Belt game 5,042 · December 31, 2001
Washington Wizards take the belt
Washington Wizards beat New Jersey Nets 98–76 at home to start reign 2,220 of the NBA belt, the 84th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since December 29, 2001, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Wizards held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on January 11, 2002.
2,220Reign number
84Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 38 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16-32 | 1-3 | 12-13 |
| Chris Whitney | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Popeye Jones | 35 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hubert Davis | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Tyronn Lue | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Simmons | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brendan Haywood | 29 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jahidi White | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Etan Thomas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Courtney Alexander | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Nesby | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kwame Brown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Van Horn | 29 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Kenyon Martin | 32 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 7-10 |
| Kerry Kittles | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jason Kidd | 37 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5-18 | 0-6 | 0-0 |
| Richard Jefferson | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Lucious Harris | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Aaron Williams | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jason Collins | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Derrick Dial | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Goodrich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Brandon Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).