Belt game 5,137 · December 13, 2002
Memphis Grizzlies take the belt
Memphis Grizzlies beat Houston Rockets 114–109 at home to start reign 2,256 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since December 10, 2002, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Memphis Grizzlies held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on December 14, 2002.
2,256Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol | 41 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 15-16 |
| Jason Williams | 41 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 11-22 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Wesley Person | 40 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 2-3 |
| Stromile Swift | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Drew Gooden | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Lorenzen Wright | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Watson | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gordan Giricek | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Shane Battier | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Mike Batiste | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cezary Trybanski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brevin Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 49 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10-23 | 5-9 | 4-8 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 48 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-21 | 3-7 | 4-6 |
| Yao Ming | 35 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Glen Rice | 39 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 3-3 |
| Kenny Thomas | 33 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Moochie Norris | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Eddie Griffin | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juaquin Hawkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terence Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | — | 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).