Belt game 5,258 · March 2, 2004
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Seattle SuperSonics 107–96 at home to start reign 2,321 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since February 29, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on March 3, 2004.
2,321Reign number
25Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 40 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7-19 | 2-8 | 9-10 |
| Flip Murray | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-20 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Rashard Lewis | 39 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 4-7 |
| Jerome James | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Antonio Daniels | 25 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Evans | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Luke Ridnour | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Booth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ansu Sesay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Richie Frahm | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley | 45 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13-25 | 3-8 | 6-6 |
| Antawn Jamison | 30 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 42 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Marquis Daniels | 44 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Scott Williams | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Antoine Walker | 34 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-6 |
| Danny Fortson | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Eduardo Najera | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).