Belt game 4,742 · April 19, 1998
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Utah Jazz 102–98 at home to start reign 2,094 of the NBA belt, the 183rd for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since April 17, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on April 28, 1998.
2,094Reign number
183Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 39 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 13-20 |
| Kobe Bryant | 36 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10-19 | 1-5 | 4-6 |
| Nick Van Exel | 30 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| Eddie Jones | 43 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Robert Horry | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jon Barry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Rooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Bennett | — | 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 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Howard Eisley | 26 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| John Stockton | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 36 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 4-5 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Chris Morris | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Adam Keefe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 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).