Belt game 5,216 · December 7, 2003
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 116–111 on the road to start reign 2,300 of the NBA belt, the 246th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since December 3, 2003, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 8 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on December 15, 2003.
2,300Reign number
246Team's reign
4Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 40 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12-22 | 3-7 | 6-8 |
| Eric Williams | 25 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-3 | 7-12 |
| Jiri Welsch | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Mike James | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Mark Blount | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Vin Baker | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Marcus Banks | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jumaine Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kedrick Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney White | 25 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 0-1 |
| Voshon Lenard | 36 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 3-3 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 33 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6-17 | 0-5 | 5-7 |
| Andre Miller | 35 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Earl Boykins | 21 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Nene Hilario | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Marcus Camby | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Jon Barry | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Chris Andersen | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).