Belt game 5,186 · March 23, 2003
Sacramento Kings take the belt
Sacramento Kings beat Houston Rockets 109–108 at home to start reign 2,283 of the NBA belt, the 134th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since March 21, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Sacramento Kings held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 30, 2003.
2,283Reign number
134Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 38 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14-22 | 4-7 | 6-7 |
| Maurice Taylor | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Eddie Griffin | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Yao Ming | 32 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Glen Rice | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Kelvin Cato | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Moochie Norris | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juaquin Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terence Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | 39 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-26 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Mike Bibby | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 8-8 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 34 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Bobby Jackson | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 4-6 |
| Doug Christie | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Keon Clark | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Scot Pollard | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim Jackson | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vlade Divac | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Lawrence Funderburke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Wallace | — | 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).