Belt game 4,635 · April 20, 1997
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–96 at home to start reign 2,039 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 13, 1997, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 25, 1997.
2,039Reign number
39Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Rider | 41 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| Clifford Robinson | 44 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 7-8 |
| Kenny Anderson | 44 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Gary Trent | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Stacey Augmon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mitchell Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dontonio Wingfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Campbell | 36 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 35 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Nick Van Exel | 42 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Jerome Kersey | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Eddie Jones | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sean Rooks | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Byron Scott | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Robert Horry | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Kobe Bryant | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Travis Knight | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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