Belt game 5,221 · December 15, 2003
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Boston Celtics 116–95 on the road to start reign 2,301 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 7, 2003, with 4 defenses over 8 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on December 26, 2003.
2,301Reign number
13Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter McCarty | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pierce | 36 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6-18 | 1-5 | 2-4 |
| Mike James | 33 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 1-1 |
| Mark Blount | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Vin Baker | 29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jiri Welsch | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Jumaine Jones | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Banks | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Michael Stewart | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Mihm | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 41 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Sam Cassell | 36 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12-17 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Gary Trent | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Trenton Hassell | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ndudi Ebi | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith McLeod | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Quincy Lewis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oliver Miller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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