Belt game 5,041 · December 29, 2001
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 98–93 at home to start reign 2,219 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since December 21, 2001, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 31, 2001.
2,219Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 46 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Reggie Miller | 43 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Al Harrington | 45 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Jalen Rose | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Travis Best | 29 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jonathan Bender | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Carlos Rogers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamison Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Foster | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Sundov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Croshere | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Kittles | 41 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9-15 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Keith Van Horn | 32 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| Lucious Harris | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jason Kidd | 43 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4-15 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Kenyon Martin | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Richard Jefferson | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jason Collins | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Aaron Williams | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Goodrich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Dial | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Armstrong | — | 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).