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Belt game 4,596 · January 25, 1997

Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt

Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 106–73 at home to start reign 2,028 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.

Charlotte Hornets had held it since January 21, 1997, with 1 defense over 4 days.

Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 29, 1997.

2,028Reign number
37Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held

Box score

Cleveland Cavaliers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Terrell Brandon3421213309-212-51-2
Tyrone Hill3820110109-120-02-2
Bob Sura381945306-141-46-8
Donny Marshall171731006-94-41-2
Bobby Phills441563116-132-41-1
Mark West27681202-60-02-4
Shawnelle Scott2400002-20-00-0
Danny Ferry23341111-61-20-0
Vitaly Potapenko4130000-00-01-2
Antonio Lang7001000-00-00-0
Reggie Geary2002100-00-00-0

Charlotte Hornets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Glen Rice381813018-180-22-2
Dell Curry211222005-122-50-0
Tony Delk34843202-72-42-2
Vlade Divac30853323-40-02-6
George Zidek14851003-60-02-3
Rafael Addison16622003-80-10-0
Anthony Goldwire21600001-21-23-4
Anthony Mason395104012-40-01-3
Malik Rose7220011-20-00-0
Tony Smith15013000-50-20-0
Jamie Feick—000000-00-00-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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