Belt game 5,296 · May 29, 2004 · playoffs
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Los Angeles Lakers 98–96 at home to start reign 2,331 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 25, 2004, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 31, 2004.
2,331Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 45 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10-23 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11-21 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 5-7 |
| Mark Madsen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Trenton Hassell | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darrick Martin | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Michael Olowokandi | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oliver Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 4-6 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 42 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-11 |
| Derek Fisher | 33 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Karl Malone | 40 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gary Payton | 37 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Kareem Rush | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Bryon Russell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | 0 | 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).
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