Belt game 4,721 · March 11, 1998
Charlotte Hornets take the belt
Charlotte Hornets beat New York Knicks 85–78 at home to start reign 2,085 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 10, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Charlotte Hornets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 14, 1998.
2,085Reign number
10Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 44 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-24 | 1-5 | 6-6 |
| Larry Johnson | 35 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 9-9 |
| John Starks | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Bowie | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 43 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 36 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Terry Cummings | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brooks Thompson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Mills | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ben Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice | 41 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Anthony Mason | 40 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Matt Geiger | 29 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| David Wesley | 39 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-5 |
| Bobby Phills | 43 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Vlade Divac | 22 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Corey Beck | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| J.R. Reid | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dell Curry | — | 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).