Belt game 4,636 · April 25, 1997 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 95–77 at home to start reign 2,040 of the NBA belt, the 178th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since April 20, 1997, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on April 30, 1997.
2,040Reign number
178Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace | 35 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 4-9 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 31 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Kenny Anderson | 42 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 3-3 |
| Gary Trent | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Rider | 38 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Clifford Robinson | 41 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 0-2 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 18 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Stacey Augmon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitchell Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dontonio Wingfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 35 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17-27 | 0-0 | 12-18 |
| Elden Campbell | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Nick Van Exel | 35 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Kersey | 24 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eddie Jones | 25 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Byron Scott | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kobe Bryant | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Rooks | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Derek Fisher | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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