Belt game 5,123 · November 12, 2002
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat New Orleans Hornets 93–87 at home to start reign 2,249 of the NBA belt, the 121st for the franchise.
New Orleans Hornets had held it since November 6, 2002, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 18, 2002.
2,249Reign number
121Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chucky Atkins | 45 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 1-1 |
| Jon Barry | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 8-11 |
| Richard Hamilton | 27 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Corliss Williamson | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Curry | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Zeljko Rebraca | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ben Wallace | 31 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Mehmet Okur | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Clifford Robinson | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chauncey Billups | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hubert Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn | 39 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-20 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Baron Davis | 39 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| David Wesley | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| P.J. Brown | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Stacey Augmon | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Courtney Alexander | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Robert Traylor | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Lynch | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerome Moiso | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kirk Haston | — | 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).