Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 12/13

Game 1: Saturday, December 13th
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Bulls113
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Game 2: Monday, December 29th
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Nets87
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Game 3: Wednesday, February 25th
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Nets111
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Game 4: Saturday, April 4th
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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

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NJ 31 29 20 24104
CHI 22 28 25 38113

Top Performers

New Jersey: V. Carter 39 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Chicago: B. Gordon 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMENEW JERSEYSCORECHICAGO
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Brook Lopez vs. Drew Gooden (Devin Harris gains possession)0-0 
11:44Vince Carter makes driving dunk2-0 
11:27 2-0Luol Deng misses 23-foot jumper
11:26Vince Carter defensive rebound2-0 
11:21Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper2-0 
11:19New Jersey offensive rebound2-0 
11:19 2-0Aaron Gray personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)
11:08Bobby Simmons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)5-0 
11:00 5-0Ben Gordon bad pass (Vince Carter steals)
10:52 5-0Drew Gooden shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)
10:52Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 25-0 
10:52New Jersey offensive rebound5-0 
10:52Brook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 26-0 
10:32 6-2Drew Gooden makes 15-foot two point shot (Luol Deng assists)
10:11Vince Carter makes layup8-2 
9:57 8-4Drew Gooden makes 14-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
9:33Ben Gordon blocks Brook Lopez's layup8-4 
9:30Brook Lopez offensive rebound8-4 
9:30Brook Lopez makes layup10-4 
9:22 10-6Ben Gordon makes driving layup
9:03Yi Jianlian misses 24-foot three point jumper10-6 
9:02 10-6Aaron Gray defensive rebound
8:56 10-6Derrick Rose lost ball (Devin Harris steals)
8:45Bobby Simmons misses layup10-6 
8:44 10-6Aaron Gray defensive rebound
8:36 10-6Ben Gordon bad pass (Bobby Simmons steals)
8:30Aaron Gray blocks Brook Lopez's layup10-6 
8:29Bobby Simmons offensive rebound10-6 
8:27Bobby Simmons makes layup12-6 
8:18Chicago full timeout
8:03 12-6Drew Gooden misses 21-foot jumper
8:03Brook Lopez defensive rebound12-6 
7:47Vince Carter misses 10-foot jumper12-6 
7:46 12-6Aaron Gray defensive rebound
7:33 12-6Drew Gooden misses layup
7:33 12-6Aaron Gray offensive rebound
7:31 12-6Aaron Gray misses layup
7:28 12-6Chicago offensive rebound
7:18 12-6Ben Gordon bad pass (Bobby Simmons steals)
7:16 12-6Luol Deng shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
7:16Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 213-6 
7:16Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 214-6 
7:05 14-6Drew Gooden misses jumper
7:03Vince Carter defensive rebound14-6 
6:56 14-6Aaron Gray shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
6:56 14-6Joakim Noah enters the game for Aaron Gray
6:56Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 215-6 
6:56Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 216-6 
6:35 16-6Derrick Rose misses 10-foot jumper
6:33Bobby Simmons defensive rebound16-6 
6:18Bobby Simmons makes 18-foot jumper18-6 
6:05 18-6Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
6:01Vince Carter defensive rebound18-6 
5:56Joakim Noah blocks Yi Jianlian's layup18-6 
5:54 18-6Joakim Noah defensive rebound
5:50Bobby Simmons shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)18-6 
5:50 18-7Drew Gooden makes free throw 1 of 2
5:50 18-8Drew Gooden makes free throw 2 of 2
5:37Bobby Simmons misses three point jumper18-8 
5:35 18-8Drew Gooden defensive rebound
5:31 18-8Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
5:30Bobby Simmons defensive rebound18-8 
5:13Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yi Jianlian assists)21-8 
4:50 21-8Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
4:50Brook Lopez defensive rebound21-8 
4:41Yi Jianlian misses 25-foot three point jumper21-8 
4:41Bobby Simmons offensive rebound21-8 
4:39Bobby Simmons makes hook shot23-8 
4:33Chicago 20 Sec. timeout
4:33 23-8Andres Nocioni enters the game for Drew Gooden
4:16 23-10Ben Gordon makes 14-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
4:00Bobby Simmons traveling23-10 
3:49 23-10Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper
3:47Bobby Simmons defensive rebound23-10 
3:45Brook Lopez makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)25-10 
3:33 25-12Ben Gordon makes 22-foot jumper
3:18Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper25-12 
3:17 25-12Derrick Rose defensive rebound
3:15 25-14Luol Deng makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
2:59Yi Jianlian makes layup (Vince Carter assists)27-14 
2:47 27-16Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper
2:40New Jersey full timeout
2:40 27-16Larry Hughes enters the game for Luol Deng
2:40Keyon Dooling enters the game for Devin Harris27-16 
2:30Josh Boone enters the game for Brook Lopez27-16 
2:30Ryan Anderson enters the game for Yi Jianlian27-16 
2:21Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper27-16 
2:18 27-16Ben Gordon defensive rebound
2:14Bobby Simmons shooting foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)27-16 
2:14 27-17Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2
2:14Trenton Hassell enters the game for Bobby Simmons27-17 
2:14 27-18Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2
1:53Vince Carter traveling27-18 
1:39 27-18Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
1:38Keyon Dooling defensive rebound27-18 
1:25Josh Boone misses layup27-18 
1:23 27-18Derrick Rose defensive rebound
1:12 27-18Andres Nocioni misses three point jumper
1:10Vince Carter defensive rebound27-18 
0:59 27-18Ben Gordon shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)
0:59Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 228-18 
0:59Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 229-18 
0:51 29-20Ben Gordon makes 19-foot two point shot
0:33Andres Nocioni blocks Ryan Anderson's layup29-20 
0:31 29-20Joakim Noah defensive rebound
0:27Vince Carter shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)29-20 
0:27 29-21Larry Hughes makes free throw 1 of 2
0:27 29-22Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2
0:04Keyon Dooling makes 21-foot jumper31-22 
0:00 31-22Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
0:00 31-22Chicago offensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter