Belt game 4,639 · May 2, 1997 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 95–91 on the road to start reign 2,042 of the NBA belt, the 179th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since April 30, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on May 4, 1997.
2,042Reign number
179Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 40 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Elden Campbell | 35 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 11-12 |
| Eddie Jones | 36 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 8-10 |
| Nick Van Exel | 45 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Jerome Kersey | 27 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Robert Horry | 30 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Travis Knight | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Byron Scott | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kobe Bryant | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Rooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvydas Sabonis | 40 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 31 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Rider | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 7-7 |
| Clifford Robinson | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Gary Trent | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| Kenny Anderson | 42 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Chris Dudley | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Stacey Augmon | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dontonio Wingfield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitchell Butler | — | 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).
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