Belt game 4,741 · April 17, 1998
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Phoenix Suns 102–99 on the road to start reign 2,093 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since April 10, 1998, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 19, 1998.
2,093Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman | 35 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 5-6 |
| Clifford Robinson | 42 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 12-17 |
| Kevin Johnson | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| George McCloud | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kidd | 41 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Antonio McDyess | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Dennis Scott | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marko Milic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Horacio Llamas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hot Rod Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 38 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Bryon Russell | 29 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 6-7 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 22 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Shandon Anderson | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Stockton | 25 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Adam Keefe | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | — | 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).