Belt game 5,576 · February 23, 2007
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets take the belt
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets beat Seattle SuperSonics 98–97 at home to start reign 2,448 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since February 11, 2007, with 2 defenses over 12 days.
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on February 27, 2007.
2,448Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 38 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11-20 | 5-8 | 5-5 |
| Earl Watson | 28 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Rashard Lewis | 41 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| Luke Ridnour | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Wilcox | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Nick Collison | 40 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Damien Wilkins | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Wilks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Andre Brown | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johan Petro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mickael Gelabale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West | 35 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 9-11 |
| Bobby Jackson | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 38 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Paul | 35 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Desmond Mason | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Linton Johnson | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Devin Brown | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-11 | 0-5 | 5-5 |
| Rasual Butler | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Simmons | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hilton Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jannero Pargo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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