Belt game 4,494 · February 3, 1996
Sacramento Kings take the belt
Sacramento Kings beat Detroit Pistons 94–85 on the road to start reign 1,997 of the NBA belt, the 125th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since February 1, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Sacramento Kings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on February 5, 1996.
1,997Reign number
125Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | 42 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 12-16 |
| Allan Houston | 42 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-16 | 2-7 | 4-5 |
| Otis Thorpe | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Theo Ratliff | 28 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Michael Curry | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Don Reid | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Joe Dumars | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Lou Roe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Mills | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark West | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 41 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14-25 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| Walt Williams | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Tyus Edney | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 3-6 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Duane Causwell | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Olden Polynice | 42 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Michael Smith | 23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Corliss Williamson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Hurley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lionel Simmons | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).