Belt game 5,288 · May 9, 2004 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat San Antonio Spurs 105–81 at home to start reign 2,328 of the NBA belt, the 195th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since April 4, 2004, with 11 defenses over 35 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on May 23, 2004.
2,328Reign number
195Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Ginobili | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 4-8 | 3-5 |
| Devin Brown | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 2-4 |
| Tim Duncan | 34 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bruce Bowen | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Tony Parker | 34 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Charlie Ward | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Willis | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Malik Rose | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Robert Horry | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Hart | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 36 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Kobe Bryant | 41 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 4-8 |
| Gary Payton | 36 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 4-5 |
| Karl Malone | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Derek Fisher | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Kareem Rush | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Devean George | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bryon Russell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 2 | 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).