Belt game 4,581 · December 23, 1996
Orlando Magic take the belt
Orlando Magic beat Cleveland Cavaliers 89–84 at home to start reign 2,022 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 14, 1996, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Orlando Magic held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on December 26, 1996.
2,022Reign number
13Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 39 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Hill | 36 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Danny Ferry | 39 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Bobby Phills | 38 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| Chris Mills | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Mark West | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bob Sura | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Reggie Geary | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carl Thomas | — | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Lang | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly | 40 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-26 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Horace Grant | 34 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 42 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Brian Shaw | 39 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Scott | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-14 | 2-5 | 1-4 |
| Derek Strong | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nick Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Amal McCaskill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Vaughn | 2 | 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).