Belt game 4,953 · January 27, 2001
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Portland Trail Blazers 93–80 at home to start reign 2,183 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since January 25, 2001, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 17 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on February 13, 2001.
2,183Reign number
10Team's reign
5Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonzi Wells | 35 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Steven Smith | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Greg Anthony | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | 37 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 42 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Shawn Kemp | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 28 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Barkley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 40 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Kevin Garnett | 42 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| LaPhonso Ellis | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Peeler | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Sam Mitchell | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Slater | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Todd Day | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| William Avery | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dean Garrett | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chauncey Billups | — | 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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