Belt game 4,577 · December 14, 1996
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 101–93 on the road to start reign 2,021 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since December 13, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on December 23, 1996.
2,021Reign number
36Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 39 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 2-2 | 8-8 |
| Bobby Phills | 42 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
| Chris Mills | 44 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Mark West | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Hill | 39 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Danny Ferry | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 24 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Antonio Lang | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Geary | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donny Marshall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carl Thomas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta | 38 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 9-9 |
| Kevin Garnett | 39 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Stephon Marbury | 34 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Doug West | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Sam Mitchell | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Stojko Vrankovic | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Chris Carr | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Dean Garrett | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cherokee Parks | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Porter | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Shane Heal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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