Belt game 5,086 · April 3, 2002
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Los Angeles Lakers 94–92 at home to start reign 2,234 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since March 29, 2002, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 7, 2002.
2,234Reign number
30Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Kittles | 33 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 39 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Richard Jefferson | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Jason Kidd | 38 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Lucious Harris | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Van Horn | 21 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Scalabrine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14-30 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Derek Fisher | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 1-2 |
| Samaki Walker | 38 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Devean George | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Brian Shaw | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Richmond | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | — | 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).