The 1994âÂÂ95 Orlando Magic season was the sixth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. After building through the NBA draft in the previous years, the Magic made themselves even stronger by signing free agents Horace Grant, who won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1993, and Brian Shaw during the off-season.
With the addition of Grant and Shaw, the Magic got off to a 2âÂÂ2 start to the regular season, but then posted a nine-game winning streak between November and December afterwards. The team won 26 of their first 32 games of the season, and later on held a 37âÂÂ10 record at the All-Star break. Despite losing seven of their final eleven games of the season in April, the Magic won the Atlantic Division title with a 57âÂÂ25 record, earning the first seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for their second NBA playoff appearance; the team also finished with a 39âÂÂ2 home record at the Orlando Arena, which was tied for second-best in NBA history.
Shaquille O'Neal continued to dominate the NBA by averaging 29.3 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while second-year star Penny Hardaway averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and Grant provided the team with 12.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Nick Anderson contributed 15.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, and led the Magic with 179 three-point field goals, while three-point specialist Dennis Scott played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 12.9 points per game and contributing 150 three-point field goals, and Donald Royal provided with 9.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as the team's starting small forward. Also off the bench, Shaw contributed 6.4 points and 5.2 assists per game, while Anthony Bowie contributed 5.5 points per game, and Anthony Avent averaged 3.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, O'Neal and Hardaway were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, while head coach Brian Hill was selected to coach the Eastern Conference; it was Hardaway's first ever All-Star appearance. Meanwhile, Anderson participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout. O'Neal also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, while Hardaway finished in tenth place, and Scott finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Magic faced off against the 8thâÂÂseeded Boston Celtics, a team that featured All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, second-year star Dino Radja, and Dee Brown. The Magic won Game 1 over the Celtics at the Orlando Arena by a 47-point margin win, 124âÂÂ77; however, the Magic lost Game 2 to the Celtics at home, 99âÂÂ92, which tied the series at 1âÂÂ1. The Magic won the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 win over the Celtics at the Boston Garden, 95âÂÂ92 to win the series in four games; Game 4 would be the final basketball game ever played at the Boston Garden. Coincidentally, O'Neal would play his final game in Boston sixteen years later with the 2010âÂÂ11 Boston Celtics, before retiring from the NBA at the age of 39.
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Magic faced off against the 5thâÂÂseeded Chicago Bulls, who were led by All-Star guard Michael Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and second-year star Toni KukoÃÂ. The Bulls were on an emotional high as Jordan had just come out of his retirement, and returned from his baseball career to play basketball; Jordan was now wearing number 45 for the Bulls, as his number 23 jersey was retired.
The Magic won Game 1 over the Bulls at the Orlando Arena, 94âÂÂ91, which featured Anderson stealing the ball from Jordan during the fourth quarter. Tensions rose when Anderson indicated that Jordan was no longer the same player; Anderson was quoted by the media saying, "No. 45 doesn't explode like No. 23 used to. No. 23, he could just blow by you. He took off like a space shuttle. No. 45, he revs up, but he really doesn't take off." The comment motivated Jordan to return to number 23, as the Bulls evened the series with a 104âÂÂ94 road win in Game 2. With the series tied at 2âÂÂ2, the Magic won Game 5 at the Orlando Arena, 103âÂÂ95, and then won Game 6 over the Bulls on the road, 108âÂÂ102 at the United Center to win the series in six games, and advance to their first Conference Finals appearance.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic then faced off against the 2ndâÂÂseeded, and Central Division champion Indiana Pacers, who were led by All-Star guard Reggie Miller, Rik Smits and Mark Jackson. The Magic took a 3âÂÂ2 series lead before losing Game 6 to the Pacers on the road, 123âÂÂ96 at the Market Square Arena. With the series tied at 3âÂÂ3, the Magic won Game 7 over the Pacers at the Orlando Arena, 105âÂÂ81 to win in a hard-fought seven-game series; the home team won every game in this series. The Magic then advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
In the 1995 NBA Finals, the Magic faced off against the 6thâÂÂseeded, and defending NBA champion Houston Rockets, a team that featured All-Star center Hakeem Olajuwon, All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, and Robert Horry; O'Neal would be up against Olajuwon in a battle of All-Star centers. In Game 1 at the Orlando Arena, Anderson missed four consecutive free throws with the Magic up by three points at the waning seconds of the game, and the Rockets tied the game at the buzzer; the Rockets went on to win the game in overtime, 120âÂÂ118. The Magic were unable to recover from their Game 1 loss, as the team lost Game 2 to the Rockets at home, 117âÂÂ106, and then lost the next two games on the road, including a Game 4 loss to the Rockets at The Summit, 113âÂÂ101. The Magic lost the series in a four-game sweep, as the Rockets won their second consecutive NBA championship.
The Magic finished 15th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 656,410 at the Orlando Arena during the regular season. Following the season, Avent was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team, and Tree Rollins retired. For the season, the Magic added new blue pinstripe road uniforms, while the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate; both uniforms would remain in use until 1998.
The Magic would not reach the NBA Finals again until 2009.
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | November 4 | @ Washington | | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Brian Shaw (6) | USAir Arena<br>18,756 | 0âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 5 | Philadelphia | | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Donald Royal (14) | Brian Shaw (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 1âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 9 | @ Charlotte | | Shaquille O'Neal (46) | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Hardaway, Bowie (7) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,698 | 2âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 10 | @ New York | | Shaquille O'Neal (41) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Hardaway, Royal (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 2âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 12 | @ Philadelphia | | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Shaquille O'Neal (6) | CoreStates Spectrum<br>17,247 | 3âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 15 | Washington | | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | O'Neal, Grant (13) | three players tied (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 4âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 18 | New Jersey | | Nick Anderson (25) | Nick Anderson (12) | Penny Hardaway (10) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 5âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 21 | Miami | | Penny Hardaway (30) | Horace Grant (10) | Brian Shaw (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 6âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 23 | Houston | | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Horace Grant (12) | Penny Hardaway (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 7âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 25 | @ Boston | | Shaquille O'Neal (36) | Horace Grant (14) | Brian Shaw (9) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 8âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 26 | @ Milwaukee | | Penny Hardaway (35) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (12) | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 9âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 30 | Sacramento | | Shaquille O'Neal (41) | Horace Grant (11) | Penny Hardaway (11) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 10âÂÂ2
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | December 2 | New York | | Shaquille O'Neal (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 11âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | December 3 | @ Atlanta | | Shaquille O'Neal (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Hardaway, Anderson (7) | Omni Coliseum<br>15,752 | 11âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | December 6 | @ Cleveland | | Anderson, O'Neal (26) | Horace Grant (10) | Nick Anderson (6) | Gund Arena<br>20,562 | 12âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | December 7 | Cleveland | | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Brian Shaw (7) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 13âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 9 | @ Miami | | Shaquille O'Neal (25) | Horace Grant (11) | Penny Hardaway (12) | Miami Arena<br>15,200 | 14âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 10 | Atlanta | | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Brian Shaw (10) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 15âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 12 | @ New Jersey | | Shaquille O'Neal (18) | Horace Grant (17) | Brian Shaw (9) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>20,049 | 15âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 14 | Denver | | Shaquille O'Neal (24) | Anthony Avent (11) | Brian Shaw (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 16âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 16 | @ Golden State | | Shaquille O'Neal (40) | Shaquille O'Neal (18) | Penny Hardaway (13) | Oakland Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 17âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 17 | @ Seattle | | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Nick Anderson (8) | O'Neal, Scott (4) | Tacoma Dome<br>16,832 | 17âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 20 | @ Portland | | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Penny Hardaway (10) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,888 | 18âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 21 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Shaquille O'Neal (32) | Horace Grant (13) | Brian Shaw (6) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br>12,498 | 19âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 23 | Milwaukee | | Shaquille O'Neal (32) | Horace Grant (11) | Brian Shaw (12) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 20âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 26 | @ Washington | | Nick Anderson (35) | Horace Grant (12) | Penny Hardaway (11) | USAir Arena<br>18,756 | 21âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 27 | Miami | | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Horace Grant (15) | Penny Hardaway (7) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 22âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 29 | @ Charlotte | | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Penny Hardaway (10) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,698 | 22âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 30 | L.A. Clippers | | Shaquille O'Neal (38) | Horace Grant (17) | Penny Hardaway (10) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 23âÂÂ6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 4 | New Jersey | | Penny Hardaway (33) | Horace Grant (10) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 24âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 6 | Minnesota | | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Horace Grant (10) | Brian Shaw (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 25âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 8 | @ Detroit | | Penny Hardaway (26) | Horace Grant (14) | Penny Hardaway (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 26âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 10 | @ Chicago | | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (5) | United Center<br>22,529 | 26âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 11 | Detroit | | Shaquille O'Neal (37) | O'Neal, Grant (7) | Brian Shaw (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 27âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 13 | @ Atlanta | | Penny Hardaway (26) | Penny Hardaway (13) | Penny Hardaway (6) | Omni Coliseum<br>16,378 | 28âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 14 | Philadelphia | | Shaquille O'Neal (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Penny Hardaway (5) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 29âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 17 | Charlotte | | Shaquille O'Neal (35) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Brian Shaw (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 30âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 18 | @ Dallas | | Shaquille O'Neal (42) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Nick Anderson (10) | Reunion Arena<br>17,502 | 31âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 20 | @ Denver | | Penny Hardaway (27) | Grant, O'Neal (12) | Brian Shaw (6) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,171 | 32âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 22 | @ Phoenix | | Shaquille O'Neal (24) | Horace Grant (12) | Penny Hardaway (10) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 32âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 24 | Boston | | Shaquille O'Neal (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Brian Shaw (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 33âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 26 | Chicago | | Shaquille O'Neal (37) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Hardaway, Shaw (5) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 34âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 28 | Milwaukee | | Dennis Scott (27) | Horace Grant (14) | Nick Anderson (7) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 35âÂÂ8
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | February 2 | Seattle | | Shaquille O'Neal (39) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Brian Shaw (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 35âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | February 3 | @ Indiana | | Dennis Scott (35) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Penny Hardaway (7) | Market Square Arena<br>16,749 | 35âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 5 | New York | | Shaquille O'Neal (41) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 36âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 8 | Dallas | | Penny Hardaway (20) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Hardaway, Anderson (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 37âÂÂ10 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 14 | Indiana | | Dennis Scott (18) | Horace Grant (16) | Penny Hardaway (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 38âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 15 | @ Cleveland | | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | O'Neal, Anderson (9) | Penny Hardaway (9) | Gund Arena<br>20,562 | 38âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 17 | Philadelphia | | Penny Hardaway (31) | Grant, O'Neal (9) | Brian Shaw (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 39âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 19 | @ Minnesota | | Shaquille O'Neal (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (7) | Target Center<br>19,934 | 39âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Horace Grant (12) | Hardaway, Shaw (8) | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 40âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 23 | @ Boston | | Shaquille O'Neal (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Nick Anderson (6) | Hartford Civic Center<br>15,242 | 40âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 24 | Boston | | Hardaway, Anderson (27) | Nick Anderson (9) | Penny Hardaway (7) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 41âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 26 | Chicago | | Penny Hardaway (39) | Tree Rollins (10) | Penny Hardaway (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 42âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 28 | New York | | Shaquille O'Neal (41) | Horace Grant (14) | Penny Hardaway (12) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 43âÂÂ13
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | March 2 | @ Houston | | Penny Hardaway (30) | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Dennis Scott (7) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 44âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 3 | @ San Antonio | | Shaquille O'Neal (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (7) | Alamodome<br>35,818 | 44âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 5 | Atlanta | | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Nick Anderson (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 45âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 8 | L.A. Lakers | | Shaquille O'Neal (46) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Penny Hardaway (12) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 46âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 10 | Portland | | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Penny Hardaway (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 47âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 12 | San Antonio | | Penny Hardaway (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Hardaway, Shaw (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 48âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 14 | Utah | | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Horace Grant (14) | Penny Hardaway (5) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 48âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 15 | @ New Jersey | | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Nick Anderson (7) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>20,049 | 48âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 17 | @ Indiana | | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Penny Hardaway (11) | Market Square Arena<br>16,706 | 48âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 21 | Phoenix | | O'Neal, Hardaway (26) | Horace Grant (11) | Royal, Shaw (5) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 49âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 23 | Charlotte | | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Penny Hardaway (16) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 50âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 24 | @ Chicago | | Shaquille O'Neal (24) | Shaquille O'Neal (16) | Penny Hardaway (6) | United Center<br>22,247 | 51âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 26 | Golden State | | Dennis Scott (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 52âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 28 | @ Sacramento | | Shaquille O'Neal (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (10) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 52âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 31 | @ Utah | | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Nick Anderson (6) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 53âÂÂ18
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | April 2 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Shaquille O'Neal (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Shaquille O'Neal (6) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 53âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | April 5 | Detroit | | Shaquille O'Neal (40) | Shaquille O'Neal (19) | Dennis Scott (5) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 54âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | April 7 | @ Detroit | | Shaquille O'Neal (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (18) | Anthony Bowie (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 54âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 8 | @ Philadelphia | | Horace Grant (25) | Horace Grant (15) | Brian Shaw (15) | CoreStates Spectrum<br>18,168 | 54âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 11 | Cleveland | | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Shaquille O'Neal (18) | Horace Grant (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 55âÂÂ21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 13 | @ Boston | | Horace Grant (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (19) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 55âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 15 | @ Miami | | Shaquille O'Neal (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (16) | Penny Hardaway (18) | Miami Arena<br>15,200 | 55âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 17 | Washington | | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (12) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 56âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 19 | @ Washington | | Penny Hardaway (35) | Horace Grant (13) | Penny Hardaway (7) | USAir Arena<br>18,756 | 56âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 21 | Indiana | | Grant, O'Neal (20) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Nick Anderson (7) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 57âÂÂ24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 23 | @ New York | | Dennis Scott (38) | Anthony Avent (10) | Brian Shaw (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 57âÂÂ25
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 28 | Boston | | Shaquille O'Neal (23) | Horace Grant (14) | Penny Hardaway (5) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 30 | Boston | | Penny Hardaway (26) | Horace Grant (14) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 3 | @ Boston | | Nick Anderson (24) | Shaquille O'Neal (21) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 5 | @ Boston | | Shaquille O'Neal (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Penny Hardaway (13) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 3âÂÂ1 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 7 | Chicago | | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Hardaway, Shaw (6) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 10 | Chicago | | Shaquille O'Neal (25) | Horace Grant (15) | Penny Hardaway (7) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 12 | @ Chicago | | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Horace Grant (14) | Penny Hardaway (8) | United Center<br>24,281 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 14 | @ Chicago | | Horace Grant (21) | Horace Grant (13) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | United Center<br>24,358 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 16 | Chicago | | Horace Grant (24) | Shaquille O'Neal (22) | Penny Hardaway (11) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 18 | @ Chicago | | Shaquille O'Neal (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Penny Hardaway (7) | United Center<br>24,322 | 4âÂÂ2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 23 | Indiana | | Shaquille O'Neal (32) | Horace Grant (12) | Penny Hardaway (14) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 25 | Indiana | | Shaquille O'Neal (39) | Horace Grant (12) | Penny Hardaway (15) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 27 | @ Indiana | | Penny Hardaway (29) | Jeff Turner (7) | three players tied (4) | Market Square Arena<br>16,477 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 29 | @ Indiana | | Penny Hardaway (26) | Horace Grant (12) | Brian Shaw (5) | Market Square Arena<br>16,477 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 31 | Indiana | | Shaquille O'Neal (35) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | June 2 | @ Indiana | | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Horace Grant (9) | Nick Anderson (5) | Market Square Arena<br>16,477 | 3âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | June 4 | Indiana | | Shaquille O'Neal (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Nick Anderson (7) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 4âÂÂ3 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | June 7 | Houston | | Hardaway, O'Neal (26) | Grant, O'Neal (16) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | June 9 | Houston | | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (8) | Orlando Arena<br>16,010 | 0âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 11 | @ Houston | | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | three players tied (10) | Penny Hardaway (14) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 0âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | June 14 | @ Houston | | Hardaway, O'Neal (25) | Grant, O'Neal (12) | Penny Hardaway (5) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 0âÂÂ4 |-
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