Belt game 4,726 · March 20, 1998
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Toronto Raptors 105–99 at home to start reign 2,089 of the NBA belt, the 115th for the franchise.
Toronto Raptors had held it since March 19, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Pistons held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on March 27, 1998.
2,089Reign number
115Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | 44 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Bison Dele | 41 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 4-6 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Williams | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Joe Dumars | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0-2 |
| Don Reid | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scot Pollard | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Rick Mahorn | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Henson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles O'Bannon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Sealy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Toronto Raptors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 36 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 4-7 | 6-6 |
| Doug Christie | 38 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Marcus Camby | 35 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Dee Brown | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-2 |
| John Wallace | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Reggie Slater | 28 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Tracy McGrady | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oliver Miller | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Sharone Wright | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Garner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Rogers | — | 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).