February 21, 1997 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead DEN by 5 · ORL by 13 · 16 lead changes
Q4 9:21+19% ORLAnderson 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Shaw 5 AST)DEN 76 · ORL 79| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | — |
2HO Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
3OK Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
4LA Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
5PO Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
6MI Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
7PH Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
8LA Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
9SA Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
10GS Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
12DE Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
13SA Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
14ME Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | — |
2MI Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
3NY Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
4AT Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
5CH Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
6DE Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
7OR Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
8WA Wizards | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
9CL Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
10IN Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
11MI Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
12TO Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
13BK Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
14PH 76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
15BO Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
| Zone | DEN | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 1/1 100% | 1/6 17% |
| Paint | 4/10 40% | 0/7 0% |
| Mid-range | 9/23 39% | 8/24 33% |
| Corner 3 | 1/2 50% | 2/5 40% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/20 30% | 4/13 31% |
| BSBryant StithG | 44 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -7 | 73.5% |
| LELaPhonso EllisF | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 9-18 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 59.4% |
AM Antonio McDyessF | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -20 | 40.0% |
| AGAnthony GoldwireG | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 33.8% |
DE Dale EllisG | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 69.7% |
| EJErvin JohnsonC | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -14 | 40.0% |
| BTBrooks ThompsonG | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -8 | 0.0% |
| THTom HammondsF | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0.0% |
| JAJerome AllenG | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 75.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 86 | 43 | 16 | 30-71 | 7-22 | 19-21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 42.3% | 31.8% | 90.5% | 53.6% |
| RSRony SeikalyC | 39 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 62.3% |
AH Anfernee HardawayG-F | 38 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 7-13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 62.1% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 38 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +18 | 40.0% |
| NANick AndersonG | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 53.6% |
| DSDennis ScottF | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 21.4% |
| GWGerald WilkinsG | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 59.9% |
| BSBrian ShawG | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 20.0% |
| DSDerek StrongF | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 55.7% |
| BEBrian EvansF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | — |
| DVDavid VaughnF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0% |
DA Darrell ArmstrongG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 100.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 99 | 36 | 18 | 37-84 | 6-18 | 19-29 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 44.0% | 33.3% | 65.5% | 51.2% |
11:23McDyess 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)DEN 210:51Anderson STEAL (1 STL)DEN 210:44Hardaway 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)DEN 29:17McDyess Violation:LaneDEN 48:37McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 48:37McDyess Tip Shot (4 PTS)DEN 67:56Hardaway 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS)DEN 67:15McDyess S.FOUL (P1.T2)DEN 87:02McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)DEN 86:49MISS Anderson 3PT Jump ShotDEN 86:31Hardaway REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 85:59MISS McDyess 13' Jump ShotDEN 85:35MISS Hardaway 7' Jump ShotDEN 105:33McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 104:58McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 104:22Hardaway Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 103:30McDyess Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)DEN 143:07Hardaway STEAL (1 STL)DEN 143:01Hardaway Driving Layup (7 PTS)DEN 141:28McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)DEN 170:00MISS Hardaway Free Throw 1 of 3DEN 190:00Hardaway Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)DEN 190:00MISS Hardaway Free Throw 3 of 3DEN 19The Magic beat the Nuggets 99-86 at home.
Anfernee Hardaway led the Magic with 22 points, while LaPhonso Ellis led the Nuggets with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
The Magic led by as many as 13 points. The lead changed hands 16 times and the score was tied 13 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
