Belt game 4,747 · May 4, 1998 · playoffs
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Los Angeles Lakers 106–92 at home to start reign 2,097 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 30, 1998, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 6, 1998.
2,097Reign number
49Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton | 43 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 3-6 | 6-6 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 29 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 7-7 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 36 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 6-6 |
| Jerome Kersey | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Vin Baker | 36 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sam Perkins | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Dale Ellis | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Aaron Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anthony | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 37 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 5-12 |
| Nick Van Exel | 31 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 40 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Eddie Jones | 39 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Robert Horry | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Derek Fisher | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kobe Bryant | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| 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 |
| Corie Blount | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Bennett | — | 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).