NBA CHICAGO 94
ORLANDO 103 FINAL
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CHICAGO (94) AT ORLANDO (103)
CHICAGO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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KUKOC F 39 6-15 4-7 2 2 4 7 2 0 0 17
LANG F 9 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
SIMPKINS C 34 5-8 5-6 2 1 3 3 3 0 1 15
BROWN G 33 8-13 4-6 0 3 3 2 3 2 4 20
HARPER G 36 6-14 0-0 3 7 10 4 2 2 5 13
BARRY 29 2-5 0-0 2 2 4 2 1 2 1 4
C BENJAMIN 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOOTH 5 2-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 5
BRYANT 32 7-15 0-0 5 2 7 2 2 1 3 14
CARR 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0
DAVID 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WENNINGTON 11 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 2
TOTALS 240 38-83 15-21 17 21 38 22 18 8 18 94
(.458) (.714) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 18(24 PTS)
ORLANDO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GRANT F 31 2-5 0-0 1 3 4 2 3 0 1 4
M HARPRING F 24 2-5 1-2 1 3 4 1 5 0 1 5
AUSTIN C 26 4-10 4-4 5 4 9 3 0 3 2 12
ANDERSON G 40 6-17 8-10 4 5 9 0 1 2 4 21
A HARDAWAY G 41 7-17 0-0 1 6 7 7 3 5 4 14
B ARMSTRONG 5 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
D ARMSTRONG 34 8-14 5-5 2 3 5 7 1 2 3 23
DOLEAC 22 5-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 10
STRONG 17 4-6 4-5 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 12
OUTLAW DNP - LEFT CALF CONTUSION
SCHAYES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D WILKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 39-81 22-26 17 29 46 20 17 12 15 103
(.481) (.846) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 16(25 PTS)
CHICAGO 25 18 25 26 - 94
ORLANDO 23 34 18 28 - 103
BLOCKED SHOTS: CHICAGO - BRYANT 2, SIMPKINS. ORLANDO - AUSTIN 2, GRANT,
ANDERSON, DOLEAC.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHICAGO 3-13 (.231), KUKOC 1-4, BROWN 0-1, HARPER 1-3,
BARRY 0-3, BOOTH 1-2. ORLANDO 3-14 (.214), M HARPRING 0-1, ANDERSON 1-7, A
HARDAWAY 0-2, D ARMSTRONG 2-4.
TECHNICALS: CHICAGO - HEAD COACH FLOYD, HARPER, ORLANDO - A HARDAWAY.
OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, KEVIN FEHR, JOE DEROSA.
A - 15,823. T - 2:05.
Box Score
CHICAGO (94)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Kukoc 39 6-15 4-7 2-4 7 2 17
Lang 9 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 0 4
Simpkins 34 5-8 5-6 2-3 3 3 15
Brown 33 8-13 4-6 0-3 2 3 20
Harper 36 6-14 0-0 3-10 4 2 13
Barry 29 2-5 0-0 2-4 2 1 4
C Benjamin 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Booth 5 2-6 0-0 1-2 0 1 5
Bryant 32 7-15 0-0 5-7 2 2 14
Carr 5 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 1 0
David 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Wennington 11 0-3 2-2 0-2 1 3 2
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TOTALS 240 38-83 15-21 17-38 22 18 94
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Percentages: FG-.458, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals:
3-13, .231 (Kukoc 1-4, Brown 0-1, Harper 1-3,
Barry 0-3, Booth 1-2). Team rebounds: 7. Blocked
shots: 3 (Bryant 2, Simpkins). Turnovers: 18
(Harper 5, Brown 4, Bryant 3, Carr 3, Barry,
Booth, Simpkins). Steals: 8 (Barry 2, Brown 2,
Harper 2, Bryant, Carr).
ORLANDO (103)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Grant 31 2-5 0-0 1-4 2 3 4
M Harpring 24 2-5 1-2 1-4 1 5 5
Austin 26 4-10 4-4 5-9 3 0 12
Anderson 40 6-17 8-10 4-9 0 1 21
A Hardaway 41 7-17 0-0 1-7 7 3 14
B Armstrong 5 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 2
D Armstrong 34 8-14 5-5 2-5 7 1 23
Doleac 22 5-5 0-0 0-3 0 2 10
Strong 17 4-6 4-5 3-4 0 1 12
Outlaw DNP - left calf contusion
Schayes DNP - coach's decision
D Wilkins DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 39-81 22-26 17-46 20 17 103
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Percentages: FG-.481, FT-.846. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (M Harpring 0-1, Anderson 1-7, A
Hardaway 0-2, D Armstrong 2-4). Team rebounds: 6.
Blocked shots: 5 (Austin 2, Grant, Anderson,
Doleac). Turnovers: 16 (A Hardaway 4, Anderson 4,
D Armstrong 3, Austin 2, Grant, M Harpring).
Steals: 12 (A Hardaway 5, Austin 3, Anderson 2, D
Armstrong 2).
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Chicago 25 18 25 26 - 94
Orlando 23 34 18 28 - 103
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Technical fouls: Chicago 2 (Head Coach Floyd,
0:11 3rd; Harper, 7:46 4th). Orlando 1 (A
Hardaway, 7:46 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A:
15,823. T: 2:05. Officials: Bernie Fryer, Kevin
Fehr, Joe Derosa.
Game Story
ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- Darrell Armstrong had another big
game off the bench, but it was the mainstays of the Orlando
Magic who came through down the stretch.
Armstrong scored a season-high 23 points, including a 3-pointer
that triggered the decisive 14-1 run in the final minutes,
before Nick Anderson and Penny Hardaway helped seal the deal as
the Magic edged the Chicago Bulls, 103-94.
Orlando trailed 88-87 with less than four minutes to go when
Armstrong took a feed from former Bull Horace Grant and hit from
behind the arc to put the Magic ahead for good. Armstrong,
whose steal and layup at the buzzer gave Orlando a 74-73 victory
over Philadelphia on Monday, scored seven points in the fourth
quarter and finished with seven assists.
Anderson missed his previous six attempts from long range before
following Armstrong with a 3-pointer of his own, making it 93-88
with 3:13 remaining.
"Once I let it go, it felt real good," Armstrong said of his
3-pointer. "Then Nick hit the 3. That hurt their momentum
because they worked so hard to get back in the game. That cut
off their morale."
The margin was 95-89 just over a minute later when a steal by
Hardaway set up Anderson for an easy attempt inside. He missed
the layup to give the Bulls possession, but Hardaway stripped
Ron Harper and hit a lay-in.
"We just started fast-breaking, pushing the ball and getting
easy buckets," Hardaway said. "They don't have a lot of speed,
particularly with Harper and (Toni) Kukoc on the floor."
Hardaway rebounded a miss by Kukoc, which led to Anderson's bank
shot. Anderson capped the burst with a follow shot, opening a
101-89 cushion with 42 seconds left.
Anderson scored nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and
grabbed nine rebounds. Hardaway had 14 points, seven assists,
seven boards and five steals as Orlando improved to 12-1 at
home.
"We got back out to running and got some easy baskets to build
the lead up again," Anderson said. "We were due to get out and
run. Our legs felt good, you could see it -- everybody was
getting out and running."
"Every team makes a run, regardless if it's the Clippers or
Chicago or New York or whoever," Grant said. "We just had to
keep our poise, which we did. Penny and Nick came up with some
big baskets for us."
Randy Brown scored a season-high 20 points for the Bulls, who
have dropped six of their last eight games.
"We wanted to contain Darrell Armstrong, that's for sure," Brown
said. "We knew he'd come in and give them a big boost off the
bench. Their guard rotation and the way they rotate is really
potent. They can go big, they can go small and they could have
gone with Darrell Armstrong the whole game the way he played
tonight."
Armstrong scored 11 points in the second quarter, when Orlando
appeared to take control. With the Bulls trailing 36-35, he
buried a 17-footer to spark a 16-3 run. Armstrong had a dunk
and assisted Hardaway on a layup during the burst, during which
Derek Strong scored five of his 12 points.
Orlando took its largest lead, 59-43, on a jumper by Isaac
Austin in the opening stages of the third quarter. But Brown
scored seven points in the period, helping Chicago pull within
75-68.
The Bulls scored the first eight points of the fourth, including
six by Mark Bryant, to claim the lead for the first time since
the start of the second quarter. But they were unable to
complete the comeback, falling to 6-16 on the season --
second-worst in the Eastern Conference.
Orlando has won three in a row, during which Armstrong has
averaged 17.7 points, 6.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds. He also has
scored 114 points in the fourth quarter this season to lead the
Magic.
"Right now, I'm playing well with Penny and playing well with
Nick," Armstrong added. "If I can run the point, then Penny can
go to the off-guard and shoot. You got a scorer with Nick and a
scorer with Penny; this team can be really deadly."
Austin contributed 12 points and nine rebounds, helping Orlando
to a 46-38 edge on the glass.
Kukoc scored 17 points, Dickey Simpkins added 15, Bryant 14 and
Harper had 13 and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who gave up 100
points for only the fourth time this season.
"We are getting better each game," Kukoc said. "Our problem is
how to finish the game. We are playing hard, but at the end, we
come up short every time."
The Bulls will be a bit shorter on the bench for the next few
games, losing center Andrew Lang to a strained medial collateral
ligament. He is expected to miss seven to 10 days.
