Belt game 5,276 · April 4, 2004
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–89 on the road to start reign 2,327 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since March 17, 2004, with 8 defenses over 18 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 35 days and 11 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 9, 2004.
2,327Reign number
49Team's reign
11Defenses
35Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker | 42 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10-22 | 2-4 | 7-10 |
| Tim Duncan | 41 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Manu Ginobili | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 6-7 |
| Bruce Bowen | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Devin Brown | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Willis | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Hart | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9-26 | 2-7 | 8-10 |
| Gary Payton | 44 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 36 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Karl Malone | 41 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Rick Fox | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Devean George | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 5 | 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).