Belt game 4,859 · December 29, 1999
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Washington Wizards 96–94 at home to start reign 2,148 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Washington Wizards had held it since December 26, 1999, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on December 30, 1999.
2,148Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Strickland | 35 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Jahidi White | 29 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Mitch Richmond | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Tracy Murray | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Michael Smith | 30 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Juwan Howard | 33 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ike Austin | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Richard Hamilton | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Gerard King | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Whitney | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp | 39 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 11-14 |
| Lamond Murray | 27 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Andre Miller | 24 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 28 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wesley Person | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Bob Sura | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Henderson | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Brevin Knight | 23 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ryan Stack | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| A.J. Bramlett | — | 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).
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