Belt game 5,155 · January 17, 2003
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Indiana Pacers 98–93 at home to start reign 2,264 of the NBA belt, the 245th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since January 11, 2003, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on January 22, 2003.
2,264Reign number
245Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 43 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13-18 | 5-9 | 0-6 |
| Paul Pierce | 44 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12-29 | 1-4 | 6-7 |
| J.R. Bremer | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 2-4 |
| Eric Williams | 30 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Sundov | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kedrick Brown | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shammond Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 36 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Al Harrington | 36 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Brad Miller | 28 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ron Mercer | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Miller | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 8-8 |
| Erick Strickland | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Metta World Peace | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Jeff Foster | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Primoz Brezec | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamison Brewer | — | 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).