Belt game 5,066 · February 23, 2002
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat San Antonio Spurs 112–88 on the road to start reign 2,230 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since February 21, 2002, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on March 1, 2002.
2,230Reign number
11Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 41 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13-21 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Peeler | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 31 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 39 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Marc Jackson | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| William Avery | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Joe Smith | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Felipe Lopez | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Sam Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Loren Woods | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 39 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| David Robinson | 37 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Terry Porter | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Antonio Daniels | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Charles Smith | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Danny Ferry | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Steven Smith | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Cherokee Parks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Parker | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | 2 | 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).
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