December 9, 1997 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead MIA by 17 · ATL by 2 · 2 lead changes
Q3 1:02+11% MIALenard 20' Jump Shot (16 PTS)MIA 69 · ATL 64| 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 | MIA | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/1 0% | 1/1 100% |
| Paint | 7/12 58% | 4/15 27% |
| Mid-range | 16/33 48% | 5/25 20% |
| Corner 3 | 1/5 20% | 0/3 0% |
| Above the break 3 | 3/10 30% | 3/7 43% |
| THTim HardawayG | 40 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +14 | 34.6% |
| JMJamal MashburnF | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 66.6% |
PB P.J. BrownF-C | 36 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 66.7% |
| VLVoshon LenardG | 32 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +10 | 74.5% |
TM Terry MillsF | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +19 | 61.5% |
| IAIke AustinC | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 62.8% |
DM Dan MajerleG | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0.0% |
| DCDuane CauswellC | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +5 | 25.0% |
MB Mookie BlaylockG | 43 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 55.4% |
| CLChristian LaettnerF-C | 40 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -5 | 62.8% |
SS Steven SmithG-F | 39 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 45.6% |
DM Dikembe MutomboC | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7-12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 59.3% |
| TCTyrone CorbinF | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 25.3% |
| CBChucky BrownF | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 50.0% |
| EGEd GrayG | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -11 | 25.4% |
12:00Jump Ball Mutombo vs. Brown: Tip to LaettnerMIA 011:39MISS Blaylock 12' Jump ShotMIA 010:35MISS Lenard 15' Jump ShotMIA 210:30Lenard BLOCK (1 BLK)MIA 210:16Mutombo Violation:LaneMIA 210:16Brown Layup (2 PTS)MIA 410:01MISS Blaylock 18' Jump ShotMIA 49:21Lenard S.FOUL (P1.T2)MIA 69:07MISS Brown 14' Jump ShotMIA 68:57Lenard Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)MIA 68:40Mutombo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)MIA 68:35Lenard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)MIA 78:35Lenard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)MIA 88:11MISS Lenard 3PT Jump ShotMIA 88:09Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 88:00Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)MIA 87:47Mutombo S.FOUL (P1.T2)MIA 87:46Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 96:57Mutombo 8' Hook Shot (2 PTS)MIA 116:42MISS Lenard 25' 3PT Jump ShotMIA 116:09MISS Smith 10' Jump ShotMIA 116:05Lenard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 115:59Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIA 115:13Brown L.B.FOUL (P1.T4)MIA 114:58Smith 15' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mutombo 1 AST)MIA 114:37Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIA 114:29MISS Smith 19' Jump ShotMIA 113:42Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)MIA 133:36Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)MIA 133:21Blaylock 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith 2 AST)MIA 132:37Mutombo 9' Hook Shot (4 PTS)MIA 152:19Brown 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hardaway 1 AST)MIA 171:50Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)MIA 171:29Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)MIA 170:34MISS Mutombo 7' Hook ShotMIA 190:18MISS Brown 8' Hook ShotMIA 190:14Lenard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)MIA 190:12Lenard Layup (4 PTS)MIA 210:00MISS Blaylock 18' Jump ShotMIA 21The Heat routed the Hawks 97-81 on the road.
Voshon Lenard led the Heat with 22 points, while Christian Laettner led the Hawks with 22 points and 8 rebounds.
The Heat led by as many as 17 points. The lead changed hands 2 times and the score was tied 2 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
