Cavaliers 98-82 Nets (1 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

1-4, 1-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	27	22	18	15	82
CLE	24	19	30	25	98

Cleveland Cavaliers

2-2, 1-1 home

Damion James blocks Anderson Varejao's 5-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 22-foot jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
Omri Casspi misses 11-foot running jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes layup (Omri Casspi assists)
Omri Casspi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 23-foot jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
Damion James blocks Omri Casspi's layup
Antawn Jamison misses 8-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Parker misses three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Gee makes three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Samardo Samuels misses 6-foot two point shot
Samardo Samuels makes dunk
Ramon Sessions makes 25-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Gee misses 16-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson makes two point shot
Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
Tristan Thompson makes driving dunk (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur blocks Ramon Sessions's 4-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses layup
Daniel Gibson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses 17-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving misses jumper
Omri Casspi makes driving layup (Anderson Varejao assists)
Antawn Jamison makes layup (Omri Casspi assists)
Anthony Parker makes 17-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
Anthony Parker makes layup
Sundiata Gaines blocks Omri Casspi's 4-foot jumper
Anthony Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses layup
Anthony Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi misses 15-foot jumper
Anderson Varejao misses 8-foot jumper
Omri Casspi makes 4-foot jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 28-foot three point jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 8-foot jumper (Anthony Parker assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 7-foot jumper
Anthony Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving misses tip shot
Antawn Jamison makes 20-foot jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 9-foot running jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 12-foot jumper
Anthony Parker misses 6-foot two point shot
Anderson Varejao misses layup
Damion James blocks Antawn Jamison's 4-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Alonzo Gee misses driving layup
Anderson Varejao makes tip shot
Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions misses 6-foot two point shot
Tristan Thompson makes layup
Alonzo Gee makes 8-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 6-foot running jumper
Tristan Thompson misses dunk
Alonzo Gee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Shelden Williams blocks Ramon Sessions's 6-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson makes layup
Alonzo Gee makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 6-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Daniel Gibson makes driving layup
Daniel Gibson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Antawn Jamison misses 4-foot jumper
Antawn Jamison makes layup (Daniel Gibson assists)
Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 19-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson misses 19-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Antawn Jamison makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Damion James makes driving layup (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Sundiata Gaines makes layup
Mehmet Okur makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damion James assists)
Antawn Jamison blocks Mehmet Okur's 9-foot jumper
Anthony Parker blocks Deron Williams's 11-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines makes driving layup
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kris Humphries misses dunk
Deron Williams misses 11-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 44-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving blocks Deron Williams's layup
Sundiata Gaines makes 9-foot running jumper
Kyrie Irving blocks Sundiata Gaines's layup
Kris Humphries makes layup (Damion James assists)
Damion James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marshon Brooks misses 9-foot running jumper
Deron Williams makes layup
Shelden Williams misses jumper
Marshon Brooks misses 6-foot jumper
Shawne Williams misses 4-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes layup
Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Marshon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeShawn Stevenson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 13-foot two point shot
Anthony Morrow makes 16-foot two point shot (Mehmet Okur assists)
Mehmet Okur makes 18-foot jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Samardo Samuels blocks Shelden Williams's 9-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 19-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses layup
Anthony Morrow misses 8-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper
Damion James makes 17-foot jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 5-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses layup
Sundiata Gaines makes 23-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 17-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur makes 14-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damion James assists)
Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes layup (Mehmet Okur assists)
Antawn Jamison blocks Deron Williams's 9-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kris Humphries misses 15-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines makes driving layup
Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 17-foot jumper
Damion James makes 21-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
DeShawn Stevenson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Shawne Williams makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Tristan Thompson blocks Deron Williams's 12-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
Shelden Williams makes 14-foot two point shot (Anthony Morrow assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tristan Thompson blocks Kris Humphries's layup
Tristan Thompson blocks Sundiata Gaines's 8-foot jumper
Kris Humphries misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 9-foot two point shot
Anthony Morrow misses 14-foot jumper
Daniel Gibson blocks Anthony Morrow's 26-foot three point jumper
Damion James misses driving layup
Anthony Morrow makes 5-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 9-foot jumper

NETS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NJ	CLE
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Mehmet Okur vs. Anderson Varejao (Kris Humphries gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Damion James makes driving layup (Sundiata Gaines assists)	2	0
11:11	Damion James blocks Anderson Varejao's 5-foot jumper	2	0
11:11	Cleveland offensive team rebound	2	0
11:07	Antawn Jamison makes 22-foot jumper (Omri Casspi assists)	2	2
10:44	Sundiata Gaines bad pass (Anderson Varejao steals)	2	2
10:33	Antawn Jamison traveling	2	2
10:17	Sundiata Gaines makes layup	4	2
10:02	Anthony Parker bad pass (Deron Williams steals)	4	2
10:00	Omri Casspi personal foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	4	2
9:55	Mehmet Okur offensive foul (Anthony Parker draws the foul)	4	2
9:55	Mehmet Okur turnover	4	2
9:41	Omri Casspi traveling	4	2
9:18	Mehmet Okur makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damion James assists)	7	2
9:02	Omri Casspi misses 11-foot running jumper	7	2
9:00	Damion James defensive rebound	7	2
8:55	Antawn Jamison blocks Mehmet Okur's 9-foot jumper	7	2
8:55	New Jersey offensive team rebound	7	2
8:45	Anderson Varejao personal foul (Kris Humphries draws the foul)	7	2
8:37	Anthony Parker blocks Deron Williams's 11-foot jumper	7	2
8:37	New Jersey defensive team rebound	7	2
8:37	Kris Humphries personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)	7	2
8:18	Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot three point jumper	7	2
8:17	Omri Casspi offensive rebound	7	2
8:11	Kyrie Irving makes layup (Omri Casspi assists)	7	4
8:03	Sundiata Gaines makes driving layup	9	4
7:52	Omri Casspi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	9	7
7:39	Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	7
7:37	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound	9	7
7:35	Kyrie Irving lost ball (Sundiata Gaines steals)	9	7
7:33	Kris Humphries misses dunk	9	7
7:31	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	9	7
7:31	Cleveland full timeout	9	7
7:15	Kyrie Irving makes 23-foot jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)	9	9
6:52	Deron Williams misses 11-foot jumper	9	9
6:52	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	9	9
6:50	Sundiata Gaines misses 44-foot three point jumper	9	9
6:48	New Jersey offensive team rebound	9	9
6:48	shot clock turnover	9	9
6:35	Damion James blocks Omri Casspi's layup	9	9
6:33	Sundiata Gaines defensive rebound	9	9
6:30	Kyrie Irving blocks Deron Williams's layup	9	9
6:30	New Jersey offensive team rebound	9	9
6:16	Sundiata Gaines makes 9-foot running jumper	11	9
5:58	Antawn Jamison bad pass (Mehmet Okur steals)	11	9
5:54	Omri Casspi shooting foul (Damion James draws the foul)	11	9
5:54	Damion James makes free throw 1 of 2	12	9
5:54	Alonzo Gee enters the game for Omri Casspi	12	9
5:54	Damion James misses free throw 2 of 2	12	9
5:52	Anderson Varejao defensive rebound	12	9
5:37	Antawn Jamison misses 8-foot jumper	12	9
5:35	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	12	9
5:31	Kyrie Irving blocks Sundiata Gaines's layup	12	9
5:28	Antawn Jamison defensive rebound	12	9
5:26	Marshon Brooks enters the game for Deron Williams	12	9
5:05	Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
4:45	Kris Humphries makes layup (Damion James assists)	14	12
4:45	Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Kris Humphries draws the foul)	14	12
4:45	Kris Humphries makes free throw 1 of 1	15	12
4:30	Anthony Parker misses three point jumper	15	12
4:28	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	15	12
4:07	Damion James misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	12
4:07	Marshon Brooks offensive rebound	15	12
3:54	Marshon Brooks misses 9-foot running jumper	15	12
3:54	New Jersey offensive team rebound	15	12
3:54	Kyrie Irving loose ball foul (Kris Humphries draws the foul)	15	12
3:54	Daniel Gibson enters the game for Anderson Varejao	15	12
3:54	Ramon Sessions enters the game for Anthony Parker	15	12
3:54	Samardo Samuels enters the game for Kyrie Irving	15	12
3:54	Kris Humphries makes free throw 1 of 2	16	12
3:54	Kris Humphries makes free throw 2 of 2	17	12
3:38	Daniel Gibson makes 25-foot three point jumper	17	15
3:14	Sundiata Gaines bad pass (Antawn Jamison steals)	17	15
3:06	Ramon Sessions bad pass (Mehmet Okur steals)	17	15
3:02	Sundiata Gaines lost ball (Antawn Jamison steals)	17	15
2:55	Alonzo Gee makes three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)	17	18
2:48	New Jersey full timeout	17	18
2:48	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Antawn Jamison	17	18
2:48	Shawne Williams enters the game for Kris Humphries	17	18
2:48	Deron Williams enters the game for Sundiata Gaines	17	18
2:38	Alonzo Gee personal foul (Damion James draws the foul)	17	18
2:38	Damion James makes free throw 1 of 2	18	18
2:38	Shelden Williams enters the game for Mehmet Okur	18	18
2:38	Damion James misses free throw 2 of 2	18	18
2:36	Alonzo Gee defensive rebound	18	18
2:20	Samardo Samuels misses 6-foot two point shot	18	18
2:16	Deron Williams defensive rebound	18	18
2:08	Shelden Williams bad pass (Samardo Samuels steals)	18	18
1:52	Ramon Sessions bad pass (Deron Williams steals)	18	18
1:46	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	18	18
1:37	Deron Williams makes layup	20	18
1:21	Alonzo Gee bad pass (Shelden Williams steals)	20	18
1:04	Shelden Williams misses jumper	20	18
1:00	Marshon Brooks offensive rebound	20	18
1:00	Marshon Brooks misses 6-foot jumper	20	18
57.9	Shawne Williams offensive rebound	20	18
55.9	Shawne Williams misses 4-foot jumper	20	18
53.7	Deron Williams offensive rebound	22	18
52.7	Deron Williams makes layup	22	18
50.4	Samardo Samuels makes dunk	22	20
50.4	Shelden Williams shooting foul (Samardo Samuels draws the foul)	22	20
50.4	Anthony Morrow enters the game for Damion James	22	20
50.4	Samardo Samuels makes free throw 1 of 1	22	21
31.7	Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)	25	21
15.9	Ramon Sessions makes 25-foot three point jumper	25	24
1.1	Deron Williams makes driving layup	27	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	24

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Nets
82
Cavaliers
98

Game 1

1/1

Nets
99
Cavaliers
96

Game 2

28/1

Cavaliers
105
Nets
100

Game 3

19/3

Cavaliers
117
Nets
122

Game 4

8/4

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

11:00 PM, 1 January 2012

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 15,084

Referees:
Mark Lindsay
David Jones
Derek Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	8	0	1.000	-	W8
Chicago	3	4	.429	4.5	L2
Detroit	3	5	.375	5	W2
Indiana	2	4	.333	5	L1
Milwaukee	1	6	.143	6.5	L6

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Naz Reid makes five 3-pointers and scores 25 points to lead Timberwolves to 114-93 win over Hornets

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