March 2, 1997 · 3:30 PM EST
Biggest lead OKC by 10 · ORL by 9 · 17 lead changes
Q3 4:26+15% OKCPayton 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Hawkins 3 AST)OKC 68 · ORL 67
Q3 1:55+15% OKCHawkins 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (McMillan 2 AST)OKC 73 · ORL 74Q3 0:12+17% OKCPayton 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (McMillan 4 AST)OKC 81 · ORL 80| 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 | OKC | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/2 0% | 1/2 50% |
| Paint | 5/10 50% | 5/8 63% |
| Mid-range | 3/12 25% | 4/17 24% |
| Corner 3 | 4/5 80% | 4/5 80% |
| Above the break 3 | 4/14 29% | 9/27 33% |
| GPGary PaytonG | 45 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 12-20 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 72.1% |
SK Shawn KempF | 39 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 52.5% |
| HHHersey HawkinsG | 37 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 62.7% |
| SPSam PerkinsF | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 65.3% |
| LSLarry StewartF | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 77.3% |
| CECraig EhloG | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 40.3% |
| NMNate McMillanG | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +3 | 38.7% |
| TCTerry CummingsF | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 66.5% |
| JMJim McIlvaineC | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 66.7% |
AH Anfernee HardawayG-F | 40 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 54.3% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 37 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 28.6% |
NA Nick AndersonG | 37 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 6-13 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 67.8% |
| DSDennis ScottF | 36 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6-16 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 53.1% |
| RSRony SeikalyC | 34 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 51.1% |
| GWGerald WilkinsG | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 64.7% |
| DSDerek StrongF | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 78.8% |
| BSBrian ShawG | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 101 | 43 | 19 | 33-77 | 13-32 | 22-27 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 42.9% | 40.6% | 81.5% | 56.8% |
11:27MISS Hawkins Driving LayupOKC 011:20Anderson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hardaway 1 AST)OKC 011:03Kemp Dunk (2 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)OKC 210:04MISS Payton 3PT Jump ShotOKC 29:43MISS Anderson 3PT Jump ShotOKC 28:46Hardaway Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)OKC 48:40Hawkins Layup (2 PTS) (Kemp 1 AST)OKC 68:02Payton Driving Layup (2 PTS)OKC 87:44Payton P.FOUL (P1.T1)OKC 87:35Hardaway 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)OKC 86:57Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)OKC 86:37Payton Driving Layup (4 PTS)OKC 106:14MISS Anderson 3PT Jump ShotOKC 106:07Hardaway S.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 106:07Hawkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)OKC 116:07Hawkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)OKC 125:49MISS Anderson 3PT Jump ShotOKC 125:42Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)OKC 125:39Hawkins Layup (6 PTS) (Payton 2 AST)OKC 145:18MISS Hardaway 3PT Jump ShotOKC 145:14Kemp S.FOUL (P1.T2)OKC 145:03Payton 5' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS)OKC 164:30Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)OKC 163:02Hardaway Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)OKC 203:02Hardaway Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)OKC 202:49MISS Hawkins 3PT Jump ShotOKC 202:24Kemp Layup (4 PTS)OKC 221:54MISS Kemp LayupOKC 221:53Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)OKC 221:53MISS Kemp Tip ShotOKC 221:42Hardaway 7' Running Jump Shot (7 PTS)OKC 221:10Kemp Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)OKC 230:28Payton Driving Layup (8 PTS)OKC 250:06MISS Payton 10' Jump ShotOKC 250:02MISS Payton 3PT Jump ShotOKC 250:01Kemp REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)OKC 250:00MISS Kemp 13' Jump ShotOKC 25The Thunder beat the Magic 109-101 on the road.
Gary Payton led the Thunder with 32 points and 7 assists, while Nick Anderson led the Magic with 20 points.
The Thunder led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 17 times and the score was tied 14 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
