Belt game 5,174 · February 25, 2003
Orlando Magic take the belt
Orlando Magic beat Dallas Mavericks 98–93 at home to start reign 2,272 of the NBA belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since February 20, 2003, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Orlando Magic held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on February 28, 2003.
2,272Reign number
18Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 41 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10-21 | 3-8 | 3-5 |
| Nick Van Exel | 30 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Michael Finley | 42 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Steve Nash | 32 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Walt Williams | 32 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Raja Bell | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Evan Eschmeyer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Najera | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Avery Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Rigaudeau | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | 42 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 2-6 | 4-6 |
| Gordan Giricek | 42 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 4-7 | 2-2 |
| Drew Gooden | 42 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 8-9 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 31 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Pat Garrity | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Shawn Kemp | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Burke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeryl Sasser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Olumide Oyedeji | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | — | 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).