Belt game 4,725 · March 19, 1998
Toronto Raptors take the belt
Toronto Raptors beat Denver Nuggets 104–103 at home to start reign 2,088 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since March 17, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Toronto Raptors held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 20, 1998.
2,088Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Newman | 37 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-16 | 1-1 | 3-5 |
| LaPhonso Ellis | 38 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 3-5 |
| Anthony Goldwire | 38 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| Bobby Jackson | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Cory Alexander | 38 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Dean Garrett | 43 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Danny Fortson | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Joe Wolf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Priest Lauderdale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryant Stith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Toronto Raptors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Brown | 37 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9-13 | 6-7 | 0-0 |
| Doug Christie | 48 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 4-4 |
| Chauncey Billups | 41 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-17 | 2-6 | 6-6 |
| Marcus Camby | 41 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Reggie Slater | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Wallace | 34 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| John Thomas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Oliver Miller | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sharone Wright | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Respert | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Rogers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tracy McGrady | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).