Belt game 4,599 · February 2, 1997
Charlotte Hornets take the belt
Charlotte Hornets beat New York Knicks 99–93 on the road to start reign 2,030 of the NBA belt, the 8th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 29, 1997, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Charlotte Hornets held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on February 11, 1997.
2,030Reign number
8Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice | 45 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-20 | 4-5 | 12-15 |
| Dell Curry | 32 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Anthony Mason | 44 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 32 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 |
| Vlade Divac | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Tony Delk | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tony Smith | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Malik Rose | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Zidek | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Goldwire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rafael Addison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Starks | 36 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10-20 | 4-10 | 2-2 |
| Allan Houston | 38 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-25 | 4-9 | 3-3 |
| Larry Johnson | 37 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Charles Oakley | 41 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Chris Childs | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-4 |
| Buck Williams | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 24 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Ewing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Brooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 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).