Belt game 5,259 · March 3, 2004
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Dallas Mavericks 121–97 at home to start reign 2,322 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since March 2, 2004, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on March 5, 2004.
2,322Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 36 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11-15 | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Troy Hudson | 29 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-19 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 38 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Michael Olowokandi | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Sam Cassell | 24 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mark Madsen | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Trenton Hassell | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Oliver Miller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Fred Hoiberg | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Marquis Daniels | 42 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7-21 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 27 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 5-5 |
| Shawn Bradley | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Walker | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Antawn Jamison | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Danny Fortson | 22 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eduardo Najera | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Josh Howard | 20 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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