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 day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning | 48 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-12 |
| Tim Hardaway | 46 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | 4-10 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Rex Walters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Conlon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 41 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 3-5 |
| 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 |
| Stephen Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).