1997-98 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results

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Record: 41-41, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Chuck Daly (41-41)

Executive: John Gabriel

PTS/G: 90.1 (27th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 91.2 (7th of 29)

SRS: -0.53 (18th of 29) Pace: 87.1 (29th of 29)

Off Rtg: 102.6 (22nd of 29) Def Rtg: 103.8 (12th of 29) Net Rtg: -1.2 (19th of 29)

Expected W-L: 38-44 (19th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +2000, Over-Under 46.5

Arena: Orlando Arena Attendance: 667,322 (18th of 29)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		99	105	0	1	L 1	17,248
2	Sun, Nov 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		107	96	1	1	W 1	17,954	2:09
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		76	110	1	2	L 1	12,764
4	Wed, Nov 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		81	94	1	3	L 2	23,809
5	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		89	84	2	3	W 1	22,076
6	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		96	87	3	3	W 2	17,248
7	Wed, Nov 12, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		89	115	3	4	L 1	16,614
8	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		103	85	4	4	W 1	16,551
9	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		102	91	5	4	W 2	18,756		at Landover, MD
10	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		112	94	6	4	W 3	16,435
11	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	96	93	7	4	W 4	13,404
12	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		108	94	8	4	W 5	14,424
13	Mon, Nov 24, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		95	87	9	4	W 6	16,548
14	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		60	84	9	5	L 1	17,248
15	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		94	90	10	5	W 1	17,070
16	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		81	103	10	6	L 1	17,072
17	Tue, Dec 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		89	88	11	6	W 1	19,677
18	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		101	97	12	6	W 2	15,069
19	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		89	104	12	7	L 1	10,084
20	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		83	79	13	7	W 1	8,757
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Mon, Dec 8, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		95	86	14	7	W 2	16,824
22	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		106	98	15	7	W 3	17,248
23	Thu, Dec 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		100	90	16	7	W 4	10,671
24	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		78	107	16	8	L 1	17,859
25	Thu, Dec 18, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		73	85	16	9	L 2	17,258
26	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		92	95	16	10	L 3	17,248
27	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		88	99	16	11	L 4	16,959
28	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		81	107	16	12	L 5	16,726
29	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		96	87	17	12	W 1	17,248
30	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		79	84	17	13	L 1	17,248
31	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		71	81	17	14	L 2	17,248
32	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		84	88	17	15	L 3	19,763
33	Mon, Jan 5, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		69	74	17	16	L 4	17,248
34	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		83	81	18	16	W 1	15,168
35	Thu, Jan 8, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		87	89	18	17	L 1	16,055
36	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		90	82	19	17	W 1	17,248	2:07
37	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		98	84	20	17	W 2	12,113
38	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		96	108	20	18	L 1	14,013
39	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		86	111	20	19	L 2	19,023
40	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		93	107	20	20	L 3	19,911
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		89	92	20	21	L 4	17,505
42	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		84	91	20	22	L 5	17,248
43	Fri, Jan 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		90	102	20	23	L 6	15,200
44	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		86	91	20	24	L 7	17,473
45	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		95	88	21	24	W 1	16,285
46	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		94	96	21	25	L 1	17,248
47	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		91	90	22	25	W 1	17,248
48	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		93	83	23	25	W 2	17,248
49	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		66	85	23	26	L 1	15,005
50	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		96	89	24	26	W 1	17,093
51	Fri, Feb 13, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		83	99	24	27	L 1	17,248
52	Mon, Feb 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		85	81	25	27	W 1	20,105
53	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		115	102	26	27	W 2	17,077
54	Fri, Feb 20, 1998	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		93	91	27	27	W 3	17,248
55	Sun, Feb 22, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		96	94	28	27	W 4	17,238
56	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		100	79	29	27	W 5	16,921
57	Fri, Feb 27, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L	3OT	107	115	29	28	L 1	16,947
58	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		80	90	29	29	L 2	24,042
59	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		96	83	30	29	W 1	17,248
60	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	91	89	31	29	W 2	17,248
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 9, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		88	78	32	29	W 3	14,681
62	Tue, Mar 10, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		78	85	32	30	L 1	19,763
63	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		82	100	32	31	L 2	17,248
64	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		76	79	32	32	L 3	17,248
65	Tue, Mar 17, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		99	92	33	32	W 1	17,248
66	Thu, Mar 19, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		87	93	33	33	L 1	20,049
67	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		102	87	34	33	W 1	16,906
68	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		92	83	35	33	W 2	16,603
69	Tue, Mar 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		73	85	35	34	L 1	14,592
70	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		70	85	35	35	L 2	17,248
71	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		100	75	36	35	W 1	17,248
72	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		95	68	37	35	W 2	16,876
73	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		86	93	37	36	L 1	16,385
74	Wed, Apr 1, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		87	98	37	37	L 2	17,248	2:18
75	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		85	88	37	38	L 3	20,674
76	Mon, Apr 6, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	92	38	38	W 1	17,248
77	Wed, Apr 8, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		95	87	39	38	W 2	17,248
78	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	OT	80	82	39	39	L 1	18,624	2:32
79	Sat, Apr 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		78	87	39	40	L 2	24,104
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		99	87	40	40	W 1	15,200
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		121	109	41	40	W 2	17,248
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		76	89	41	41	L 1	24,042

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