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
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 |
| Kedrick Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Keith Van Horn | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Williams | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Richard Jefferson | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 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 |
| Donny Marshall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).