Belt game 5,138 · December 14, 2002
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Memphis Grizzlies 104–87 at home to start reign 2,257 of the NBA belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Memphis Grizzlies had held it since December 13, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on December 20, 2002.
2,257Reign number
22Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordan Giricek | 27 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 5-6 |
| Pau Gasol | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Shane Battier | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Jason Williams | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| Stromile Swift | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Earl Watson | 25 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Lorenzen Wright | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Batiste | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Drew Gooden | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Cezary Trybanski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brevin Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wesley Person | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nash | 32 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-19 | 2-7 | 6-6 |
| Michael Finley | 37 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-22 | 1-5 | 5-6 |
| Walt Williams | 20 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 36 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 23 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Nick Van Exel | 32 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Griffin | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Popeye Jones | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Raja Bell | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Avery Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Harrington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | — | 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).