Belt game 5,029 · December 2, 2001
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Toronto Raptors 85–69 on the road to start reign 2,215 of the NBA belt, the 241st for the franchise.
Toronto Raptors had held it since November 25, 2001, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on December 8, 2001.
2,215Reign number
241Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Toronto Raptors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter | 40 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-21 | 1-8 | 4-6 |
| Alvin Williams | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Tracy Murray | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Dell Curry | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 1-2 |
| Morris Peterson | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Antonio Davis | 30 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Williams | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Keon Clark | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Arroyo | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Montross | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 38 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-20 | 3-11 | 4-4 |
| Kenny Anderson | 35 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Eric Williams | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 6-8 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 30 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Paul Pierce | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4-16 | 0-5 | 1-2 |
| Joe Johnson | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Tony Battie | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kedrick Brown | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Joseph Forte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Milt Palacio | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | — | 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).