Belt game 4,776 · March 1, 1999
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 99–97 on the road to start reign 2,109 of the NBA belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 26, 1999, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on March 2, 1999.
2,109Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 37 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8-21 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Paul Pierce | 40 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Kenny Anderson | 35 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Ron Mercer | 39 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Tony Battie | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Dana Barros | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Eric Riley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Minor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Popeye Jones | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | 39 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Kerry Kittles | 42 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Keith Van Horn | 37 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9-23 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Eric Murdock | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Jayson Williams | 34 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Chris Gatling | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Damon Jones | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Scott Burrell | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim McIlvaine | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Evans | — | 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).