1995–96 Orlando Magic season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Magic's seventh season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agent Jon Koncak.^[2][3] Coming off their trip to the NBA Finals, where they were swept in four games by the Houston Rockets, the Magic won their second straight Atlantic Division title with a 60–22 record, a regular season record which still stands as the best in franchise history.^[4] This despite missing Shaquille O'Neal for the first 22 games of the season due to a preseason thumb injury.^[5][6][7][8] Penny Hardaway stepped up in O'Neal's absence and was awarded Player of the Month for November,^[9] as the Magic got off to a 13–2 start, and later held a 34–14 record at the All-Star break.^[10] At midseason, the team traded Jeff Turner to the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies in exchange for Kenny Gattison, who never played for the Magic due to arm and neck injuries.^[11][12][13] This season also saw three-point specialist Dennis Scott take a place in the league history books by scoring 267 three-point field goals, a single season record since broken by Stephen Curry. Scott set a then-record of 11 three-point field goals in a 119–104 home win against the Atlanta Hawks on April 18, 1996.^[14][15][16]

1995–96 Orlando Magic season
Division champions
Head coach	Brian Hill
General manager	John Gabriel
President	Bob Vander Weide
Owner(s)	Richard DeVos
Arena	Orlando Arena
Results
Record	60–22 (.732)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Eastern Conference finals (lost to Bulls 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WKCF Sunshine Network
Radio	WDBO
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

Hardaway averaged 21.7 points, 7.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while O'Neal averaged 26.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in 54 games, while being named to the All-NBA Third Team, and Scott provided the team with 17.5 points per game. In addition, Horace Grant provided with 13.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while Nick Anderson contributed 14.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and Brian Shaw contributed 6.6 points and 4.5 assists per game off the bench.^[17] Both Hardaway and O'Neal were selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game,^{[18][19][20][21]} while Grant made the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Hardaway also finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[22][23][24] while O'Neal finished tied in ninth place.^[22][25] This was also the only season of O'Neal's NBA career, where he hit his only career three-pointer in a 121–91 home win against the Milwaukee Bucks on February 16, 1996.^[26][27][28]

Despite the franchise best record, the Magic were beaten by the top seed in the East, the dominant Chicago Bulls, who finished with a then all-time best record of 72–10. In the playoffs, the Magic would sweep the Detroit Pistons in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.^{[29][30][31][32]} In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the 6th-seeded Hawks in five games,^{[33][34][35][36]} despite losing Game 4 at The Omni in Atlanta, 104–99.^[37][38][39]

The Eastern Conference finals matched up the Magic with the Bulls, the team they had eliminated in the previous year's playoffs. However, Grant went down with an elbow injury in Game 1, which the Magic lost on the road, 121–83, and he was out for the rest of the series.^[40][41][42] The Magic suffered another painful blow when Anderson went down with a wrist injury in a 86–67 home loss in Game 3, and he was also out for the rest of the series.^[43][44][45] The Bulls would be too strong as they swept the Magic in four straight games.^{[46][47][48][49]} Thereby, the Magic became the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs in a sweep for three consecutive seasons since the 1950 Chicago Stags. The Bulls would defeat the Seattle SuperSonics in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their fourth championship in six years.^{[50][51][52][53][54]}

Following the season, the All-Star center O'Neal left the team, signing as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers after four seasons in Orlando,^{[55][56][57][58][59]} and Gattison and Anthony Bowie were both released to free agency.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	25	David Vaughn	PF	United States	Memphis

Roster

1995–96 Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois G 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State F 24 Bonner, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–06–08 Saint Louis G 14 Bowie, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–09 Oklahoma F – Gattison, Kenny (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1964–05–23 Old Dominion F 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson G 1 Hardaway, Penny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis C 45 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1963–05–17 SMU C 32 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972–03–06 LSU F 5 Royal, Donald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–05–22 Notre Dame G/F 3 Scott, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1968–09–05 Georgia Tech G 20 Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–03–22 UC Santa Barbara G 22 Thompson, Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1970–07–19 Oklahoma State F 42 Vaughn, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–03–23 Memphis F 12 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–12–17 North Carolina

Head coach Brian Hill Assistant coach(es) Richie Adubato Tree Rollins Tom Sterner Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Roster Last transaction: April 15, 1996

Roster Notes

• Power forward Kenny Gattison was acquired from the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies at midseason, but did not play for the Magic due to arm and neck injuries.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y–Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	37‍–‍4	23‍–‍18	21–3	82
x–New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	16–8	82
x–Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	26‍–‍15	16‍–‍25	13–12	82
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	25‍–‍16	14‍–‍27	10–14	82
Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	18‍–‍23	15‍–‍26	12–12	82
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	20‍–‍21	10‍–‍31	8–17	82
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	11‍–‍30	7‍–‍34	5–19	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	82
2	y–Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	82
3	x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	82
4	x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	82
5	x–New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	82
6	x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	82
7	x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	82
8	x–Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	82
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	82
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	82
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	82
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	82
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	82
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	82

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	–	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	–	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	–	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	–	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	–	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	–	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	–	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	–	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	–	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	–	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	–	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	–	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	–	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	–	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	–	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	–	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	–	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	–	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	–	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	–	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	–	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	–	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	–	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	–	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	–	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Playoffs

The Magic opened up their playoffs campaign on April 26 against the Detroit Pistons, a game they won convincingly 112–92 at home in the Orlando Arena. The Magic would also win Game 2 at home before clinching the series, and a sweep, of the Pistons in Game 3 away from home at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

The second round put the Magic against the Atlanta Hawks. The Magic opened the series with two convincing wins at home, both with scoring margins greater than 20 points. The Magic carried this momentum into Game 3 away from home at the Omni, winning a closer fought match 102–96. The Hawks won Game 4, avoiding the sweep, but the Magic were too strong and won Game 5 at home to clinch the series 4–1.

The Eastern Conference finals saw the Magic face the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, a team they had eliminated in the previous years playoffs. With Horace Grant out with an elbow injury from Game 1, the dominant Chicago Bulls would prove to be too strong for the Orlando this year, sweeping the series 4-0 and denying the Magic consecutive trips to the NBA finals.^[46]

1996 playoff game log
First round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 26 Detroit W 112–92 Dennis Scott (23) Horace Grant (13) Brian Shaw (11) Orlando Arena 17,248 1–0 2 April 28 Detroit W 92–77 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Horace Grant (10) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena 17,248 2–0 3 April 30 @ Detroit W 101–98 Penny Hardaway (24) Horace Grant (16) Penny Hardaway (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,386 3–0
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 8 Atlanta W 117–105 Shaquille O'Neal (41) Shaquille O'Neal (13) O'Neal, Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena 17,248 1–0 2 May 10 Atlanta W 120–94 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Horace Grant (11) Penny Hardaway (7) Orlando Arena 17,248 2–0 3 May 12 @ Atlanta W 103–96 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (6) Omni Coliseum 15,476 3–0 4 May 13 @ Atlanta L 99–104 Grant, Hardaway (29) Horace Grant (20) Penny Hardaway (11) Omni Coliseum 12,645 3–1 5 May 15 Atlanta W 96–88 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Shaquille O'Neal (15) O'Neal, Scott (4) Orlando Arena 17,248 4–1
Conference finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 19 @ Chicago L 83–121 Penny Hardaway (38) Shaquille O'Neal (6) Shaquille O'Neal (6) United Center 24,411 0–1 2 May 21 @ Chicago L 88–93 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Brian Shaw (6) United Center 24,395 0–2 3 May 25 Chicago L 67–86 Penny Hardaway (18) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Hardaway, O'Neal (3) Orlando Arena 17,248 0–3 4 May 27 Chicago L 101–106 Hardaway, O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena 17,248 0–4
1996 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dennis Scott	SF	82	82	3,041	309	243	90	29	1,431	37.1	3.8	3.0	1.1	.4	17.5
Penny Hardaway	PG	82	82	3,015	354	582	166	41	1,780	36.8	4.3	7.1	2.0	.5	21.7
Nick Anderson	SG	77	77	2,717	415	279	121	46	1,134	35.3	5.4	3.6	1.6	.6	14.7
Brian Shaw	PG	75	1	1,679	224	336	58	11	496	22.4	3.0	4.5	.8	.1	6.6
Anthony Bowie	SG	74	4	1,078	123	105	34	10	308	14.6	1.7	1.4	.5	.1	4.2
Jon Koncak	C	67	35	1,288	272	51	27	44	203	19.2	4.1	.8	.4	.7	3.0
Donald Royal	SF	64	7	963	153	42	29	15	337	15.0	2.4	.7	.5	.2	5.3
Horace Grant	PF	63	62	2,286	580	170	62	74	847	36.3	9.2	2.7	1.0	1.2	13.4
Joe Wolf†	PF	63	8	1,047	185	63	13	5	291	16.6	2.9	1.0	.2	.1	4.6
Shaquille O'Neal	C	54	52	1,946	596	155	34	115	1,434	36.0	11.0	2.9	.6	2.1	26.6
David Vaughn III	PF	33	0	266	80	8	6	15	64	8.1	2.4	.2	.2	.5	1.9
Brooks Thompson	PG	33	0	246	24	31	12	0	140	7.5	.7	.9	.4	.0	4.2
Jeff Turner	PF	13	0	192	28	6	2	1	47	14.8	2.2	.5	.2	.1	3.6
Darrell Armstrong	PG	13	0	41	2	5	6	0	42	3.2	.2	.4	.5	.0	3.2
Anthony Bonner	PF	4	0	43	19	4	3	0	13	10.8	4.8	1.0	.8	.0	3.3
Geert Hammink†	C	3	0	7	3	0	0	0	4	2.3	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.3

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Penny Hardaway	PG	12	12	473	56	72	20	4	280	39.4	4.7	6.0	1.7	.3	23.3
Shaquille O'Neal	C	12	12	459	120	55	9	15	310	38.3	10.0	4.6	.8	1.3	25.8
Dennis Scott	SF	12	12	446	43	23	9	1	136	37.2	3.6	1.9	.8	.1	11.3
Jon Koncak	C	12	3	140	23	3	5	4	11	11.7	1.9	.3	.4	.3	.9
Anthony Bowie	SG	12	1	152	17	14	3	2	30	12.7	1.4	1.2	.3	.2	2.5
Nick Anderson	SG	11	11	418	55	21	21	5	156	38.0	5.0	1.9	1.9	.5	14.2
Joe Wolf	PF	11	0	85	6	2	1	0	20	7.7	.5	.2	.1	.0	1.8
Brian Shaw	PG	10	0	217	21	46	5	0	47	21.7	2.1	4.6	.5	.0	4.7
Horace Grant	PF	9	9	334	94	13	7	6	135	37.1	10.4	1.4	.8	.7	15.0
Donald Royal	SF	7	0	92	11	1	0	1	25	13.1	1.6	.1	.0	.1	3.6
Brooks Thompson	PG	5	0	48	5	7	0	1	26	9.6	1.0	1.4	.0	.2	5.2
Anthony Bonner	PF	4	0	16	2	1	0	0	3	4.0	.5	.3	.0	.0	.8

Awards and honors

• Shaquille O'Neal – All-NBA 3rd team, All-Star
• Penny Hardaway – All-NBA 1st Team, Player of the Month (November), All-Star
• Horace Grant – All-Defensive 2nd Team
• Nick Anderson – Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award

League records

During the 1995–96 season, Dennis Scott set the record for most three-point field goals scored in a regular season with 267.^{[citation needed]}

Transactions

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