Belt game 4,677 · December 13, 1997
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 93–77 at home to start reign 2,064 of the NBA belt, the 114th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 10, 1997, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 16, 1997.
2,064Reign number
114Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bison Dele | 37 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-22 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Grant Hill | 43 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Joe Dumars | 37 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Williams | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Malik Sealy | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Ratliff | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles O'Bannon | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Don Reid | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron McKie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter McCarty | 43 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 4-6 |
| Antoine Walker | 42 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8-23 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Ron Mercer | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bruce Bowen | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Thomas | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyus Edney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Dontae' Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Minor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).