February 11, 1998 · 8:00 PM EST
Biggest lead ORL by 17 · MIN by 1 · 1 lead change
Q3 5:41+11% MINGarnett 24' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Marbury 3 AST)ORL 53 · MIN 47Q4 8:59+12% MINGarnett 10' Running Jump Shot (27 PTS)ORL 68 · MIN 66Q4 8:30+13% MINGarnett Driving Dunk (29 PTS) (Porter 6 AST)ORL 70 · MIN 68
Q4 7:08+15% ORLAnderson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Grant 4 AST)ORL 75 · MIN 68| Eastern | 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 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 62 | 20 | .756 | — |
2LA Lakers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
3OK Thunder | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
4PH Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
5SA Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
6PO Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 |
7MI Timberwolves | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 |
8HO Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
9SA Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 |
10DA Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 |
11GS Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
12ME Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
13LA Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
14DE Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 |
| Zone | ORL | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 4/9 44% | 5/15 33% |
| Mid-range | 13/33 39% | 13/31 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1/3 33% | 1/2 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/11 45% | 6/17 35% |
BO Bo OutlawF-C | 45 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +10 | 40.0% |
| NANick AndersonG | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 9-19 | 5-9 | 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 63.4% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 41 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +12 | 59.5% |
| MPMark PriceG | 32 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 30.6% |
| RSRony SeikalyC | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 31.1% |
| DSDerek StrongF | 27 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 75.2% |
| DHDerek HarperG | 27 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 75.1% |
| Totals | 240 | 96 | 48 | 26 | 34-75 | 6-14 | 22-35 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 14 | ||
| Shooting | 45.3% | 42.9% | 62.9% | 53.1% |
| KGKevin GarnettF | 42 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14-22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 65.9% |
| SMSam MitchellF | 36 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43.2% |
SM Stephon MarburyG | 36 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 5-21 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -14 | 29.7% |
| TPTerry PorterG | 31 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 6-12 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 72.3% |
| CPCherokee ParksC | 29 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 38.7% |
| DWDoug WestG | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 11.1% |
| SRStanley RobertsC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 58.0% |
| THTom HammondsF | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 12.9% |
11:26Anderson Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Price 1 AST)ORL 211:26Anderson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)ORL 311:16MISS Garnett 19' Jump ShotORL 311:09MISS Anderson 25' 3PT Jump ShotORL 311:06Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)ORL 310:57Garnett Violation:Defensive GoaltendingORL 310:51MISS Anderson 6' Hook ShotORL 310:48Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 310:26Anderson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)ORL 69:38MISS Marbury 7' Driving LayupORL 69:35Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 69:35MISS Garnett Tip ShotORL 69:29Garnett STEAL (1 STL)ORL 69:24Garnett Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)ORL 68:49Garnett 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (West 1 AST)ORL 88:30MISS Outlaw 17' Jump ShotORL 88:02Outlaw Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)ORL 87:50MISS Garnett 12' Jump ShotORL 87:38Anderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)ORL 87:38Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)ORL 97:38Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)ORL 107:09Outlaw REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 106:45MISS Garnett 22' Jump ShotORL 106:19Outlaw BLOCK (1 BLK)ORL 105:12Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)ORL 125:03MISS Marbury 8' Jump ShotORL 124:40Garnett REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)ORL 124:40MISS Garnett Tip ShotORL 124:38Anderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)ORL 124:28MISS Anderson 14' Running Jump ShotORL 124:25Garnett REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)ORL 124:16Marbury 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garnett 1 AST)ORL 124:02Outlaw Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Seikaly 1 AST)ORL 143:51MISS Marbury 6' Jump ShotORL 143:51Outlaw BLOCK (2 BLK)ORL 143:49Anderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)ORL 143:23Garnett 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (West 2 AST)ORL 141:50MISS Anderson 24' 3PT Jump ShotORL 161:19MISS Anderson 19' Jump ShotORL 161:16Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 160:53Anderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)ORL 160:03Outlaw 10' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Price 3 AST)ORL 200:00MISS Marbury 40' 3PT Jump ShotORL 20The Magic beat the Timberwolves 96-89 on the road.
Nick Anderson led the Magic with 28 points, while Kevin Garnett led the Timberwolves with 29 points and 12 rebounds.
The Magic led by as many as 17 points. The lead changed hands 1 time. The Timberwolves answered with a 11-0 run at one point.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
