Belt game 5,105 · May 19, 2002 · playoffs
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 104–97 at home to start reign 2,241 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 8, 2002, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 21, 2002.
2,241Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd | 39 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 9-10 |
| Keith Van Horn | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 27 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kerry Kittles | 29 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Richard Jefferson | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Aaron Williams | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Lucious Harris | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Anthony Johnson | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Brian Scalabrine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donny Marshall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 47 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9-23 | 4-9 | 5-6 |
| Paul Pierce | 38 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9-19 | 2-8 | 7-13 |
| Kenny Anderson | 38 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eric Williams | 35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-4 |
| Rodney Rogers | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Tony Battie | 32 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kedrick Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).