Belt game 4,768 · February 16, 1999
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Utah Jazz 71–56 at home to start reign 2,104 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since February 5, 1999, with 5 defenses over 11 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 17, 1999.
2,104Reign number
50Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton | 34 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7-19 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Dale Ellis | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-4 |
| Moochie Norris | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Vin Baker | 36 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Olden Polynice | 26 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Rashard Lewis | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Don MacLean | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Stepania | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Cotton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jelani McCoy | — | 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 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Bryon Russell | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Shandon Anderson | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Todd Fuller | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Avent | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Stockton | 30 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Howard Eisley | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Chris King | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jeff Hornacek | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Thurl Bailey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).