Belt game 5,141 · December 20, 2002
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Dallas Mavericks 93–81 on the road to start reign 2,258 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since December 14, 2002, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on December 27, 2002.
2,258Reign number
49Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 48 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 13-15 |
| Steve Nash | 38 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 7-8 |
| Michael Finley | 44 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-21 | 0-6 | 2-2 |
| Walt Williams | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Shawn Bradley | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Adrian Griffin | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Raja Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Popeye Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Van Exel | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Adam Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Avery Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harpring | 36 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 31 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 1-4 |
| Karl Malone | 40 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Greg Ostertag | 36 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Scott Padgett | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| John Stockton | 29 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Mark Jackson | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Tony Massenburg | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Amaechi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | — | 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).