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
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice | 38 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-18 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Dell Curry | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| George Zidek | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Vlade Divac | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Anthony Goldwire | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Rafael Addison | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Mason | 39 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Malik Rose | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Feick | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Smith | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 34 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9-21 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Tyrone Hill | 38 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bob Sura | 38 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 6-8 |
| Donny Marshall | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 1-2 |
| Bobby Phills | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Mark West | 27 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Shawnelle Scott | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ferry | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Antonio Lang | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Geary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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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