Belt game 5,127 · November 22, 2002
New Orleans Hornets take the belt
New Orleans Hornets beat New York Knicks 105–97 at home to start reign 2,251 of the NBA belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since November 18, 2002, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
New Orleans Hornets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 25, 2002.
2,251Reign number
2Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn | 50 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 7-7 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 43 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| P.J. Brown | 40 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Wesley | 37 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 6-6 |
| Baron Davis | 42 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5-17 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Courtney Alexander | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Robert Traylor | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| George Lynch | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Haston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Moiso | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 34 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 45 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9-21 | 3-8 | 2-3 |
| Howard Eisley | 43 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 45 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 41 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Michael Doleac | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lee Nailon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).