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 |
| Sean Elliott | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Chuck Person | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Reggie Geary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cory Alexander | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Will Perdue | 23 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Monty Williams | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 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 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Alvin Williams | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Vincent Askew | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Isaiah Rider | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Stacey Augmon | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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