses 17-foot jumper	18	22
1:40	Vince Carter defensive rebound	18	22
1:22	Andres Nocioni personal foul (Bostjan Nachbar draws the foul)	18	22
1:22	Bostjan Nachbar misses free throw 1 of 2	18	22
1:22	New Jersey offensive rebound	18	22
1:22	Ben Wallace enters the game for Andres Nocioni	18	22
1:22	Bostjan Nachbar makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
1:10	Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper	18	23
1:08	Darrell Armstrong defensive rebound	18	23
1:02	Bostjan Nachbar makes 21-foot jumper	18	25
40.8	Joe Smith misses 8-foot two point shot	18	25
38.3	Bostjan Nachbar defensive rebound	21	25
32.9	Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	25
30.9	Jamaal Magloire offensive rebound	18	25
30.9	Jamaal Magloire offensive rebound	21	25
10.0	Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	25
8.9	New Jersey defensive rebound	18	25
1.1	Chris Duhon makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	21	25
0.3	Darrell Armstrong misses 59-foot three point jumper	21	25
0.0	New Jersey offensive rebound	21	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	25

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 1-0

Bulls
103
Nets
112

Game 1

31/10

Bulls
102
Nets
110

Game 2

21/2

Nets
96
Bulls
112

Game 3

18/3

IZOD Center

11:30 PM, 31 October 2007

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 17,342

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Sean Corbin
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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