March 4, 1997 · 8:00 PM EST
Biggest lead ORL by 14 · OKC by 10 · 2 lead changes
Q3 5:20+14% ORLHardaway 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Grant 4 AST)ORL 59 · OKC 60
Q3 4:23+15% ORLAnderson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hardaway 3 AST)ORL 62 · OKC 62| 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 |
| 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 |
| Zone | ORL | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 1/6 17% | 3/8 38% |
| Paint | 5/15 33% | 2/6 33% |
| Mid-range | 7/17 41% | 3/12 25% |
| Corner 3 | 4/7 57% | 2/5 40% |
| Above the break 3 | 8/18 44% | 8/17 47% |
| AHAnfernee HardawayG-F | 40 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 8-19 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +15 | 58.9% |
| RSRony SeikalyC | 39 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 61.0% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 39 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +18 | 36.8% |
| DSDennis ScottF | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +5 | 64.3% |
| NANick AndersonG | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 44.4% |
| GWGerald WilkinsG | 22 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 83.6% |
| BSBrian ShawG | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 58.3% |
| DSDerek StrongF | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 41.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 101 | 44 | 15 | 34-76 | 12-25 | 21-26 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 12 | ||
| Shooting | 44.7% | 48.0% | 80.8% | 57.8% |
GP Gary PaytonG | 43 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9-21 | 2-7 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -15 | 49.6% |
HH Hersey HawkinsG | 37 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -14 | 78.4% |
SK Shawn KempF | 37 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -14 | 31.8% |
| NMNate McMillanG | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% |
| LSLarry StewartF | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 85.7% |
| SPSam PerkinsF | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 57.1% |
| TCTerry CummingsF | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 71.4% |
| CECraig EhloG | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20.0% |
| JMJim McIlvaineC | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 25.0% |
11:48MISS Payton 24' 3PT Jump ShotORL 011:46Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 011:41Kemp Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)ORL 011:22Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 011:15Hawkins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)ORL 010:50MISS Payton Driving LayupORL 010:40MISS Anderson 5' Jump ShotORL 010:36Hardaway REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 010:35MISS Hardaway 10' Jump ShotORL 010:13Kemp STEAL (1 STL)ORL 09:32MISS Kemp LayupORL 29:03MISS Kemp 18' Jump ShotORL 28:49Anderson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)ORL 58:16MISS Hardaway 5' Jump ShotORL 57:36Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)ORL 77:32MISS Payton LayupORL 76:55Payton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)ORL 96:41Payton Violation:Double LaneORL 96:23Kemp STEAL (2 STL)ORL 96:15Hawkins 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kemp 2 AST)ORL 95:33Kemp 4' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)ORL 95:17MISS Anderson 4' Running Jump ShotORL 95:08Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kemp 3 AST)ORL 94:47MISS Hardaway 5' Jump ShotORL 94:34Hawkins Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)ORL 94:29Hawkins STEAL (1 STL)ORL 94:01Anderson 20' Jump Shot (5 PTS)ORL 113:36MISS Payton 3PT Jump ShotORL 113:34Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 113:27Hawkins STEAL (2 STL)ORL 113:06Hawkins Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)ORL 112:58Kemp S.FOUL (P1.T3)ORL 112:38MISS Payton 3PT Jump ShotORL 122:27MISS Anderson 3PT Jump ShotORL 122:26Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 122:01MISS Anderson 9' Jump ShotORL 121:56Kemp S.FOUL (P2.T4)ORL 121:31Payton STEAL (1 STL)ORL 141:21Hardaway REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 140:53MISS Payton 22' Jump ShotORL 160:51Hardaway REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)ORL 160:10Hardaway P.FOUL (P1.T1)ORL 160:00Hardaway REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)ORL 16The Magic beat the Thunder 101-89 on the road.
Anfernee Hardaway led the Magic with 26 points and 4 assists, while Gary Payton led the Thunder with 23 points and 7 assists.
The Magic led by as many as 14 points. The lead changed hands 2 times and the score was tied 3 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
