Belt game 4,699 · January 30, 1998
Charlotte Hornets take the belt
Charlotte Hornets beat Boston Celtics 97–95 on the road to start reign 2,075 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 26, 1998, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Charlotte Hornets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 31, 1998.
2,075Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 46 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12-25 | 3-7 | 11-11 |
| Ron Mercer | 43 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Dana Barros | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 24 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Walter McCarty | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Chauncey Billups | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Dee Brown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Thomas | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Minor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyus Edney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley | 39 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Anthony Mason | 42 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 10-14 |
| Glen Rice | 39 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Matt Geiger | 31 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Bobby Phills | 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Corey Beck | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| J.R. Reid | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Donald Royal | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael McDonald | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Williams | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).