Belt game 5,148 · January 2, 2003
Washington Wizards take the belt
Washington Wizards beat Chicago Bulls 107–82 on the road to start reign 2,261 of the NBA belt, the 86th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since December 31, 2002, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Wizards held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 10, 2003.
2,261Reign number
86Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Rose | 45 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10-25 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Fizer | 24 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Donyell Marshall | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Jamal Crawford | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Eddie Robinson | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Trenton Hassell | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Lonny Baxter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jay Williams | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eddy Curry | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Corie Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse | 36 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12-18 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Kwame Brown | 27 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Tyronn Lue | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Larry Hughes | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Michael Jordan | 30 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Brendan Haywood | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Christian Laettner | 28 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Etan Thomas | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bobby Simmons | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Bryon Russell | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Oakley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cardinal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).