Belt game 5,297 · May 31, 2004 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 96–90 at home to start reign 2,332 of the NBA belt, the 197th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since May 29, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on June 6, 2004.
2,332Reign number
197Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 38 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 7-20 |
| Kobe Bryant | 39 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 7-11 |
| Kareem Rush | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 6-7 | 0-0 |
| Karl Malone | 42 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 34 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 26 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Devean George | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell | 44 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-22 | 0-3 | 11-11 |
| Kevin Garnett | 42 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 29 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 6-6 |
| Trenton Hassell | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Darrick Martin | 24 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Madsen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Michael Olowokandi | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oliver Miller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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