Belt game 4,673 · December 5, 1997
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Detroit Pistons 94–89 on the road to start reign 2,061 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since December 3, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on December 7, 1997.
2,061Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Baker | 37 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 7-11 |
| Gary Payton | 39 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Dale Ellis | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| Sam Perkins | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 37 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Aaron Williams | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| David Wingate | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| James Cotton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anthony | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | 42 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10-23 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Bison Dele | 42 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 41 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-21 | 3-10 | 0-1 |
| Theo Ratliff | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Joe Dumars | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Malik Sealy | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Don Reid | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Rick Mahorn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron McKie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Williams | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 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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