Belt game 4,962 · February 19, 2001
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Boston Celtics 114–99 at home to start reign 2,186 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 17, 2001, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on February 25, 2001.
2,186Reign number
48Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 41 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9-21 | 5-11 | 4-5 |
| Paul Pierce | 28 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 5-8 |
| Chris Carr | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 6-8 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bryant Stith | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 5-5 |
| Eric Williams | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 |
| Kenny Anderson | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jerome Moiso | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Herren | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Milt Palacio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 29 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 12-16 |
| Bryon Russell | 35 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 4-4 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Greg Ostertag | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| John Starks | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Donyell Marshall | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Scott Padgett | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Danny Manning | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Olden Polynice | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Stockton | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| John Crotty | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).