Final
Series starts 12/13
| Game 1: Saturday, December 13th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nets | 104 | Final |
| Bulls | 113 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, December 29th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bulls | 100 | Final |
| Nets | 87 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, February 25th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bulls | 99 | Final |
| Nets | 111 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, April 4th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nets | 94 | Final |
| Bulls | 103 | |
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Nets 104
(11-11, 7-4 away)
Bulls 113
(11-12, 8-3 home)
Coverage: WGN
8:30 PM ET, December 13, 2008
United Center, Chicago, IL
1st Qtr Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All1st Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | NEW JERSEY | SCORE | CHICAGO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | ||
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Brook Lopez vs. Drew Gooden (Devin Harris gains possession) | 0-0 | |
| 11:44 | Vince Carter makes driving dunk | 2-0 | |
| 11:27 | 2-0 | Luol Deng misses 23-foot jumper | |
| 11:26 | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 2-0 | |
| 11:21 | Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper | 2-0 | |
| 11:19 | New Jersey offensive rebound | 2-0 | |
| 11:19 | 2-0 | Aaron Gray personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | |
| 11:08 | Bobby Simmons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists) | 5-0 | |
| 11:00 | 5-0 | Ben Gordon bad pass (Vince Carter steals) | |
| 10:52 | 5-0 | Drew Gooden shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | |
| 10:52 | Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2 | 5-0 | |
| 10:52 | New Jersey offensive rebound | 5-0 | |
| 10:52 | Brook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6-0 | |
| 10:32 | 6-2 | Drew Gooden makes 15-foot two point shot (Luol Deng assists) | |
| 10:11 | Vince Carter makes layup | 8-2 | |
| 9:57 | 8-4 | Drew Gooden makes 14-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists) | |
| 9:33 | Ben Gordon blocks Brook Lopez's layup | 8-4 | |
| 9:30 | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | 8-4 | |
| 9:30 | Brook Lopez makes layup | 10-4 | |
| 9:22 | 10-6 | Ben Gordon makes driving layup | |
| 9:03 | Yi Jianlian misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10-6 | |
| 9:02 | 10-6 | Aaron Gray defensive rebound | |
| 8:56 | 10-6 | Derrick Rose lost ball (Devin Harris steals) | |
| 8:45 | Bobby Simmons misses layup | 10-6 | |
| 8:44 | 10-6 | Aaron Gray defensive rebound | |
| 8:36 | 10-6 | Ben Gordon bad pass (Bobby Simmons steals) | |
| 8:30 | Aaron Gray blocks Brook Lopez's layup | 10-6 | |
| 8:29 | Bobby Simmons offensive rebound | 10-6 | |
| 8:27 | Bobby Simmons makes layup | 12-6 | |
| 8:18 | Chicago full timeout | ||
| 8:03 | 12-6 | Drew Gooden misses 21-foot jumper | |
| 8:03 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | 12-6 | |
| 7:47 | Vince Carter misses 10-foot jumper | 12-6 | |
| 7:46 | 12-6 | Aaron Gray defensive rebound | |
| 7:33 | 12-6 | Drew Gooden misses layup | |
| 7:33 | 12-6 | Aaron Gray offensive rebound | |
| 7:31 | 12-6 | Aaron Gray misses layup | |
| 7:28 | 12-6 | Chicago offensive rebound | |
| 7:18 | 12-6 | Ben Gordon bad pass (Bobby Simmons steals) | |
| 7:16 | 12-6 | Luol Deng shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul) | |
| 7:16 | Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13-6 | |
| 7:16 | Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14-6 | |
| 7:05 | 14-6 | Drew Gooden misses jumper | |
| 7:03 | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 14-6 | |
| 6:56 | 14-6 | Aaron Gray shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul) | |
| 6:56 | 14-6 | Joakim Noah enters the game for Aaron Gray | |
| 6:56 | Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15-6 | |
| 6:56 | Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16-6 | |
| 6:35 | 16-6 | Derrick Rose misses 10-foot jumper | |
| 6:33 | Bobby Simmons defensive rebound | 16-6 | |
| 6:18 | Bobby Simmons makes 18-foot jumper | 18-6 | |
| 6:05 | 18-6 | Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper | |
| 6:01 | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 18-6 | |
| 5:56 | Joakim Noah blocks Yi Jianlian's layup | 18-6 | |
| 5:54 | 18-6 | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | |
| 5:50 | Bobby Simmons shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul) | 18-6 | |
| 5:50 | 18-7 | Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 5:50 | 18-8 | Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 5:37 | Bobby Simmons misses three point jumper | 18-8 | |
| 5:35 | 18-8 | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | |
| 5:31 | 18-8 | Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | |
| 5:30 | Bobby Simmons defensive rebound | 18-8 | |
| 5:13 | Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yi Jianlian assists) | 21-8 | |
| 4:50 | 21-8 | Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper | |
| 4:50 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | 21-8 | |
| 4:41 | Yi Jianlian misses 25-foot three point jumper | 21-8 | |
| 4:41 | Bobby Simmons offensive rebound | 21-8 | |
| 4:39 | Bobby Simmons makes hook shot | 23-8 | |
| 4:33 | Chicago 20 Sec. timeout | ||
| 4:33 | 23-8 | Andres Nocioni enters the game for Drew Gooden | |
| 4:16 | 23-10 | Ben Gordon makes 14-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists) | |
| 4:00 | Bobby Simmons traveling | 23-10 | |
| 3:49 | 23-10 | Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper | |
| 3:47 | Bobby Simmons defensive rebound | 23-10 | |
| 3:45 | Brook Lopez makes dunk (Devin Harris assists) | 25-10 | |
| 3:33 | 25-12 | Ben Gordon makes 22-foot jumper | |
| 3:18 | Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper | 25-12 | |
| 3:17 | 25-12 | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | |
| 3:15 | 25-14 | Luol Deng makes layup (Derrick Rose assists) | |
| 2:59 | Yi Jianlian makes layup (Vince Carter assists) | 27-14 | |
| 2:47 | 27-16 | Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper | |
| 2:40 | New Jersey full timeout | ||
| 2:40 | 27-16 | Larry Hughes enters the game for Luol Deng | |
| 2:40 | Keyon Dooling enters the game for Devin Harris | 27-16 | |
| 2:30 | Josh Boone enters the game for Brook Lopez | 27-16 | |
| 2:30 | Ryan Anderson enters the game for Yi Jianlian | 27-16 | |
| 2:21 | Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper | 27-16 | |
| 2:18 | 27-16 | Ben Gordon defensive rebound | |
| 2:14 | Bobby Simmons shooting foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul) | 27-16 | |
| 2:14 | 27-17 | Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 2:14 | Trenton Hassell enters the game for Bobby Simmons | 27-17 | |
| 2:14 | 27-18 | Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 1:53 | Vince Carter traveling | 27-18 | |
| 1:39 | 27-18 | Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 1:38 | Keyon Dooling defensive rebound | 27-18 | |
| 1:25 | Josh Boone misses layup | 27-18 | |
| 1:23 | 27-18 | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | |
| 1:12 | 27-18 | Andres Nocioni misses three point jumper | |
| 1:10 | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 27-18 | |
| 0:59 | 27-18 | Ben Gordon shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul) | |
| 0:59 | Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28-18 | |
| 0:59 | Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29-18 | |
| 0:51 | 29-20 | Ben Gordon makes 19-foot two point shot | |
| 0:33 | Andres Nocioni blocks Ryan Anderson's layup | 29-20 | |
| 0:31 | 29-20 | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | |
| 0:27 | Vince Carter shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul) | 29-20 | |
| 0:27 | 29-21 | Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2 | |
| 0:27 | 29-22 | Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2 | |
| 0:04 | Keyon Dooling makes 21-foot jumper | 31-22 | |
| 0:00 | 31-22 | Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper | |
| 0:00 | 31-22 | Chicago offensive rebound | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Quarter | ||

