February 18, 1998 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead MIN by 9 · ORL by 23 · 7 lead changes
Q2 10:34+7% MINGarnett 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Roberts 2 AST)MIN 32 · ORL 31
Q3 10:46+7% ORLAnderson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Harper 5 AST)MIN 54 · ORL 64| 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 |
| 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 |
| Zone | MIN | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/2 0% | 2/3 67% |
| Paint | 2/6 33% | 3/8 38% |
| Mid-range | 19/41 46% | 13/33 39% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 0/1 0% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/14 36% | 4/7 57% |
| KGKevin GarnettF | 41 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 3-7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 49.8% |
| THTom HammondsF | 34 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -11 | 64.4% |
SM Stephon MarburyG | 32 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2-15 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 13.3% |
| SMSam MitchellF | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 6-7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 72.6% |
| CPCherokee ParksC | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -16 | 42.7% |
| TPTerry PorterG | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7-14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -23 | 64.3% |
| SRStanley RobertsC | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 64.4% |
| RJReggie JordanG | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 69.4% |
| HGHorace GrantF-C | 43 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 66.2% |
BO Bo OutlawF-C | 42 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | +14 | 50.0% |
| NANick AndersonG | 40 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11-21 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59.2% |
| DSDerek StrongF | 31 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +14 | 60.1% |
| DHDerek HarperG | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +11 | 64.4% |
| DSDan SchayesC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 46.8% |
| MPMark PriceG | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 73.2% |
| GWGerald WilkinsG | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 76.5% |
11:22Outlaw Layup (2 PTS) (Price 1 AST)MIN 210:59Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 410:16MISS Garnett 16' Jump ShotMIN 410:01Marbury 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS)MIN 69:31MISS Garnett 16' Jump ShotMIN 69:03Garnett 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Marbury 2 AST)MIN 107:51Garnett Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)MIN 127:37Outlaw Layup (4 PTS) (Price 3 AST)MIN 127:07Anderson 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Price 4 AST)MIN 126:47MISS Marbury 18' Jump ShotMIN 126:45Outlaw REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 126:13Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIN 146:07MISS Marbury Driving LayupMIN 146:07Outlaw BLOCK (1 BLK)MIN 145:40MISS Anderson 24' 3PT Jump ShotMIN 165:29Garnett 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)MIN 185:12MISS Anderson Driving LayupMIN 185:12Garnett BLOCK (1 BLK)MIN 184:51Anderson S.FOUL (P1.T1)MIN 184:33Garnett STEAL (1 STL)MIN 204:28Outlaw REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIN 224:07Marbury Driving Layup (4 PTS)MIN 243:45Anderson 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harper 1 AST)MIN 243:28MISS Garnett 19' Jump ShotMIN 243:22Outlaw BLOCK (2 BLK)MIN 243:20Garnett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)MIN 243:19Garnett Layup (6 PTS)MIN 263:06MISS Anderson 20' Jump ShotMIN 262:47Anderson S.FOUL (P2.T3)MIN 262:28Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)MIN 281:39MISS Marbury 24' 3PT Jump ShotMIN 281:37Outlaw REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)MIN 280:42Marbury S.FOUL (P1.PN)MIN 280:27Garnett 4' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Porter 1 AST)MIN 30The Magic beat the Timberwolves 115-102 at home.
Nick Anderson led the Magic with 28 points, while Kevin Garnett led the Timberwolves with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Magic led by as many as 23 points. The lead changed hands 7 times and the score was tied 5 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
