Final

Series (Game 3 of 3)

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Series starts 11/18

Game 1: Tuesday, November 18th
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Nets82
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Game 2: Sunday, March 22nd
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Game 3: Wednesday, March 25th
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Nets 87

(30-41, 15-21 away)

Cavaliers 98

(58-13, 33-1 home)

Coverage: YES

7:00 PM ET, March 25, 2009

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

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NJ 17 23 20 2787
CLE 26 18 24 3098

Top Performers

New Jersey: V. Carter 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Cleveland: L. James 22 Pts, 8 Reb, 11 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMENEW JERSEYSCORECLEVELAND
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Brook Lopez vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Yi Jianlian gains possession)0-0 
11:41Trenton Hassell makes driving layup2-0 
11:41 2-0Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Trenton Hassell draws the foul)
11:41Trenton Hassell makes free throw 1 of 13-0 
11:18Jumpball: Yi Jianlian vs. Delonte West (Brook Lopez gains possession)3-0 
11:18 3-0Delonte West lost ball (Yi Jianlian steals)
10:56Trenton Hassell misses 22-foot jumper3-0 
10:55 3-0Delonte West defensive rebound
10:45 3-0Anderson Varejao misses 19-foot jumper
10:42Yi Jianlian defensive rebound3-0 
10:29Vince Carter misses 17-foot jumper3-0 
10:27 3-0Mo Williams defensive rebound
10:19 3-2LeBron James makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
9:57Vince Carter misses layup3-2 
9:56 3-2Anderson Varejao defensive rebound
9:56Vince Carter personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)3-2 
9:45 3-4Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (Mo Williams assists)
9:23Vince Carter misses layup3-4 
9:22Vince Carter offensive rebound5-4 
9:22Vince Carter makes 1-foot two point shot5-4 
9:10Brook Lopez shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)5-4 
9:10 5-5Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
9:10 5-6Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
8:57Yi Jianlian misses 20-foot jumper5-6 
8:56Brook Lopez offensive rebound5-6 
8:53Anderson Varejao blocks Brook Lopez's layup5-6 
8:51 5-6Delonte West defensive rebound
8:45 5-8Anderson Varejao makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
8:26Keyon Dooling misses 21-foot jumper5-8 
8:25Yi Jianlian offensive rebound5-8 
8:22Yi Jianlian misses layup5-8 
8:21 5-8LeBron James defensive rebound
8:14 5-8Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
8:12 5-8Anderson Varejao offensive rebound
8:07Yi Jianlian shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)5-8 
8:07 5-8Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
8:07 5-8Cleveland offensive rebound
8:07 5-8Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2
8:06Yi Jianlian defensive rebound5-8 
7:48 5-8Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Trenton Hassell draws the foul)
7:48Trenton Hassell misses free throw 1 of 25-8 
7:48New Jersey offensive rebound5-8 
7:48Trenton Hassell misses free throw 2 of 25-8 
7:46 5-8Anderson Varejao defensive rebound
7:24 5-8Brook Lopez blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
7:22 5-8Anderson Varejao offensive rebound
7:22 5-8Delonte West misses 18-foot jumper
7:22 5-8Cleveland offensive rebound
7:22 5-8shot clock violation
7:05Yi Jianlian misses 25-foot three point jumper5-8 
7:03 5-8LeBron James defensive rebound
6:46 5-11Mo Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
6:20Brook Lopez misses 10-foot jumper5-11 
6:18 5-11Delonte West defensive rebound
6:13 5-11Delonte West misses 14-foot jumper
6:11 5-11Anderson Varejao offensive rebound
5:54 5-13Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot hook shot (Mo Williams assists)
5:50New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout
5:50Cleveland full timeout
5:33Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper5-13 
5:33Brook Lopez offensive rebound5-13 
5:16Trenton Hassell misses 24-foot three point jumper5-13 
5:16 5-13Delonte West defensive rebound
5:11 5-15LeBron James makes driving dunk (Mo Williams assists)
4:48Vince Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)8-15 
4:26 8-17Anderson Varejao makes layup (Delonte West assists)
4:09Brook Lopez makes layup (Yi Jianlian assists)10-17 
3:47 10-19Delonte West makes layup (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
3:29Brook Lopez bad pass (Zydrunas Ilgauskas steals)10-19 
3:21 10-22Mo Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
2:57Vince Carter misses 14-foot jumper10-22 
2:56 10-22LeBron James defensive rebound
2:46 10-22Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:45 10-22Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound
2:41 10-22Zydrunas Ilgauskas lost ball (Yi Jianlian steals)
2:35Keyon Dooling makes layup (Trenton Hassell assists)12-22 
2:27Cleveland full timeout
2:27 12-22Daniel Gibson enters the game for Anderson Varejao
2:27 12-22Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas
2:27 12-22Joe Smith enters the game for Mo Williams
2:27Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Trenton Hassell12-22 
2:27Bobby Simmons enters the game for Yi Jianlian12-22 
2:11 12-22Delonte West misses 19-foot jumper
2:10Jarvis Hayes defensive rebound12-22 
1:53Vince Carter misses two point shot12-22 
1:50 12-22Delonte West defensive rebound
1:43 12-24Joe Smith makes jumper (Daniel Gibson assists)
1:24Bobby Simmons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)15-24 
1:05 15-24Delonte West turnover
1:05Josh Boone enters the game for Brook Lopez15-24 
1:05Chris Douglas-Roberts enters the game for Vince Carter15-24 
0:45Bobby Simmons misses 24-foot three point jumper15-24 
0:44 15-24Delonte West defensive rebound
0:39Jarvis Hayes shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)15-24 
0:39 15-25LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
0:39 15-26LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
0:24Jarvis Hayes makes dunk (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)17-26 
0:02 17-26Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
0:00Josh Boone defensive rebound17-26 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter