Belt game 5,294 · May 25, 2004 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 100–89 at home to start reign 2,330 of the NBA belt, the 196th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since May 23, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on May 29, 2004.
2,330Reign number
196Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 42 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-21 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 25 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 7-7 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 41 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 1-2 |
| Sam Cassell | 26 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 1-1 |
| Trenton Hassell | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oliver Miller | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrick Martin | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Michael Olowokandi | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 44 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 8-22 |
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 10-11 |
| Gary Payton | 36 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Karl Malone | 39 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Luke Walton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Brian Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kareem Rush | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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