January 8, 1998 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead ORL by 3 · BKN by 10 · 4 lead changes
Q4 9:12+20% BKNKittles 24' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Van Horn 1 AST)ORL 71 · BKN 72
Q4 5:32+15% BKNDouglas Driving Layup (16 PTS)ORL 75 · BKN 78Q4 1:16+24% BKNKittles Driving Layup (26 PTS)ORL 80 · BKN 83| 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 | BKN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 2/9 22% | 5/7 71% |
| Mid-range | 12/35 34% | 9/25 36% |
| Corner 3 | 2/5 40% | 0/0 — |
| Above the break 3 | 1/6 17% | 2/7 29% |
| RSRony SeikalyC | 43 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 60.9% |
DA Darrell ArmstrongG | 39 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2-15 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 16.2% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 37 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 43.2% |
| DHDerek HarperG | 33 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 54.3% |
BO Bo OutlawF-C | 32 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | -17 | 75.0% |
| VMVernon MaxwellG | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6-15 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +4 | 44.7% |
| GWGerald WilkinsG | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 51.5% |
KV Keith Van HornF | 44 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49.5% |
| KKKerry KittlesG | 42 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 10-17 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67.2% |
KG Kendall GillG | 38 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +6 | 33.0% |
| SDSherman DouglasG | 36 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 68.0% |
| JWJayson WilliamsF | 35 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 52.1% |
| MCMichael CageC | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0% |
| LHLucious HarrisG | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 52.1% |
| DBDavid BenoitF | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| KEKevin EdwardsG | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 89 | 47 | 13 | 30-73 | 2-7 | 27-37 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 41.1% | 28.6% | 73.0% | 49.8% |
11:46MISS Gill 18' Jump ShotORL 011:29Kittles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 011:08Douglas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 011:04Kittles Dunk (2 PTS) (Douglas 1 AST)ORL 010:38Kittles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 010:23Gill Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Douglas 2 AST)ORL 010:05Armstrong 13' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)ORL 29:43Kittles 22' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gill 1 AST)ORL 29:09Douglas Driving Layup (2 PTS)ORL 28:50Gill S.FOUL (P1.T1)ORL 28:37MISS Van Horn 15' Jump ShotORL 38:15Van Horn Layup (2 PTS) (Douglas 3 AST)ORL 37:29MISS Van Horn 13' Jump ShotORL 57:24MISS Van Horn 21' Jump ShotORL 57:02Van Horn 22' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Douglas 4 AST)ORL 56:27Kittles Layup (6 PTS) (Douglas 5 AST)ORL 76:12MISS Armstrong 15' Running Jump ShotORL 75:51MISS Gill LayupORL 75:46Outlaw REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 75:13Van Horn Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)ORL 95:02Armstrong 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS)ORL 114:48Douglas OFF.Foul (P1)ORL 114:48Douglas Foul Turnover (P1.T2)ORL 114:18Kittles 18' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Douglas 6 AST)ORL 133:46MISS Gill 17' Jump ShotORL 153:09Douglas 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)ORL 172:39MISS Armstrong 9' Running Jump ShotORL 172:13Van Horn Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)ORL 202:13Van Horn Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)ORL 201:26MISS Douglas 20' Jump ShotORL 221:09Douglas Driving Layup (6 PTS)ORL 220:48MISS Armstrong 18' Jump ShotORL 220:46Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 220:45Outlaw Dunk (2 PTS)ORL 240:31MISS Gill 8' Running Jump ShotORL 240:20Van Horn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 240:00Armstrong STEAL (1 STL)ORL 24The Nets edged the Magic 89-87 at home.
Kerry Kittles led the Nets with 27 points, while Rony Seikaly led the Magic with 25 points and 12 rebounds.
The Nets took the lead for good with 9:12 left in Q4. The Nets led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 7 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
