Belt game 4,716 · March 3, 1998
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Miami Heat 97–91 on the road to start reign 2,082 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since February 17, 1998, with 7 defenses over 14 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on March 4, 1998.
2,082Reign number
48Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway | 46 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | 4-10 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 48 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-12 |
| Voshon Lenard | 45 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| P.J. Brown | 27 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Majerle | 43 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-15 | 2-8 | 0-1 |
| Mark Strickland | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brent Barry | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Eric Murdock | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Duane Causwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Conlon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rex Walters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins | 41 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 3-5 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Sam Perkins | 30 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 5-5 |
| Vin Baker | 44 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Gary Payton | 46 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 5-7 |
| Dale Ellis | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anthony | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Howard | — | 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).