January 2, 1998
| | Scoring |
|---|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|
| MIA | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 88 |
| CHH | 20 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 99 |
| Pace | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | ORtg |
|---|
| MIA | 81.4 | .481 | 16.9 | 35.6 | .167 | 98.0 |
| CHH | 81.4 | .506 | 14.3 | 28.9 | .225 | 110.2 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Tim Hardaway | 45:00 | .528 | .525 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 50.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 27.4 | 114 | 114 |
| P.J. Brown | 45:00 | .558 | .556 | 15.7 | 31.0 | 22.7 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.0 | 124 | 108 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 40:00 | .575 | .538 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 22.3 | 27.9 | 95 | 107 |
| Voshon Lenard | 27:00 | .354 | .389 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 20.0 | 73 | 114 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 14:00 | .500 | .500 | 16.8 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 28.4 | 92 | 107 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Dan Majerle | 32:00 | .500 | .500 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 14.0 | 103 | 114 |
| Keith Askins | 23:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 58 | 112 |
| Eric Murdock | 19:00 | 1.250 | 1.250 | 6.2 | 22.0 | 13.4 | 39.3 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 7.9 | 164 | 100 |
| Isaac Austin | 17:00 | .359 | .250 | 6.9 | 16.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 29.1 | 40.3 | 62 | 111 |
| Terry Mills | 3:00 | .000 | .000 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.2 | 31 | 119 |
| Team Totals | 265 | .497 | .481 | 35.6 | 71.1 | 51.8 | 67.6 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 16.9 | 100.0 | 98.0 | 110.2 |
Charlotte Hornets (19-11)
| Player | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Glen Rice | 42 | 2 | 3 | 49:00 | 14 | 23 | .609 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 10 | 11 | .909 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Anthony Mason | 19 | 14 | 6 | 49:00 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 5 | .600 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vlade Divac | 10 | 12 | 5 | 39:00 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| David Wesley | 4 | 2 | 4 | 37:00 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bobby Phills | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:00 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Reserves | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Dell Curry | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25:00 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 11 | 1 | 8 | 24:00 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Geiger | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11:00 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.R. Reid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6:00 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Corey Beck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 99 | 40 | 30 | 265 | 38 | 80 | .475 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 18 | 22 | .818 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 23 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Glen Rice | 49:00 | .754 | .696 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 32.9 | 131 | 103 |
| Anthony Mason | 49:00 | .625 | .615 | 11.4 | 24.0 | 18.2 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 16.7 | 135 | 97 |
| Vlade Divac | 39:00 | .360 | .308 | 17.9 | 21.1 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 110 | 93 |
| David Wesley | 37:00 | .333 | .333 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 16.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 13.7 | 57 | 101 |
| Bobby Phills | 22:00 | .333 | .333 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 13.8 | 47 | 99 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Dell Curry | 25:00 | .313 | .313 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 18.2 | 65 | 92 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 24:00 | .814 | .800 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 60.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 16.4 | 158 | 100 |
| Matt Geiger | 11:00 | .500 | .500 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 119 | 98 |
| J.R. Reid | 6:00 | .400 | .400 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 50.6 | 82 | 105 |
| Corey Beck | 3:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 39.3 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 0 | 49 |
| Team Totals | 265 | .552 | .506 | 28.9 | 64.4 | 48.2 | 78.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 100.0 | 110.2 | 98.0 |
Officials: Steve Javie, Ted Bernhardt, Sean Corbin
Attendance: 24,042