Belt game 4,906 · April 8, 2000
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles Lakers 98–80 on the road to start reign 2,164 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since March 24, 2000, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on April 13, 2000.
2,164Reign number
40Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 38 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12-30 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Glen Rice | 28 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Derek Fisher | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Rick Fox | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 4-4 |
| Ron Harper | 28 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| A.C. Green | 36 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Travis Knight | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Robert Horry | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Brian Shaw | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| John Salley | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 35 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 10-13 |
| David Robinson | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Terry Porter | 32 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Avery Johnson | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Antonio Daniels | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Malik Rose | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Sean Elliott | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Jerome Kersey | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jaren Jackson | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Samaki Walker | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Felton Spencer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mario Elie | — | 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).