February 28, 1996 · 8:00 PM EST
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Bulls | 72 | 10 | .878 | — |
2OR Magic | 60 | 22 | .732 | 12.0 |
3IN Pacers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 20.0 |
4CL Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 25.0 |
5NY Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 25.0 |
6AT Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 26.0 |
7DE Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 26.0 |
8MI Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 30.0 |
9CH Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 31.0 |
| 10WABullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 33.0 |
11BO Celtics | 33 | 49 | .402 | 39.0 |
12MI Bucks | 25 | 57 | .305 | 47.0 |
13TO Raptors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 51.0 |
14PH 76ers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 54.0 |
| +/- | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THTim HardawayG | 40 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 70.3% |
AM Alonzo MourningC | 39 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 12-18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 43.0% |
WW Walt WilliamsF-G | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 58.9% |
| KAKeith AskinsF | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 64.4% |
| CGChris GatlingF | 25 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | — | 75.0% |
| TCTyrone CorbinF | 25 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 57.4% |
| RCRex ChapmanG | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 72.7% |
| KTKurt ThomasF | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 46.6% |
| TSTony SmithG | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% |
| DSDan SchayesC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Totals | 240 | 112 | 47 | 24 | 39-80 | 12-22 | 22-32 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 25 | ||
| Shooting | 48.8% | 54.5% | 68.8% | 59.5% |
| +/- | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSDennis ScottF | 42 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 9-17 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 71.7% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 41 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 51.9% |
AH Anfernee HardawayG-F | 40 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 10-18 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 65.4% |
SO Shaquille O'NealC | 40 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 12-27 | 0-0 | 7-18 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 44.4% |
NA Nick AndersonG | 38 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 57.6% |
| ABAnthony BowieG | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0% |
| BSBrian ShawG | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0.0% |
| JKJon KoncakC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| JWJoe WolfC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 240 | 116 | 49 | 29 | 41-89 | 11-23 | 23-39 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 46.1% | 47.8% | 59.0% | 54.6% |
The Magic edged the Heat 116-112 at home.
Shaquille O'Neal led the Magic with 31 points and 14 rebounds, while Tim Hardaway led the Heat with 22 points and 13 assists.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
