Belt game 4,684 · December 28, 1997
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat San Antonio Spurs 82–79 at home to start reign 2,068 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since December 23, 1997, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on January 2, 1998.
2,068Reign number
41Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Rider | 39 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 3-3 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 39 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 33 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 9-11 |
| Kenny Anderson | 37 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | 36 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Alvin Williams | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Vincent Askew | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dontonio Wingfield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Brian Grant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson | 42 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 5-14 | 0-0 |
| David Robinson | 42 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 8-14 |
| Avery Johnson | 42 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tim Duncan | 33 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Chuck Person | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Cory Alexander | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Monty Williams | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Sean Elliott | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Carl Herrera | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vinny Del Negro | — | 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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