Belt game 5,111 · June 5, 2002 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 99–94 at home to start reign 2,244 of the NBA belt, the 193rd for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since May 27, 2002, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 146 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on October 29, 2002.
2,244Reign number
193Team's reign
3Defenses
146Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 40 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 12-21 |
| Kobe Bryant | 43 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 10-11 |
| Rick Fox | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Derek Fisher | 35 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Robert Horry | 40 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Devean George | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Samaki Walker | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brian Shaw | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Richmond | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd | 42 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11-26 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Kenyon Martin | 37 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-22 | 1-3 | 6-9 |
| Keith Van Horn | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Kerry Kittles | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Jason Collins | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Lucious Harris | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Aaron Williams | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Richard Jefferson | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Anthony Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Brian Scalabrine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donny Marshall | — | 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).