Belt game 4,793 · March 30, 1999
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 93–77 on the road to start reign 2,116 of the NBA belt, the 116th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since March 24, 1999, with 3 defenses over 6 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on April 3, 1999.
2,116Reign number
116Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith | 36 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 2-5 |
| Chris Crawford | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Ed Gray | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 34 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Alan Henderson | 26 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Grant Long | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Anthony Johnson | 40 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Roshown McLeod | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark West | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Sheppard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mookie Blaylock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | 38 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 35 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 3-4 |
| Christian Laettner | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Williams | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Bison Dele | 33 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Jud Buechler | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Don Reid | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Montross | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles O'Bannon | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Khalid Reeves | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Loy Vaught | — | 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).