January 3, 1998 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead ORL by 11 · NYK by 12 · 3 lead changes
Q2 2:21+11% ORLArmstrong 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harper 2 AST)ORL 38 · NYK 39
Q4 0:31+26% NYKHouston Driving Layup (15 PTS)ORL 81 · NYK 84| 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 | ORL | NYK |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 1/1 100% | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 1/6 17% | 1/5 20% |
| Mid-range | 8/29 28% | 11/29 38% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 0/0 — |
| Above the break 3 | 5/13 38% | 5/8 63% |
| RSRony SeikalyC | 42 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 10-16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -9 | 69.9% |
| DHDerek HarperG | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +6 | 46.2% |
| DADarrell ArmstrongG | 38 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 61.5% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 37 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 41.0% |
| BEBrian EvansF | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 51.2% |
BO Bo OutlawF-C | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 52.1% |
| GWGerald WilkinsG | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 29.6% |
| DSDan SchayesC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 26.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 84 | 32 | 14 | 25-65 | 5-14 | 29-40 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 38.5% | 35.7% | 72.5% | 50.8% |
CO Charles OakleyF-C | 36 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 46.8% |
| CMChris MillsG-F | 31 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 8-13 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 72.0% |
| JSJohn StarksG | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 64.4% |
| AHAllan HoustonG | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +9 | 56.3% |
| CWCharlie WardG | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 28.2% |
| BWBuck WilliamsF | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 60.5% |
| LJLarry JohnsonF | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -13 | 42.5% |
CC Chris ChildsG | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 109.9% |
| CDChris DudleyC | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 88 | 38 | 20 | 31-68 | 5-8 | 21-26 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 28 | ||
| Shooting | 45.6% | 62.5% | 80.8% | 55.4% |
11:24Oakley 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Houston 1 AST)ORL 310:55Oakley S.FOUL (P1.T1)ORL 310:42Oakley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)ORL 510:42Outlaw STEAL (1 STL)ORL 510:38Armstrong Driving Layup (2 PTS)ORL 710:25Houston Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)ORL 79:32MISS Armstrong 18' Jump ShotORL 79:15MISS Houston 12' Jump ShotORL 78:26Houston Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)ORL 98:13Houston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 98:05MISS Oakley 17' Jump ShotORL 98:03Armstrong REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 97:47Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 97:28MISS Houston 16' Jump ShotORL 116:56MISS Oakley 16' Jump ShotORL 116:01MISS Houston 18' Jump ShotORL 132:03Oakley 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Mills 2 AST)ORL 201:43Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 211:14Armstrong REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 210:00MISS Armstrong 14' Jump ShotORL 21The Knicks edged the Magic 88-84 at home.
Chris Mills led the Knicks with 20 points, while Rony Seikaly led the Magic with 28 points and 8 rebounds.
The Knicks led by as many as 12 points. The lead changed hands 3 times and the score was tied 4 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
