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Today in Central Florida Sports history: Nick Anderson makes iconic steal against Michael Jordan

The hustling Anderson poked the ball away from an unsuspecting Jordan, leading to a fast-break basket by Horace Grant that gave the Orlando Magic a lead they wouldn’t relinquish as they went on to beat the Bulls 94-91 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on this date in 1995.

If you walk up to a Magic fan and say, “Anderson stole the ball,” chances are good they’ll know what you’re talking about.

Anderson’s steal against Jordan stands as arguably the most iconic basketball moment in Magic history.

Anderson told Fox Sports Florida’s Dante Marchitelli during a recent episode of “Inside the Magic” he often thinks about that moment and the 1994-95 season.