Belt game 4,803 · April 18, 1999
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Philadelphia 76ers 86–79 at home to start reign 2,120 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since April 16, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on April 19, 1999.
2,120Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Van Horn | 34 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 12-15 |
| Kendall Gill | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Scott Burrell | 27 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 39 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Kerry Kittles | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Jamie Feick | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Vaughn | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Elliot Perry | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lucious Harris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rony Seikaly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Carr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hill | 31 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Aaron McKie | 39 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Matt Geiger | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Eric Snow | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Theo Ratliff | 32 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Larry Hughes | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Allen Iverson | 45 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-17 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Harvey Grant | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerald Honeycutt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Overton | — | 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).