Belt game 5,158 · January 22, 2003
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston Celtics 106–97 on the road to start reign 2,265 of the NBA belt, the 94th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 17, 2003, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 28, 2003.
2,265Reign number
94Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 44 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10-24 | 1-6 | 9-9 |
| Walter McCarty | 34 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 5-11 | 1-2 |
| J.R. Bremer | 39 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 5-9 | 3-4 |
| Eric Williams | 27 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Tony Battie | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kedrick Brown | 31 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Tony Delk | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Antoine Walker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shammond Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Sundov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 39 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13-23 | 5-9 | 3-3 |
| Michael Redd | 36 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 |
| Sam Cassell | 35 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Toni Kukoc | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Ollie | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Anthony Mason | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Jason Caffey | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tim Thomas | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamal Sampson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Gadzuric | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Haislip | — | 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).