December 22, 1997 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead BKN by 13 · ORL by 3 · 12 lead changes
Q3 0:50+11% BKNVan Horn 6' Hook Shot (9 PTS)BKN 72 · ORL 69Q3 0:27+12% BKNVan Horn 8' Running Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Douglas 4 AST)BKN 74 · ORL 71
Q3 0:00+12% BKNCassell Driving Layup (18 PTS)BKN 76 · ORL 74Q4 11:16+12% BKNVan Horn Layup (13 PTS)BKN 78 · ORL 74| 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 | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 1/2 50% | 1/1 100% |
| Paint | 5/17 29% | 0/2 0% |
| Mid-range | 12/26 46% | 10/21 48% |
| Corner 3 | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Above the break 3 | 3/12 25% | 5/17 29% |
| KVKeith Van HornF | 41 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 6-20 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +10 | 38.3% |
KK Kerry KittlesG | 41 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6-18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 33.3% |
KG Kendall GillG | 39 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 57.5% |
| SCSam CassellG | 35 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12-17 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +8 | 71.3% |
| JWJayson WilliamsF | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +12 | 37.0% |
SD Sherman DouglasG | 24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 62.1% |
| MCMichael CageC | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 56.8% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 42 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -7 | 57.1% |
| RSRony SeikalyC | 40 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 55.1% |
BO Bo OutlawF-C | 40 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 57.1% |
| MPMark PriceG | 38 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 8-15 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 70.5% |
| DHDerek HarperG | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -16 | 33.3% |
| GWGerald WilkinsG | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 50.0% |
DA Darrell ArmstrongG | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -14 | 50.0% |
| BEBrian EvansF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 113.6% |
| CTCarl ThomasG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 79.8% |
11:43Kittles STEAL (1 STL)BKN 011:39Kittles Slam Dunk (2 PTS)BKN 211:06Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BKN 211:00Gill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 210:56Cassell 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gill 1 AST)BKN 410:22Cassell Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Kittles 1 AST)BKN 610:12MISS Outlaw LayupBKN 69:46Kittles 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Cassell 1 AST)BKN 89:32Gill S.FOUL (P1.T1)BKN 89:23Gill Layup (2 PTS) (Kittles 2 AST)BKN 108:57Cassell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)BKN 108:46Van Horn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 108:39MISS Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump ShotBKN 108:36Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BKN 108:25Cassell STEAL (1 STL)BKN 108:19Kittles Layup (6 PTS) (Gill 2 AST)BKN 128:05Cassell STEAL (2 STL)BKN 127:55Gill 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Cassell 2 AST)BKN 147:02Outlaw Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Price 2 AST)BKN 166:43Van Horn Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BKN 176:43Van Horn Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)BKN 186:17MISS Cassell 16' Jump ShotBKN 186:14Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)BKN 185:57Cassell STEAL (3 STL)BKN 185:52Gill Layup (6 PTS) (Cassell 3 AST)BKN 205:19Gill Driving Layup (8 PTS)BKN 225:04Kittles P.FOUL (P1.T2)BKN 224:38MISS Cassell 17' Jump ShotBKN 224:20MISS Kittles 25' 3PT Jump ShotBKN 224:17Kittles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BKN 224:16Kittles Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)BKN 224:03Cassell Discontinue Dribble Turnover (P2.T3)BKN 223:29MISS Gill 17' Jump ShotBKN 223:22Van Horn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BKN 223:19MISS Van Horn 4' Jump ShotBKN 223:15Kittles REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)BKN 223:14Kittles Layup (8 PTS)BKN 243:05Cassell P.FOUL (P1.T3)BKN 242:52Gill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 242:39Van Horn P.FOUL (P1.T4)BKN 241:56Cassell Driving Layup (6 PTS)BKN 261:34MISS Outlaw Driving LayupBKN 261:32Kittles REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)BKN 261:17Outlaw S.FOUL (P1.T4)BKN 260:47Foul : Double Personal - Armstrong (1 PF), Cassell (2 PF)BKN 280:47Foul : Double Personal - Armstrong (1 PF), Cassell (2 PF)BKN 280:47Cassell T.FOUL (P2.T4)BKN 280:41Gill 11' Jump Shot (10 PTS)BKN 300:29Kittles REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)BKN 300:13Armstrong P.FOUL (P2.PN)BKN 300:13Douglas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BKN 310:13Douglas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)BKN 32The Nets beat the Magic 99-88 on the road.
Sam Cassell led the Nets with 28 points and 6 assists, while Mark Price led the Magic with 23 points and 7 assists.
The Nets led by as many as 13 points. The lead changed hands 12 times and the score was tied 4 times. Their best stretch was a 13-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
