Belt game 4,809 · April 28, 1999
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks 76–73 at home to start reign 2,123 of the NBA belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 23, 1999, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on April 30, 1999.
2,123Reign number
152Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dikembe Mutombo | 43 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Steven Smith | 33 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 10-12 |
| Alan Henderson | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 45 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4-15 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Grant Long | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Anthony Johnson | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Crawford | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Roshown McLeod | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Sheppard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 12-15 |
| Kurt Thomas | 38 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Marcus Camby | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Allan Houston | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Johnson | 35 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 30 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Ewing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 0 | 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).