Belt game 5,176 · March 2, 2003
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat New York Knicks 99–90 at home to start reign 2,274 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 28, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on March 4, 2003.
2,274Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak | 40 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Garnett | 40 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Jackson | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Troy Hudson | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 8-8 |
| Kendall Gill | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Peeler | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Mike Wilks | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Igor Rakocevic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Loren Woods | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 42 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-24 | 5-8 | 9-9 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 27 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Howard Eisley | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 2-7 | 5-6 |
| Othella Harrington | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 41 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2-14 | 0-7 | 2-3 |
| Kurt Thomas | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Lee Nailon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Williams | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lavor Postell | — | 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).
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