Belt game 5,207 · November 19, 2003
Washington Wizards take the belt
Washington Wizards beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–95 at home to start reign 2,294 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since November 18, 2003, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Washington Wizards held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on November 21, 2003.
2,294Reign number
87Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Arenas | 37 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8-18 | 4-8 | 5-7 |
| Larry Hughes | 33 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-21 | 3-6 | 3-3 |
| Etan Thomas | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Kwame Brown | 31 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Brendan Haywood | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Jared Jeffries | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 35 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-14 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Juan Dixon | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Christian Laettner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brevin Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Blake | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Whitney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 39 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Ricky Davis | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Mihm | 28 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Darius Miles | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Ollie | 21 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 37 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| J.R. Bremer | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Sundov | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeSagana Diop | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kapono | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Boozer | — | 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).