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
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 |
| David Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Amal McCaskill | — | 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 |
| Nick Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Bobby Phills | 38 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| Danny Ferry | 39 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| 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 |
| Antonio Lang | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carl Thomas | — | 0 | 0 | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).