February 16, 1998 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead ORL by 9 · ATL by 3 · 10 lead changes
Q4 6:11+16% ATLSmith 21' Jump Shot (22 PTS)ORL 76 · ATL 77
Q4 5:08+18% ORLOutlaw 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Grant 3 AST)ORL 78 · ATL 77Q4 2:15+23% ORLOutlaw 4' Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Anderson 3 AST)ORL 80 · ATL 77
Q4 1:57+21% ATLBlaylock 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS)ORL 80 · ATL 79| 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 | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/3 0% | 0/1 0% |
| Paint | 5/12 42% | 7/13 54% |
| Mid-range | 10/34 29% | 9/28 32% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 0/0 — |
| Above the break 3 | 2/11 18% | 0/10 0% |
NA Nick AndersonG | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 11-21 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 59.2% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 38 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +15 | 51.7% |
| MPMark PriceG | 37 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +12 | 44.2% |
| DSDan SchayesC | 36 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 42.5% |
| BOBo OutlawF-C | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 43.6% |
| DSDerek StrongF | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 27.6% |
| DHDerek HarperG | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 40.0% |
DM Dikembe MutomboC | 45 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 57.1% |
| MBMookie BlaylockG | 44 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -5 | 32.4% |
| AHAlan HendersonF | 42 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57.5% |
| SSSteven SmithG-F | 42 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 9-25 | 0-5 | 4-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 39.2% |
| TCTyrone CorbinF | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 33.8% |
| CBChucky BrownF | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% |
| DBDrew BarryG | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | — |
12:00Jump Ball Mutombo vs. Schayes: Tip to BlaylockORL 011:35MISS Blaylock LayupORL 011:26Anderson 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Price 1 AST)ORL 211:14MISS Smith 4' Jump ShotORL 211:01Anderson Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Schayes 1 AST)ORL 410:41Mutombo Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)ORL 410:41Anderson STEAL (1 STL)ORL 410:30Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 49:23Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 69:18Blaylock 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)ORL 69:02MISS Anderson 16' Jump ShotORL 68:59Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)ORL 68:37MISS Mutombo 5' Jump ShotORL 68:35Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 68:13Blaylock Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)ORL 88:09Anderson Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Price 3 AST)ORL 108:09Blaylock S.FOUL (P1.T1)ORL 108:09Anderson Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)ORL 118:09MISS Smith 17' Jump ShotORL 117:15Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)ORL 117:15MISS Mutombo LayupORL 117:10Blaylock STEAL (1 STL)ORL 116:53Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 116:19Blaylock REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)ORL 116:15MISS Blaylock 26' 3PT Jump ShotORL 116:06Smith L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)ORL 115:56MISS Anderson 13' Jump ShotORL 115:54Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)ORL 115:42Outlaw Violation:Defensive GoaltendingORL 115:28MISS Blaylock LayupORL 115:00Mutombo Layup (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)ORL 134:35Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)ORL 134:31Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)ORL 134:29Anderson Layup (9 PTS)ORL 154:01Blaylock STEAL (2 STL)ORL 153:38Outlaw S.FOUL (P1.T3)ORL 153:21Mutombo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)ORL 153:21Mutombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)ORL 153:10Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)ORL 153:07Anderson S.FOUL (P1.PN)ORL 152:46MISS Smith LayupORL 172:27MISS Anderson 25' 3PT Jump ShotORL 171:59Outlaw Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)ORL 191:18Anderson STEAL (2 STL)ORL 191:13Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)ORL 201:13Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)ORL 210:55Mutombo Dunk (6 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)ORL 21The Magic edged the Hawks 85-81 on the road.
Nick Anderson led the Magic with 28 points, while Steven Smith led the Hawks with 22 points.
The Magic took the lead for good with 5:08 left in Q4. The Magic led by as many as 9 points. The lead changed hands 10 times and the score was tied 9 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
