Belt game 4,700 · January 31, 1998
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Charlotte Hornets 103–83 on the road to start reign 2,076 of the NBA belt, the 149th for the franchise.
Charlotte Hornets had held it since January 30, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on February 2, 1998.
2,076Reign number
149Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Blaylock | 35 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-3 | 2-4 |
| Steven Smith | 37 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Chucky Brown | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Alan Henderson | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 33 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Christian Laettner | 26 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Crawford | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eldridge Recasner | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Greg Anderson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Miller | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Drew Barry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice | 40 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-15 | 0-3 | 11-12 |
| Anthony Mason | 39 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| David Wesley | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 6-6 |
| Matt Geiger | 27 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Donald Royal | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| J.R. Reid | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Farmer | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bobby Phills | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Travis Williams | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Corey Beck | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael McDonald | — | 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).