Belt game 4,748 · May 6, 1998 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Seattle SuperSonics 92–68 on the road to start reign 2,098 of the NBA belt, the 185th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since May 4, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on May 16, 1998.
2,098Reign number
185Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Baker | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gary Payton | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Sam Perkins | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 1-4 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Kersey | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Aaron Williams | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Greg Anthony | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 35 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dale Ellis | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 35 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Eddie Jones | 38 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 6-8 |
| Nick Van Exel | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 1-2 |
| Robert Horry | 33 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Derek Fisher | 33 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Sean Rooks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Bennett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Fox | 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kobe Bryant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Barry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).