Belt game 5,134 · December 6, 2002
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Philadelphia 76ers 98–93 at home to start reign 2,253 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since November 25, 2002, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 8, 2002.
2,253Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 41 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 15-20 |
| Stephen Jackson | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-12 | 1-4 | 5-8 |
| David Robinson | 32 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tony Parker | 35 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Bruce Bowen | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Steven Smith | 31 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Willis | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Goldwire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ferry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mengke Bateer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson | 39 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9-30 | 0-5 | 3-4 |
| Keith Van Horn | 35 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Eric Snow | 38 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron McKie | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Derrick Coleman | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 5-8 |
| Monty Williams | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Art Long | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| John Salmons | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brian Skinner | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mark Bryant | — | 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).