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 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 17, 1999.
2,104Reign number
50Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
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 |
| Todd Fuller | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 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 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Hornacek | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Thurl Bailey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| 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 |
| Rashard Lewis | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Vladimir Stepania | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jelani McCoy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Cotton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Don MacLean | — | 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).