Cavaliers 99-89 Nets (16 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

2-23, 1-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	22	23	18	26	89
CLE	30	22	20	27	99

Cleveland Cavaliers

18-7, 10-2 home

Shaquille O'Neal makes 7-foot two point shot (J.J. Hickson assists)
J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper
Anthony Parker makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
J.J. Hickson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes 7-foot two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
Mo Williams misses jumper
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Mo Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Trenton Hassell blocks Shaquille O'Neal's layup
Anthony Parker misses 12-foot jumper
Brook Lopez blocks Anderson Varejao's 6-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
LeBron James makes three point jumper
LeBron James misses 48-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes driving layup (Mo Williams assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot hook shot
Daniel Gibson makes 21-foot jumper
Jamario Moon makes 1-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses three point jumper
Darnell Jackson misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses slam dunk
LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Anthony Parker assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Anthony Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Mo Williams makes driving layup
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)
Anthony Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes driving layup
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 9-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 8-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 21-foot jumper
Jamario Moon misses 3-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 15-foot jumper
Jamario Moon misses 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 18-foot jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
Anderson Varejao makes 5-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
Jamario Moon misses 17-foot jumper
Mo Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
Jamario Moon makes tip shot
Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
LeBron James misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk
Jamario Moon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamario Moon assists)
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Brook Lopez misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 11-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses tip shot
Brook Lopez makes dunk (Trenton Hassell assists)
Brook Lopez makes layup
Trenton Hassell misses 20-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Brook Lopez's 11-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris makes layup (Brook Lopez assists)
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris misses layup
Eduardo Najera makes 21-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes 8-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses 9-foot two point shot
Daniel Gibson blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Rafer Alston makes 19-foot jumper
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rafer Alston's 5-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee makes 15-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Terrence Williams's layup
Courtney Lee makes 14-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Brook Lopez misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Brook Lopez makes 8-foot two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez misses layup
Courtney Lee misses dunk
Brook Lopez makes two point shot
Devin Harris makes 4-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Brook Lopez's 6-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez misses tip shot
Devin Harris misses 7-foot jumper
Josh Boone makes two point shot
Trenton Hassell misses layup
Courtney Lee makes 8-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Josh Boone's layup
Josh Boone makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Brook Lopez misses 10-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 17-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes layup
Devin Harris makes 16-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 16-foot jumper (Josh Boone assists)
Josh Boone makes 12-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Trenton Hassell misses layup
Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Trenton Hassell's 11-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 17-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes driving layup
Brook Lopez misses 19-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris misses 11-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 14-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 17-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 7-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)
Devin Harris makes 19-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses layup
Courtney Lee misses 14-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 7-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez misses 17-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper

NETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NJ	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Brook Lopez vs. Shaquille O'Neal (J.J. Hickson gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Shaquille O'Neal makes 7-foot two point shot (J.J. Hickson assists)	0	2
11:25	Brook Lopez misses 17-foot jumper	0	2
11:23	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	0	2
11:00	J.J. Hickson makes dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)	0	4
10:51	J.J. Hickson personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)	0	4
10:45	Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper	0	4
10:45	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	0	4
10:33	Mo Williams shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	0	4
10:33	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
10:33	Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:21	Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)	2	6
10:00	Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper	2	6
10:00	Mo Williams defensive rebound	2	6
9:48	Brook Lopez shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	2	6
9:48	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2	2	7
9:48	Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2	2	7
9:47	Josh Boone defensive rebound	2	7
9:37	J.J. Hickson shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	2	7
9:37	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
9:37	Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
9:18	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup	4	9
9:10	New Jersey full timeout	4	9
8:59	Courtney Lee misses 18-foot jumper	4	9
8:57	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	4	9
8:40	LeBron James misses 15-foot two point shot	4	9
8:38	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	4	9
8:26	Courtney Lee misses 11-foot jumper	4	9
8:25	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	4	9
8:25	Brook Lopez misses tip shot	4	9
8:22	Mo Williams defensive rebound	4	9
8:17	Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper	4	11
8:15	Courtney Lee turnover	4	11
7:56	Anthony Parker makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	4	13
7:39	Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Josh Boone draws the foul)	4	13
7:39	Josh Boone makes free throw 1 of 2	5	13
7:39	Josh Boone misses free throw 2 of 2	5	13
7:37	J.J. Hickson defensive rebound	5	13
7:20	J.J. Hickson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	5	15
6:56	Brook Lopez makes dunk (Trenton Hassell assists)	7	15
6:37	Shaquille O'Neal makes 7-foot two point shot (Anthony Parker assists)	7	17
6:20	Brook Lopez makes layup	9	17
6:20	J.J. Hickson shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)	9	17
6:20	Anderson Varejao enters the game for J.J. Hickson	9	17
6:20	Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 1	10	17
6:01	Mo Williams misses jumper	10	17
6:01	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	10	17
5:46	Trenton Hassell misses 20-foot jumper	10	17
5:43	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	10	17
5:41	Brook Lopez makes two point shot	12	17
5:20	LeBron James makes slam dunk (Shaquille O'Neal assists)	12	19
5:05	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Brook Lopez's 11-foot jumper	12	19
5:03	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	12	19
4:52	Mo Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	12	22
4:35	Devin Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	22
4:35	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	22
4:18	Mo Williams bad pass (Devin Harris steals)	12	22
4:15	Devin Harris makes layup (Brook Lopez assists)	14	22
3:53	Trenton Hassell blocks Shaquille O'Neal's layup	14	22
3:50	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	14	22
3:33	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)	14	22
3:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	14	22
3:33	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Mo Williams	14	22
3:33	Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2	15	22
3:33	Brook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2	16	22
3:15	Anthony Parker misses 12-foot jumper	16	22
3:15	Courtney Lee defensive rebound	16	22
3:08	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	16	22
3:08	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Josh Boone	16	22
3:08	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	17	22
3:08	Jamario Moon enters the game for Anthony Parker	17	22
3:08	Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	18	22
2:47	Brook Lopez blocks Anderson Varejao's 6-foot jumper	18	22
2:45	Trenton Hassell defensive rebound	18	22
2:23	Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	22
2:20	LeBron James defensive rebound	18	22
2:16	Courtney Lee personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	18	22
2:16	Cleveland full timeout	18	22
2:16	Darnell Jackson enters the game for Anderson Varejao	18	22
2:01	LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot	18	24
1:59	Daniel Gibson personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	18	24
1:59	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	19	24
1:59	Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	20	24
1:47	Eduardo Najera personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	20	24
1:39	LeBron James makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)	20	26
1:21	Courtney Lee bad pass (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals)	20	26
1:21	Eduardo Najera personal foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	20	26
1:21	Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2	20	26
1:21	Cleveland offensive rebound	20	26
1:21	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2	20	27
1:06	Devin Harris misses layup	20	27
1:05	Eduardo Najera offensive rebound	20	27
51.8	Eduardo Najera makes 21-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)	22	27
27.9	LeBron James makes three point jumper	22	30
3.5	Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	30
3.5	New Jersey offensive rebound	22	30
3.5	shot clock violation	22	30
3.5	Mo Williams enters the game for Jamario Moon	22	30
0.0	LeBron James misses 48-foot three point jumper	22	30
0.0	Cleveland offensive rebound	22	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	30

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Nets
89
Cavaliers
99

Game 1

16/12

Cavaliers
94
Nets
86

Game 2

2/1

Nets
97
Cavaliers
104

Game 3

10/2

Cavaliers
111
Nets
92

Game 4

4/3

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 16 December 2009

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Matt Boland
Olandis Poole

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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