Belt game 4,980 · March 30, 2001
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 98–89 at home to start reign 2,194 of the NBA belt, the 189th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since March 28, 2001, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 1, 2001.
2,194Reign number
189Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 40 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 7-12 |
| Michael Finley | 41 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-3 | 2-5 |
| Shawn Bradley | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Booth | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 23 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 37 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Obinna Ekezie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Najera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 40 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 13-17 |
| Brian Shaw | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-15 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Rider | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Derek Fisher | 43 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Horace Grant | 37 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Fox | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Penberthy | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Greg Foster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kobe Bryant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).