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Cleveland wins series 4-2 (Game 5 of 6)

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Cleveland wins series 4-2

Game 1: Sunday, May 6th
Nets77Final
Cavaliers81
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 8th
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Cavaliers102
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Game 3: Saturday, May 12th
Cavaliers85Final
Nets96
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Game 4: Monday, May 14th
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Nets85
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Game 5: Wednesday, May 16th
Nets83Final
Cavaliers72
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Game 6: Friday, May 18th
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Nets72
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Nets 83

(41-41, 17-24 away)

Cavaliers 72

(50-32, 30-11 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, May 16, 2007

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

1 2 3 4 T
NJ 24 23 30 683
CLE 18 21 20 1372

Top Performers

New Jersey: J. Kidd 20 Pts, 9 Reb, 6 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 Blk

Cleveland: L. James 20 Pts, 9 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMENEW JERSEYSCORECLEVELAND
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Jason Collins vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Sasha Pavlovic gains possession)
11:42 0-0LeBron James lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)
11:41 0-0Larry Hughes shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)
11:41Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 21-0 
11:41Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 22-0 
11:18 2-0Larry Hughes misses 26-foot three point jumper
11:17Richard Jefferson defensive rebound2-0 
11:00Jason Kidd bad pass (Larry Hughes steals)2-0 
10:45 2-2Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
10:22Mikki Moore misses 19-foot jumper2-2 
10:22 2-2Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound
10:14 2-2LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
10:11 2-2Larry Hughes offensive rebound
9:59 2-5Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
9:36Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper2-5 
9:33 2-5Drew Gooden defensive rebound
9:19Jason Collins shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul)2-5 
9:19 2-6LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
9:19 2-7LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
9:07Jason Kidd makes 16-foot jumper4-7 
8:55Jason Collins shooting foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)4-7 
8:55 4-8Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 1 of 2
8:55Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Jason Collins4-8 
8:55 4-9Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes free throw 2 of 2
8:41Mikki Moore misses jumper4-9 
8:38 4-9LeBron James defensive rebound
8:27 4-9Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 5-foot hook shot
8:27 4-9Cleveland defensive rebound
8:27 4-9Drew Gooden loose ball foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)
8:15Vince Carter misses driving layup4-9 
8:11 4-9Drew Gooden defensive rebound
7:58 4-9Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
7:56Vince Carter defensive rebound4-9 
7:45Jason Kidd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikki Moore assists)7-9 
7:22 7-11Larry Hughes makes layup (LeBron James assists)
7:03Jason Kidd makes driving layup9-11 
6:50 9-11Sasha Pavlovic bad pass (Mikki Moore steals)
6:35Richard Jefferson makes jumper11-11 
6:07 11-11LeBron James lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)
6:01Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper11-11 
5:58 11-11Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound
5:48Vince Carter personal foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul)11-11 
5:48Cleveland full timeout
5:31 11-11LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
5:31Richard Jefferson defensive rebound11-11 
5:13Mikki Moore offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)11-11 
5:13Mikki Moore turnover11-11 
5:00 11-13Drew Gooden makes 8-foot two point shot
4:31Bostjan Nachbar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)14-13 
4:13 14-15Drew Gooden makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
3:56Bostjan Nachbar makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)17-15 
3:43 17-15Drew Gooden misses 11-foot jumper
3:41Mikki Moore defensive rebound17-15 
3:32Bostjan Nachbar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)20-15 
3:30Cleveland 20 Sec. timeout
3:30 20-15Anderson Varejao enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas
3:09 20-15Larry Hughes bad pass
2:58New Jersey full timeout
2:50Mikki Moore makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)22-15 
2:28 22-15Sasha Pavlovic misses 17-foot jumper
2:26 22-15Drew Gooden offensive rebound
2:24 22-15Drew Gooden misses two point shot
2:20Jason Kidd defensive rebound22-15 
2:14Vince Carter makes 5-foot running jumper24-15 
2:04 24-15Sasha Pavlovic bad pass (Bostjan Nachbar steals)
1:51Jason Kidd bad pass (LeBron James steals)24-15 
1:28 24-18Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
1:04Jason Kidd misses layup24-18 
1:01Mikki Moore offensive rebound24-18 
1:01Anderson Varejao blocks Mikki Moore's layup24-18 
1:01New Jersey defensive rebound24-18 
1:01Mikki Moore loose ball foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)24-18 
1:01Josh Boone enters the game for Mikki Moore24-18 
1:01Antoine Wright enters the game for Jason Kidd24-18 
0:44 24-18Larry Hughes misses 7-foot two point shot
0:37Vince Carter defensive rebound24-18 
0:33Bostjan Nachbar misses 26-foot three point jumper24-18 
0:31 24-18Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound
0:24 24-18Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
0:21Bostjan Nachbar defensive rebound24-18 
0:02 24-18Sasha Pavlovic shooting foul (Josh Boone draws the foul)
0:02 24-18Eric Snow enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic
0:02Josh Boone misses free throw 1 of 224-18 
0:02New Jersey offensive rebound24-18 
0:02Marcus Williams enters the game for Richard Jefferson24-18 
0:02 24-18Daniel Gibson enters the game for Larry Hughes
0:02Josh Boone misses free throw 2 of 224-18 
0:01 24-18Drew Gooden defensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter