Belt game 5,183 · March 18, 2003
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 100–94 at home to start reign 2,280 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since March 16, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on March 19, 2003.
2,280Reign number
54Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Lewis | 42 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10-20 | 2-4 | 3-6 |
| Ray Allen | 37 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | 3-8 | 4-4 |
| Kevin Ollie | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Jerome James | 25 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Brent Barry | 41 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Evans | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Calvin Booth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joseph Forte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 43 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 11-15 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 3-4 |
| Moochie Norris | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| James Posey | 38 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Yao Ming | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Glen Rice | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Taylor | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eddie Griffin | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juaquin Hawkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terence Morris | — | 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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