Belt game 4,632 · April 13, 1997
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Utah Jazz 100–98 at home to start reign 2,038 of the NBA belt, the 177th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since March 22, 1997, with 9 defenses over 22 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on April 20, 1997.
2,038Reign number
177Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 41 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14-29 | 0-0 | 11-18 |
| Eddie Jones | 38 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 5-7 |
| Kobe Bryant | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Nick Van Exel | 35 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Robert Horry | 44 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-6 |
| Jerome Kersey | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Byron Scott | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Sean Rooks | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stockton | 38 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 9-9 |
| Karl Malone | 37 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Bryon Russell | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 30 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Greg Ostertag | 35 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Adam Keefe | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Howard Eisley | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Stephen Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | — | 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).