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
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 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 21 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chauncey Billups | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 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 |
| John Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Mark Price | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Rony Seikaly | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Evans | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | — | 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).