Cavaliers 94-86 Nets (2 Jan, 2010) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

27-8, 14-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	19	25	25	25	94
NJ	26	17	18	25	86

New Jersey Nets

3-30, 2-14 home

Brook Lopez misses 18-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses layup
Devin Harris makes layup
Brook Lopez makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Yi Jianlian misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 13-foot running jumper
Devin Harris makes 17-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Brook Lopez makes 18-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Chris Douglas-Roberts's 14-foot running jumper
Yi Jianlian misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes jumper
Brook Lopez misses 14-foot two point shot
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
Brook Lopez makes 10-foot hook shot (Keyon Dooling assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses driving layup
Keyon Dooling misses 19-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes 17-foot jumper
Tony Battie makes dunk (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 6-foot jumper
Yi Jianlian misses 18-foot jumper
Terrence Williams makes driving layup
Terrence Williams misses 10-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses two point shot
Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Tony Battie misses 20-foot jumper
Courtney Lee makes driving layup
Brook Lopez makes driving layup
Brook Lopez misses 9-foot hook shot
Yi Jianlian misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Yi Jianlian makes 10-foot two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
Anderson Varejao blocks Brook Lopez's layup
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses three point jumper
Courtney Lee makes 7-foot two point shot
Yi Jianlian misses 14-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses 8-foot hook shot
Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper
Yi Jianlian misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes running jumper (Yi Jianlian assists)
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yi Jianlian misses 8-foot hook shot
J.J. Hickson blocks Yi Jianlian's layup
LeBron James blocks Chris Douglas-Roberts's driving layup
Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes driving layup
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
LeBron James blocks Chris Douglas-Roberts's driving layup
Courtney Lee misses two point shot
Brook Lopez misses layup
Courtney Lee makes 18-foot two point shot (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 8-foot jumper
Josh Boone misses 15-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 9-foot two point shot
Tony Battie misses 15-foot jumper
Yi Jianlian misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses layup
Yi Jianlian makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes two point shot
Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes driving layup (Devin Harris assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Yi Jianlian misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses jumper
Yi Jianlian misses 6-foot two point shot
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper
Yi Jianlian blocks J.J. Hickson's layup
J.J. Hickson misses dunk
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (LeBron James assists)
J.J. Hickson misses 14-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses layup
Mo Williams makes driving layup
J.J. Hickson misses driving layup
Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses two point shot
LeBron James makes dunk (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Parker assists)
Anthony Parker misses 20-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes hook shot (Anderson Varejao assists)
Anthony Parker misses 17-foot two point shot
Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
Anderson Varejao makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes 7-foot hook shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Anderson Varejao misses two point shot
Yi Jianlian blocks Anderson Varejao's jumper
Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Delonte West misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James makes layup
Jamario Moon misses two point shot
Mo Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot
LeBron James makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
Anderson Varejao makes layup (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Anthony Parker misses 34-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes driving layup
J.J. Hickson misses 22-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson makes two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Yi Jianlian blocks Anthony Parker's 11-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anthony Parker misses 20-foot jumper
J.J. Hickson misses two point shot
LeBron James misses three point jumper
J.J. Hickson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Mo Williams makes 11-foot running jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Mo Williams makes layup
Delonte West misses driving layup
LeBron James misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
Shaquille O'Neal misses hook shot
Shaquille O'Neal misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao misses driving layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao makes layup
Delonte West makes driving layup
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses tip shot
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James makes slam dunk (Daniel Gibson assists)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup (Anthony Parker assists)
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Anderson Varejao makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
Daniel Gibson misses 18-foot jumper
Jawad Williams misses 19-foot jumper

CAVALIERS

NETS

TIME		CLE	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Brook Lopez (Yi Jianlian gains possession)	0	0
11:52	Brook Lopez offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	0	0
11:52	Brook Lopez turnover	0	0
11:37	Shaquille O'Neal turnover	0	0
11:22	Brook Lopez misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:22	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Yi Jianlian blocks J.J. Hickson's layup	0	0
11:12	J.J. Hickson offensive rebound	0	0
11:11	J.J. Hickson misses dunk	0	0
11:10	Devin Harris defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Brook Lopez misses layup	0	0
11:03	Devin Harris offensive rebound	0	0
11:02	Devin Harris makes layup	0	2
10:49	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (LeBron James assists)	2	2
10:26	Brook Lopez makes layup (Devin Harris assists)	2	4
10:04	J.J. Hickson misses 14-foot jumper	2	4
10:03	Devin Harris defensive rebound	2	4
10:00	Devin Harris makes driving layup	2	6
9:37	Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper	2	6
9:37	Yi Jianlian defensive rebound	2	6
9:22	Yi Jianlian misses 18-foot jumper	2	6
9:21	LeBron James defensive rebound	2	6
9:17	Chris Douglas-Roberts shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)	2	6
9:17	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
9:17	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	3	6
9:15	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	3	6
9:03	Devin Harris traveling	3	6
8:47	J.J. Hickson turnover	3	6
8:27	Courtney Lee misses 13-foot running jumper	3	6
8:26	Anthony Parker defensive rebound	3	6
8:14	J.J. Hickson misses layup	3	6
8:11	Devin Harris defensive rebound	3	6
8:06	Devin Harris makes 17-foot jumper	3	8
7:43	Mo Williams makes driving layup	5	8
7:28	Brook Lopez makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)	5	10
7:07	J.J. Hickson misses driving layup	5	10
7:05	Yi Jianlian defensive rebound	5	10
6:52	Brook Lopez makes 18-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)	5	12
6:37	Mo Williams misses 17-foot jumper	5	12
6:35	Courtney Lee defensive rebound	5	12
6:26	J.J. Hickson shooting foul (Yi Jianlian draws the foul)	5	12
6:26	Anderson Varejao enters the game for J.J. Hickson	5	12
6:26	Yi Jianlian makes free throw 1 of 2	5	13
6:26	Yi Jianlian makes free throw 2 of 2	5	14
6:15	Shaquille O'Neal misses two point shot	5	14
6:13	Cleveland defensive rebound	5	14
6:01	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Chris Douglas-Roberts's 14-foot running jumper	5	14
6:00	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	5	14
5:54	LeBron James makes dunk (Mo Williams assists)	7	14
5:35	Yi Jianlian misses 18-foot jumper	7	14
5:33	Anthony Parker defensive rebound	7	14
5:28	Devin Harris shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	7	14
5:28	New Jersey full timeout	7	14
5:28	Zydrunas Ilgauskas enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	7	14
5:28	Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	7	14
5:28	Cleveland offensive rebound	7	14
5:28	Mo Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	7	14
5:28	Cleveland offensive rebound	7	14
5:24	Mo Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Parker assists)	9	14
5:11	Mo Williams shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	9	14
5:11	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	9	15
5:11	Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	9	16
5:01	Yi Jianlian shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)	9	16
5:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2	10	16
5:01	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2	11	16
4:43	Chris Douglas-Roberts makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)	11	18
4:24	Anthony Parker misses 20-foot jumper	11	18
4:24	Anderson Varejao offensive rebound	11	18
4:20	LeBron James makes two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)	13	18
4:01	Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	18
4:00	Chris Douglas-Roberts offensive rebound	13	18
3:58	Chris Douglas-Roberts makes jumper	13	20
3:44	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes hook shot (Anderson Varejao assists)	15	20
3:20	Brook Lopez misses 14-foot two point shot	15	20
3:19	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	15	20
3:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)	15	20
3:15	Zydrunas Ilgauskas turnover	15	20
3:15	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Courtney Lee	15	20
3:15	Josh Boone enters the game for Brook Lopez	15	20
3:15	Delonte West enters the game for Mo Williams	15	20
3:03	Chris Douglas-Roberts makes jumper	15	22
2:36	Anthony Parker misses 17-foot two point shot	15	22
2:35	Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound	15	22
2:33	Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot	17	22
2:08	Yi Jianlian lost ball (LeBron James steals)	17	22
2:01	Delonte West bad pass	17	22
2:01	Cleveland full timeout	17	22
2:01	Brook Lopez enters the game for Yi Jianlian	17	22
1:51	Chris Douglas-Roberts makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)	17	24
1:27	Anderson Varejao makes layup (Delonte West assists)	19	24
1:06	Brook Lopez makes 10-foot hook shot (Keyon Dooling assists)	19	26
46.9	Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	26
45.6	Devin Harris defensive rebound	19	26
36.9	Chris Douglas-Roberts misses driving layup	19	26
35.9	Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound	19	26
25.3	Brook Lopez personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	19	26
25.3	Trenton Hassell enters the game for Devin Harris	19	26
25.3	Tony Battie enters the game for Brook Lopez	19	26
11.3	shot clock violation	19	26
4.7	Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Josh Boone draws the foul)	19	26
4.7	Jamario Moon enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas	19	26
4.7	Yi Jianlian enters the game for Josh Boone	19	26
0.8	Keyon Dooling misses 19-foot jumper	19	26
0.0	New Jersey offensive rebound	19	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	26

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 2-0

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

IZOD Center

6:00 PM, 2 January 2010

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 17,569

Referees:
Scott Foster
Derrick Collins
Brian Forte

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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