Nets 104-99 Cavaliers (12 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

37-28, 16-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	23	24	20	32	99
NJ	38	20	22	24	104

New Jersey Nets

27-38, 16-17 home

104

Josh Boone makes dunk (Nenad Krstic assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Josh Boone makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Josh Boone makes dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses two point shot
Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris makes 18-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Marcus Williams misses 16-foot jumper
DeSagana Diop makes dunk (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes layup (Marcus Williams assists)
Vince Carter misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter makes layup (Marcus Williams assists)
Vince Carter makes 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Bostjan Nachbar makes driving layup
Bostjan Nachbar makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Marcus Williams misses driving layup
Josh Boone misses layup
LeBron James blocks Richard Jefferson's 8-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup (Josh Boone assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (DeSagana Diop assists)
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 15-foot two point shot
Devin Harris makes slam dunk (Vince Carter assists)
LeBron James blocks Bostjan Nachbar's driving layup
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Vince Carter misses 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 21-foot jumper
Josh Boone makes layup (Nenad Krstic assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses jumper
Josh Boone misses 4-foot hook shot
Josh Boone makes driving dunk (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 15-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 11-foot running jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 60-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 15-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Marcus Williams misses 19-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Bostjan Nachbar makes driving layup (Devin Harris assists)
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Bostjan Nachbar misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Vince Carter misses two point shot
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Joe Smith assists)
Joe Smith misses jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 23-foot three pointer
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Joe Smith assists)
Devin Brown makes 11-foot running jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot two point shot
Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Bostjan Nachbar blocks Devin Brown's jumper
Joe Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Joe Smith makes jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Damon Jones misses 20-foot jumper
Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Joe Smith misses layup
LeBron James misses two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak makes 19-foot jumper (Damon Jones assists)
Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses driving layup
Joe Smith misses 8-foot hook shot
Joe Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris blocks Delonte West's 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 16-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot hook shot
Damon Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Vince Carter blocks LeBron James's driving layup
Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Vince Carter blocks Anderson Varejao's layup
Josh Boone blocks LeBron James's driving layup
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Joe Smith assists)
Devin Brown misses 12-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses tip shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 19-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes jumper
Devin Brown misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup
Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 14-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Jones misses 18-foot jumper
LeBron James makes jumper
Devin Brown makes two point shot (Damon Jones assists)
Anderson Varejao misses layup
LeBron James makes two point shot
Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Brown misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Devin Brown assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 23-foot three point jumper
Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Damon Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper

CAVALIERS

NETS

TIME		CLE	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joe Smith vs. Josh Boone (Devin Harris gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Josh Boone makes dunk (Nenad Krstic assists)	0	2
11:37	Delonte West lost ball (Devin Harris steals)	0	2
11:22	Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	0	4
11:03	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	0	4
11:03	Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
11:03	Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2	1	4
11:03	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	1	4
10:45	Vince Carter makes two point shot	1	6
10:45	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	1	6
10:45	Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 1	1	6
10:44	Joe Smith defensive rebound	1	6
10:27	Anderson Varejao misses 16-foot jumper	1	6
10:26	Josh Boone defensive rebound	1	6
10:10	Devin Harris bad pass	1	6
9:56	LeBron James makes layup (Joe Smith assists)	3	6
9:41	Richard Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)	3	8
9:22	Joe Smith misses jumper	3	8
9:21	Josh Boone defensive rebound	3	8
9:15	Josh Boone makes layup (Vince Carter assists)	3	10
9:15	Joe Smith shooting foul (Josh Boone draws the foul)	3	10
9:15	Josh Boone makes free throw 1 of 1	3	11
8:57	Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot jumper	3	11
8:56	Vince Carter defensive rebound	3	11
8:52	Josh Boone makes dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)	3	13
8:45	Cleveland full timeout	3	13
8:36	Josh Boone shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	3	13
8:36	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	4	13
8:36	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	5	13
8:19	Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)	5	15
7:56	LeBron James misses 23-foot three pointer	5	15
7:56	Devin Harris defensive rebound	5	15
7:48	Devin Harris lost ball (Joe Smith steals)	5	15
7:47	Delonte West lost ball (Devin Harris steals)	5	15
7:43	Richard Jefferson makes layup (Devin Harris assists)	5	17
7:20	Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	17
7:18	Josh Boone defensive rebound	5	17
7:07	Richard Jefferson bad pass	5	17
6:48	Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	17
6:47	Vince Carter defensive rebound	5	17
6:35	Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	5	19
6:20	Josh Boone shooting foul (Joe Smith draws the foul)	5	19
6:20	Joe Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	6	19
6:20	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Josh Boone	6	19
6:20	Joe Smith misses free throw 2 of 2	6	19
6:18	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	6	19
6:13	Vince Carter misses two point shot	6	19
6:11	Devin Harris offensive rebound	6	19
5:54	Nenad Krstic makes 19-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	6	21
5:43	Sasha Pavlovic traveling	6	21
5:43	Devin Brown enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	6	21
5:30	Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper	6	23
5:11	Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	9	23
4:56	Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	23
4:54	Richard Jefferson offensive rebound	9	23
4:39	Nenad Krstic makes jumper (Devin Harris assists)	9	25
4:30	Jumpball: Joe Smith vs. Devin Harris (Joe Smith gains possession)	9	25
4:15	Anderson Varejao makes layup (Joe Smith assists)	11	25
4:07	New Jersey full timeout	11	25
4:07	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Joe Smith	11	25
3:56	Devin Harris makes 18-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)	11	27
3:39	Devin Brown makes 11-foot running jumper (Delonte West assists)	13	27
3:13	Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	13	30
2:53	DeSagana Diop shooting foul (Delonte West draws the foul)	13	30
2:53	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Nenad Krstic	13	30
2:53	Delonte West makes free throw 1 of 2	14	30
2:53	Delonte West makes free throw 2 of 2	15	30
2:33	Vince Carter misses driving layup	15	30
2:32	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	15	30
2:26	LeBron James misses driving layup	15	30
2:25	Cleveland defensive rebound	15	30
2:25	Anderson Varejao loose ball foul (DeSagana Diop draws the foul)	15	30
2:25	Marcus Williams enters the game for Devin Harris	15	30
2:25	Damon Jones enters the game for Delonte West	15	30
2:25	Dwayne Jones enters the game for Anderson Varejao	15	30
2:10	Marcus Williams misses 16-foot jumper	15	30
2:09	LeBron James defensive rebound	15	30
1:55	Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot two point shot	15	30
1:54	Marcus Williams defensive rebound	15	30
1:52	Devin Brown shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	15	30
1:52	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	15	31
1:52	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	15	32
1:36	Devin Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)	18	32
1:22	DeSagana Diop makes dunk (Bostjan Nachbar assists)	18	34
1:02	LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)	20	34
50.4	Bostjan Nachbar makes layup (Marcus Williams assists)	20	36
37.5	LeBron James makes driving layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)	22	36
37.5	Bostjan Nachbar shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	22	36
37.5	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	23	36
17.9	Vince Carter misses 19-foot jumper	23	36
16.5	Devin Brown defensive rebound	23	36
3.9	LeBron James bad pass (Vince Carter steals)	23	36
0.5	Vince Carter makes driving layup	23	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	38

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 3-0

Nets
100
Cavaliers
79

Game 1

5/12

Cavaliers
97
Nets
105

Game 2

15/12

Cavaliers
99
Nets
104

Game 3

12/3

Nets
83
Cavaliers
104

Game 4

10/4

IZOD Center

11:30 PM, 12 March 2008

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 18,287

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Violet Palmer
Gary Zielinski

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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