Belt game 4,804 · April 19, 1999
Charlotte Hornets take the belt
Charlotte Hornets beat New Jersey Nets 120–113 on the road to start reign 2,121 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since April 18, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Charlotte Hornets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 23, 1999.
2,121Reign number
11Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf | 44 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12-17 | 2-4 | 2-3 |
| Gary Payton | 44 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 10-24 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Dale Ellis | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| John Crotty | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Don MacLean | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Olden Polynice | 37 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rashard Lewis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Cotton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jelani McCoy | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley | 37 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 37 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Scottie Pippen | 41 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-3 | 4-6 |
| Sam Mack | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 7-11 | 0-0 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 39 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Michael Dickerson | 28 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Bryce Drew | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Maloney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bullard | 3 | 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).