Belt game 4,707 · February 15, 1998
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Dallas Mavericks 105–99 at home to start reign 2,080 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since February 13, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on February 17, 1998.
2,080Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mitchell | 38 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 9-11 |
| Stephon Marbury | 43 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10-21 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Kevin Garnett | 44 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-20 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Terry Porter | 41 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 4-5 |
| Cherokee Parks | 32 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Stanley Roberts | 25 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 4-9 |
| Tom Hammonds | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Micheal Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Jordan | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gugliotta | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doug West | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeJuan Wheat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley | 48 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12-26 | 2-5 | 5-8 |
| Hubert Davis | 35 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 45 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dennis Scott | 38 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 2-10 | 3-3 |
| Bubba Wells | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Anstey | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Shawn Bradley | 27 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Martin Muursepp | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Khalid Reeves | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Eric Riley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Samaki Walker | — | 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).
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