Belt game 4,746 · April 30, 1998 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 110–99 on the road to start reign 2,096 of the NBA belt, the 184th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since April 28, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on May 4, 1998.
2,096Reign number
184Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire | 46 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9-22 | 4-9 | 2-2 |
| Brian Grant | 33 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 3-3 | 2-7 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Isaiah Rider | 42 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Walt Williams | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Stacey Augmon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gary Grant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Alton Lister | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | — | 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 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Kobe Bryant | 36 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Rick Fox | 39 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Nick Van Exel | 32 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 4-5 |
| Robert Horry | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Corie Blount | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eddie Jones | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derek Fisher | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jon Barry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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