Top Performers
Points
23
Hardaway
MIA
Rebounds
13
Austin
MIA
Assists
9
Hardaway
MIA
Threes
4
Lenard
MIA
37-84 (44.0%)
FG%
37-81 (45.7%)
4-14 (28.6%)
3PM
9-23 (39.1%)
19-26 (73.1%)
FTM
22-27 (81.5%)
37
Rebounds
46
15
Offensive Rebounds
16
22
Defensive Rebounds
30
18
Assists
23
7
Steals
6
4
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Pacers - x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Hornets - x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Hawks - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Cavaliers - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Knicks - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Nets - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 9 |  Wizards - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 |
| 10 |  Magic - e | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 11 |  Pistons - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
| 12 |  Celtics - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 13 |  Bucks - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Raptors - e | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 |
Game Summary
The Miami Heat emerged victorious over the New Jersey Nets, 105 to 97, on December 8, 1997.
Game Info
December 7, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Van Horn #44 | 39 | 16 | 6 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 50.8 |
J. Williams #55 | 32 | 8 | 11 (6) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 45.0 |
K. Gill #13 | 37 | 17 | 7 (3) | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 50.7 |
K. Kittles #30 | 33 | 12 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 46.6 |
S. Cassell #10 | 37 | 19 | 3 (2) | 6 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 6 | 5 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 48.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gatling #25 | 20 | 12 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 85.7 |
S. Douglas #20 | 17 | 8 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 52.4 |
D. Benoit #21 | 11 | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
K. Edwards #21 | 10 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
M. Cage #44 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NJN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mashburn #32 | 41 | 13 | 9 (3) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 6 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 41.6 |
P.J. Brown #42 | 26 | 7 | 7 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 0 | 5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.9 |
I. Austin #8 | 38 | 17 | 13 (6) | 1 | 0 | 3 | +12 | 2 | 5 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 51.1 |
V. Lenard #1 | 30 | 17 | 7 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 95.7 |
T. Hardaway #10 | 42 | 23 | 4 (2) | 9 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 3 | 10-23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mills #6 | 25 | 8 | 3 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 73.5 |
E. Murdock #5 | 21 | 16 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 69.4 |
D. Majerle #9 | 14 | 4 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 41.0 |
M. Strickland #30 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
I. Austin makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
P.J. Brown makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Van Horn makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
P.J. Brown makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Mashburn makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Mashburn makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Gatling makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Lenard makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
V. Lenard makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Van Horn makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Edwards makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Douglas makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Gatling makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Douglas makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Austin makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Gatling makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Kittles makes 22' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Gill makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
I. Austin makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Kittles makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
I. Austin makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Murdock makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Cassell makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Cassell makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Mashburn makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Gill makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Kittles makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Mills makes 2PT shot
2Q
V. Lenard makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Hardaway makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Gatling makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Benoit makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Van Horn makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Hardaway makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Van Horn makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Austin makes 2PT shot
3Q
V. Lenard makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Cassell makes 2PT shot
3Q
J. Mashburn makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Cassell makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Kittles makes 2PT shot
3Q
I. Austin makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Gill makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
V. Lenard makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Cassell makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
T. Mills makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Cassell makes 2PT shot
3Q
E. Murdock makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Gill makes 2PT shot
3Q
V. Lenard makes 2PT shot
3Q
T. Hardaway makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Murdock makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Mills makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Gatling makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Hardaway makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Gatling makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
P.J. Brown makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Murdock makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Gill makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Van Horn makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Van Horn makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Majerle makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Williams makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Williams makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Van Horn makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Kittles makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Williams makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Gill makes 2PT shot
4Q
37-84 (44.0%)
FG%
37-81 (45.7%)
4-14 (28.6%)
3PM
9-23 (39.1%)
19-26 (73.1%)
FTM
22-27 (81.5%)
37
Rebounds
46
15
Offensive Rebounds
16
22
Defensive Rebounds
30
18
Assists
23
7
Steals
6
4
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0