Belt game 5,267 · March 17, 2004
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 106–103 on the road to start reign 2,326 of the NBA belt, the 194th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Clippers had held it since March 16, 2004, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 18 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on April 4, 2004.
2,326Reign number
194Team's reign
8Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 39 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 38 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Karl Malone | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Devean George | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 32 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Rick Fox | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Kareem Rush | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Horace Grant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand | 41 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Corey Maggette | 37 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 9-10 |
| Quentin Richardson | 37 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Matt Barnes | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Keyon Dooling | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Simmons | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Doug Overton | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Predrag Drobnjak | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Wilcox | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Kaman | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).