Belt game 5,115 · October 29, 2002
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles Lakers 87–82 on the road to start reign 2,245 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 5, 2002, with 3 defenses over 146 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on October 30, 2002.
2,245Reign number
44Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9-29 | 1-2 | 8-12 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Devean George | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Robert Horry | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Samaki Walker | 24 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Derek Fisher | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Brian Shaw | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tracy Murray | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Kareem Rush | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Soumaila Samake | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jannero Pargo | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Rose | 30 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Tim Duncan | 36 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 8-13 |
| Speedy Claxton | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| David Robinson | 19 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Steven Smith | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Manu Ginobili | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ferry | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Bruce Bowen | 35 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tony Parker | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Stephen Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Willis | 1 | 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).