Belt game 4,745 · April 28, 1998 · playoffs
Portland Trail Blazers take the belt
Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–94 at home to start reign 2,095 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 19, 1998, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Portland Trail Blazers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 30, 1998.
2,095Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire | 37 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 7-7 |
| Isaiah Rider | 40 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-3 | 6-8 |
| Walt Williams | 30 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Brian Grant | 24 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 42 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Stacey Augmon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alton Lister | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Grant | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 42 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16-23 | 0-0 | 4-12 |
| Rick Fox | 40 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Derek Fisher | 28 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 3-6 |
| Eddie Jones | 39 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 6-8 |
| Robert Horry | 35 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kobe Bryant | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Corie Blount | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Van Exel | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Mario Bennett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Rooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Barry | — | 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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