Belt game 5,227 · December 28, 2003
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Portland Trail Blazers 86–74 at home to start reign 2,303 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since December 26, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 30, 2003.
2,303Reign number
44Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 39 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15-23 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Darius Miles | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Carlos Boozer | 37 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Williams | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kedrick Brown | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Ollie | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tony Battie | 33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Sundov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kapono | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| J.R. Bremer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Randolph | 41 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-23 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 38 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-19 | 3-10 | 4-4 |
| Jeff McInnis | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Stepania | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Qyntel Woods | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 40 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Ruben Patterson | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Wesley Person | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Matt Carroll | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kaniel Dickens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | 4 | 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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