Belt game 4,686 · January 2, 1998
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Portland Trail Blazers 85–69 at home to start reign 2,069 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since December 28, 1997, with 1 defense over 5 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on January 9, 1998.
2,069Reign number
36Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Robinson | 29 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Jaren Jackson | 34 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 3-3 |
| Chuck Person | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Sean Elliott | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Tim Duncan | 34 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Avery Johnson | 31 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Carl Herrera | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cory Alexander | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Geary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Malik Rose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Monty Williams | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 23 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Trent | 23 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Kenny Anderson | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Brian Grant | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Alvin Williams | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Kelvin Cato | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Vincent Askew | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Isaiah Rider | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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