Belt game 4,674 · December 7, 1997
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Seattle SuperSonics 97–91 at home to start reign 2,062 of the NBA belt, the 84th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since December 5, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 10, 1997.
2,062Reign number
84Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 41 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Ray Allen | 39 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-4 | 2-3 |
| Armen Gilliam | 42 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Glenn Robinson | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 42 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Michael Curry | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jamie Feick | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Pierce | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elliot Perry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Hill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerald Honeycutt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Lang | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Baker | 38 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Gary Payton | 40 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5-17 | 0-5 | 8-9 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 38 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 5-6 |
| Dale Ellis | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Aaron Williams | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Sam Perkins | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Greg Anthony | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Cotton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).