Belt game 4,730 · March 27, 1998
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit Pistons 88–87 at home to start reign 2,090 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since March 20, 1998, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 3, 1998.
2,090Reign number
39Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp | 44 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Wesley Person | 44 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-11 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Henderson | 27 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Brevin Knight | 39 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Anderson | 32 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bob Sura | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Shawnelle Scott | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ferry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carl Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Brooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse | 39 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 8-10 |
| Grant Hill | 44 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Joe Dumars | 35 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Bison Dele | 44 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Don Reid | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Sealy | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Williams | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scot Pollard | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles O'Bannon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Henson | — | 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).
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