Bulls 112-96 Nets (18 Mar, 2008) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

28-39, 11-22 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	26	8	34	28	96
CHI	29	29	21	33	112

Chicago Bulls

27-40, 16-16 home

112

Vince Carter blocks Larry Hughes's 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 14-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 10-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 12-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes 8-foot two point shot
Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Luol Deng makes tip shot
Drew Gooden misses 9-foot hook shot
Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes driving layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Vince Carter blocks Andres Nocioni's jumper
Ben Gordon makes 11-foot two point shot
Andres Nocioni makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 21-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 9-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses layup
Tyrus Thomas makes tip shot
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 13-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 10-foot hook shot
Kirk Hinrich makes jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 17-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon misses 16-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes layup (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Larry Hughes misses 11-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses tip shot
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes jumper
Larry Hughes makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Thabo Sefolosha makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng makes slam dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Thabo Sefolosha makes 24-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Ben Gordon misses 21-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses layup
Drew Gooden makes 10-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Sean Williams blocks Drew Gooden's 19-foot jumper
Sean Williams blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Drew Gooden makes 4-foot hook shot
Luol Deng misses 6-foot two point shot
Luol Deng makes 21-foot jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Larry Hughes misses 14-foot jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup (Luol Deng assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses 24-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden misses jumper
Drew Gooden misses 8-foot jumper
Josh Boone blocks Luol Deng's layup
Luol Deng makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Larry Hughes makes two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 21-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 6-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 20-foot jumper
DeSagana Diop blocks Drew Gooden's layup
Ben Gordon makes 22-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Thabo Sefolosha misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Drew Gooden makes two point shot
Ben Gordon makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Ben Gordon makes three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes misses 18-foot jumper
Larry Hughes misses three point jumper
Luol Deng makes two point shot (Drew Gooden assists)
Ben Gordon makes three point jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Drew Gooden makes layup
Drew Gooden makes two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Andres Nocioni makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Stromile Swift blocks Andres Nocioni's layup
Kirk Hinrich makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Demetris Nichols makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Vince Carter misses 17-foot jumper
Sean Williams makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Boone misses 17-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Devin Harris makes layup
Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 11-foot jumper
DeSagana Diop makes layup (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 6-foot running jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Vince Carter's layup
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Bostjan Nachbar misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
DeSagana Diop makes jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Bostjan Nachbar makes 19-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks Bostjan Nachbar's layup
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift makes slam dunk
Stromile Swift makes 20-foot jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Stromile Swift misses 5-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses two point shot
Marcus Williams makes 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses layup
Devin Harris misses 22-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 8-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng blocks Bostjan Nachbar's layup
Josh Boone misses layup
Devin Harris misses layup
Thabo Sefolosha blocks Richard Jefferson's layup
Drew Gooden blocks Vince Carter's layup
Marcus Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 45-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Josh Boone assists)
Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 20-foot jumper
Josh Boone makes layup
Marcus Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 17-foot two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Marcus Williams misses driving layup
Sean Williams makes tip shot
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)
Vince Carter makes 6-foot hook shot
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 13-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes 8-foot running jumper
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Drew Gooden blocks Bostjan Nachbar's layup
Darrell Armstrong misses 41-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses jumper
DeSagana Diop misses two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Marcus Williams makes 11-foot two point shot
Marcus Williams misses two point shot
DeSagana Diop misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Darrell Armstrong misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darrell Armstrong assists)
Darrell Armstrong misses 22-foot jumper
Maurice Ager makes driving layup
Marcus Williams misses three point jumper
Drew Gooden blocks Maurice Ager's layup
Maurice Ager makes layup (Darrell Armstrong assists)
Maurice Ager makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Stromile Swift makes 17-foot jumper
Darrell Armstrong makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Williams assists)
Stromile Swift makes two point shot (Trenton Hassell assists)
Marcus Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper

NETS

BULLS

TIME		NJ	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Josh Boone vs. Drew Gooden (Devin Harris gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Vince Carter misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound	0	0
11:37	Vince Carter blocks Larry Hughes's 19-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Sean Williams defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Sean Williams makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)	2	0
10:57	Luol Deng misses 14-foot jumper	2	0
10:56	Sean Williams defensive rebound	2	0
10:51	Devin Harris bad pass (Drew Gooden steals)	2	0
10:45	Kirk Hinrich misses 10-foot jumper	2	0
10:44	Josh Boone defensive rebound	2	0
10:41	Josh Boone bad pass (Larry Hughes steals)	2	0
10:38	Larry Hughes makes 12-foot jumper	2	2
10:11	Josh Boone misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
10:10	Luol Deng defensive rebound	2	2
10:03	Larry Hughes misses 22-foot jumper	2	2
10:03	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	2	2
9:49	Joakim Noah makes 8-foot two point shot	2	4
9:32	Vince Carter makes driving layup	4	4
9:15	Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper	4	4
9:15	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	4	4
9:11	Joakim Noah bad pass (Vince Carter steals)	4	4
9:06	Devin Harris makes layup	6	4
8:52	Josh Boone shooting foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	6	4
8:52	Luol Deng makes free throw 1 of 2	6	5
8:52	Luol Deng makes free throw 2 of 2	6	6
8:41	Richard Jefferson bad pass (Larry Hughes steals)	6	6
8:36	Larry Hughes bad pass (Vince Carter steals)	6	6
8:32	Richard Jefferson bad pass	6	6
8:22	Josh Boone personal foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)	6	6
8:22	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Josh Boone	6	6
8:07	Kirk Hinrich misses layup	6	6
8:06	Luol Deng offensive rebound	6	8
8:06	Luol Deng makes tip shot	6	8
7:46	Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper	6	8
7:43	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	6	8
7:33	Drew Gooden misses 9-foot hook shot	6	8
7:31	DeSagana Diop defensive rebound	6	8
7:20	Devin Harris bad pass (Larry Hughes steals)	6	8
7:05	Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	8
7:03	Sean Williams defensive rebound	6	8
6:56	New Jersey full timeout	6	8
6:56	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Joakim Noah	6	8
6:56	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Sean Williams	6	8
6:41	Devin Harris makes 11-foot jumper	8	8
6:26	Andres Nocioni misses 20-foot jumper	8	8
6:26	Bostjan Nachbar defensive rebound	8	8
6:18	DeSagana Diop makes layup (Bostjan Nachbar assists)	10	8
6:05	Luol Deng makes driving layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)	10	10
6:05	Bostjan Nachbar shooting foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	10	10
6:05	Luol Deng makes free throw 1 of 1	10	11
5:47	Richard Jefferson makes 6-foot running jumper	12	11
5:47	Andres Nocioni shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	12	11
5:47	Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1	12	11
5:47	Drew Gooden defensive rebound	12	11
5:33	Vince Carter blocks Andres Nocioni's jumper	12	11
5:33	Chicago offensive rebound	12	11
5:33	Ben Gordon enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	12	11
5:26	Ben Gordon makes 11-foot two point shot	12	13
5:03	Drew Gooden blocks Vince Carter's layup	12	13
5:01	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	12	13
4:56	Andres Nocioni makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)	12	16
4:39	Vince Carter makes driving layup	14	16
4:24	Drew Gooden misses 19-foot jumper	14	16
4:24	DeSagana Diop defensive rebound	14	16
4:18	Ben Gordon personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	14	16
4:11	Bostjan Nachbar misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	16
4:11	Luol Deng defensive rebound	14	16
4:07	Ben Gordon bad pass	14	16
3:55	Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	16
3:54	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	14	16
3:48	Larry Hughes makes 21-foot jumper	14	18
3:31	Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)	16	18
3:20	Ben Gordon makes jumper	16	20
3:01	Andres Nocioni shooting foul (Bostjan Nachbar draws the foul)	16	20
3:01	Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)	16	20
3:01	Vince Carter makes technical free throw	17	20
3:01	Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Andres Nocioni	17	20
3:01	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Larry Hughes	17	20
3:01	Bostjan Nachbar makes free throw 1 of 2	18	20
3:01	Bostjan Nachbar makes free throw 2 of 2	19	20
2:42	Tyrus Thomas misses 9-foot jumper	19	20
2:40	Drew Gooden offensive rebound	19	20
2:39	Drew Gooden makes layup	19	22
2:24	DeSagana Diop makes jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	21	22
1:59	Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot jumper	21	22
1:58	Bostjan Nachbar defensive rebound	21	22
1:47	Bostjan Nachbar makes 19-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	23	22
1:35	Drew Gooden lost ball (Devin Harris steals)	23	22
1:31	Vince Carter makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)	25	22
1:31	Tyrus Thomas shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	25	22
1:31	Chicago full timeout	25	22
1:31	Joakim Noah enters the game for Luol Deng	25	22
1:31	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Drew Gooden	25	22
1:31	Stromile Swift enters the game for Richard Jefferson	25	22
1:31	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 1	26	22
1:17	Ben Gordon misses layup	26	22
1:15	Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound	26	24
1:15	Tyrus Thomas makes tip shot	26	24
55.7	Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper	26	24
55.7	New Jersey defensive rebound	26	24
55.7	Marcus Williams enters the game for Devin Harris	26	24
40.6	Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper	26	27
26.9	Tyrus Thomas blocks Bostjan Nachbar's layup	26	27
23.9	Marcus Williams offensive rebound	26	27
22.9	Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	27
20.9	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	26	27
0.0	Kirk Hinrich makes 13-foot jumper	26	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	29

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 4-1

Bulls
103
Nets
112

Game 1

31/10

Bulls
103
Nets
112

Game 2

31/10

Bulls
102
Nets
110

Game 3

21/2

Bulls
102
Nets
110

Game 4

21/2

Nets
96
Bulls
112

Game 5

18/3

Nets
96
Bulls
112

Game 6

19/3

United Center

11:30 PM, 18 March 2008

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 22,070

Referees:
Steve Javie
Bill Kennedy
Brian Forte

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	17	1	.944	-	W2
Milwaukee	8	9	.471	8.5	W4
Indiana	8	10	.444	9	W2
Detroit	8	11	.421	9.5	W1
Chicago	7	11	.389	10	L1

Kyle Kuzma gets the basket plus the foul

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Dejounte Murray (hand) expected back for Pelicans vs. Raptors

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