Belt game 5,101 · May 8, 2002 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 85–77 on the road to start reign 2,240 of the NBA belt, the 243rd for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since May 2, 2002, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on May 19, 2002.
2,240Reign number
243Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 40 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9-19 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Eric Williams | 42 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Antoine Walker | 42 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Rodney Rogers | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Kenny Anderson | 39 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tony Battie | 30 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kedrick Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse | 40 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-22 | 4-8 | 7-9 |
| Clifford Robinson | 45 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Damon Jones | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 3-4 |
| Michael Curry | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Jon Barry | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Ben Wallace | 40 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Chucky Atkins | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Corliss Williamson | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Zeljko Rebraca | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Victor Alexander | — | 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).