Belt game 4,717 · March 4, 1998
Orlando Magic take the belt
Orlando Magic beat Seattle SuperSonics 96–83 at home to start reign 2,083 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since March 3, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Orlando Magic held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 10, 1998.
2,083Reign number
15Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Anderson | 39 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13-19 | 2-8 | 3-5 |
| Derek Strong | 26 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Derek Harper | 35 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Horace Grant | 42 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bo Outlaw | 44 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-11 |
| Dan Schayes | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Ollie | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Edwards | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Lawson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anfernee Hardaway | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Benoit | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Baker | 33 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Greg Anthony | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Dale Ellis | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Perkins | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).