Belt game 4,658 · November 2, 1997
Orlando Magic take the belt
Orlando Magic beat Boston Celtics 107–96 on the road to start reign 2,052 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since October 31, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Orlando Magic held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on November 4, 1997.
2,052Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway | 37 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11-20 | 6-9 | 4-5 |
| Derek Harper | 36 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Nick Anderson | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Derek Strong | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 20 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Bo Outlaw | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Horace Grant | 29 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Rony Seikaly | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Price | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Dan Schayes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Evans | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Antoine Walker | 29 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-20 | 2-6 | 3-4 |
| Travis Knight | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3-4 |
| Dee Brown | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 37 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Bruce Bowen | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Chauncey Billups | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 21 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dontae' Jones | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-9 | 0-5 | 2-2 |
| Pervis Ellison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Thomas | 5 | 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).