December 9, 1997 · 7:00 PM EST
Biggest lead BKN by 5 · WAS by 26 · 8 lead changes
Q1 6:29+9% BKNVan Horn 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Benoit 2 AST)BKN 10 · WAS 10Q1 5:40+10% BKNVan Horn 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Cassell 3 AST)BKN 15 · WAS 10| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | — |
2IN Pacers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 |
3MI Heat | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 |
4CH Hornets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 |
5AT Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 |
6CL Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 |
7BK Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
8NY Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
9WA Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 |
10OR Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
11DE Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
12BO Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
13MI Bucks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
14PH 76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 |
15TO Raptors | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 |
| Zone | BKN | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 20/35 57% | 15/24 63% |
| Paint | 4/5 80% | 5/10 50% |
| Mid-range | 6/29 21% | 13/27 48% |
| Corner 3 | 2/3 67% | 4/5 80% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/15 40% | 4/7 57% |
KK Kerry KittlesG | 41 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -13 | 51.7% |
| JWJayson WilliamsF | 38 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 58.3% |
| KVKeith Van HornF | 38 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 9-19 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -21 | 55.4% |
SC Sam CassellG | 32 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -30 | 30.0% |
SD Sherman DouglasG | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 51.3% |
KG Kendall GillG | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -27 | 30.2% |
| DBDavid BenoitF | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 66.7% |
| MCMichael CageC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 0.0% |
RS Rod StricklandG | 42 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +21 | 85.8% |
| JHJuwan HowardF-C | 36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +13 | 53.3% |
| CCCalbert CheaneyG-F | 33 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +24 | 63.8% |
CW Chris WebberF-C | 31 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | +21 | 45.7% |
| TDTerry DavisF | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 50.0% |
| TMTracy MurrayF | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 9-16 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 79.1% |
| CWChris WhitneyG | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 83.3% |
| HGHarvey GrantF | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 90.6% |
| LELedell EacklesG | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +13 | 100.0% |
| DHDarvin HamF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
BW Ben WallaceF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 56.8% |
| Totals | 240 | 120 | 43 | 33 | 44-76 | 8-12 | 24-31 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 23 | ||
| Shooting | 57.9% | 66.7% | 77.4% | 66.9% |
12:00Jump Ball Webber vs. Williams: Tip to StricklandBKN 011:26MISS Van Horn 1' LayupBKN 011:26Strickland BLOCK (1 BLK)BKN 011:24Webber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 011:20Webber Backcourt Turnover (P1.T1)BKN 011:20MISS Gill 18' Jump ShotBKN 011:18Webber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 010:57Gill P.FOUL (P1.T1)BKN 010:51Webber Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)BKN 010:41MISS Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump ShotBKN 010:30Van Horn P.FOUL (P1.T2)BKN 010:10MISS Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump ShotBKN 09:32MISS Gill 1' LayupBKN 09:32Webber BLOCK (1 BLK)BKN 09:30Webber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)BKN 09:14Gill P.FOUL (P2.T3)BKN 09:14Strickland Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)BKN 09:14MISS Kittles Jump ShotBKN 09:14Webber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)BKN 08:46MISS Webber 7' Jump ShotBKN 08:44Van Horn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 08:38Cassell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)BKN 08:38Strickland STEAL (1 STL)BKN 08:35Strickland Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)BKN 07:56Webber 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Howard 1 AST)BKN 27:41Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Benoit 1 AST)BKN 57:26Strickland 8' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)BKN 56:58Kittles 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cassell 2 AST)BKN 76:29Van Horn 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Benoit 2 AST)BKN 106:08Webber Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)BKN 106:08Cassell STEAL (1 STL)BKN 106:05Kittles 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Benoit 3 AST)BKN 125:40Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Cassell 3 AST)BKN 155:32Webber 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Strickland 3 AST)BKN 155:23MISS Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump ShotBKN 155:20Strickland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 154:46Van Horn Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)BKN 154:24MISS Webber 1' LayupBKN 154:21Webber REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)BKN 154:16Strickland Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T8)BKN 154:16Cassell STEAL (2 STL)BKN 154:11Cassell Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)BKN 153:55Webber Driving Dunk (6 PTS) (Howard 2 AST)BKN 153:37Cassell Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)BKN 153:37Strickland STEAL (2 STL)BKN 152:43MISS Douglas 1' LayupBKN 182:28MISS Strickland 18' Jump ShotBKN 202:26Kittles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 202:18Kittles Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)BKN 202:18Strickland STEAL (3 STL)BKN 202:13Strickland 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)BKN 201:51Webber S.FOUL (P1.T3)BKN 201:51Van Horn Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)BKN 211:51Van Horn Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)BKN 221:34MISS Webber 2' LayupBKN 221:25MISS Van Horn 1' LayupBKN 221:25Webber BLOCK (2 BLK)BKN 221:23Gill REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BKN 221:21MISS Gill 17' Jump ShotBKN 221:19Webber REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)BKN 220:38MISS Webber 4' Jump ShotBKN 240:17MISS Gill 16' Jump ShotBKN 24The Wizards routed the Nets 120-99 at home.
Tracy Murray led the Wizards with 26 points, while Keith Van Horn led the Nets with 23 points.
The Wizards led by as many as 26 points. The lead changed hands 8 times and the score was tied 6 times. Their best stretch was a 11-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
