Belt game 5,120 · November 6, 2002
New Orleans Hornets take the belt
New Orleans Hornets beat Seattle SuperSonics 86–84 at home to start reign 2,248 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since November 1, 2002, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
New Orleans Hornets held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 12, 2002.
2,248Reign number
1Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton | 42 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 11-13 |
| Rashard Lewis | 41 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Desmond Mason | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | 37 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 36 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Reggie Evans | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Booth | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ansu Sesay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joseph Forte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis | 43 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11-24 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| David Wesley | 36 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | 4-10 | 1-3 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 44 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-20 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 32 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| P.J. Brown | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Courtney Alexander | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Robert Traylor | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| George Lynch | 31 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerome Moiso | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Haston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryce Drew | — | 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).
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