Belt game 4,701 · February 2, 1998
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Atlanta Hawks 90–83 at home to start reign 2,077 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since January 31, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on February 11, 1998.
2,077Reign number
20Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Blaylock | 42 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 3-5 |
| Steven Smith | 37 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 9-10 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 36 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 38 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Christian Laettner | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Alan Henderson | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Eldridge Recasner | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Brown | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Greg Anderson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Anthony Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Drew Barry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning | 42 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 38 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Voshon Lenard | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Dan Majerle | 32 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Ike Austin | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tim Hardaway | 38 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 2-3 |
| Eric Murdock | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Askins | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rex Walters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | — | 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).