Belt game 5,298 · June 6, 2004 · playoffs
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 87–75 on the road to start reign 2,333 of the NBA belt, the 123rd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 31, 2004, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on June 8, 2004.
2,333Reign number
123Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 38 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 28 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6-6 |
| Richard Hamilton | 43 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 36 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Ben Wallace | 41 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Corliss Williamson | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Elden Campbell | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Mehmet Okur | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darko Milicic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darvin Ham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 44 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13-16 | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| Kobe Bryant | 47 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10-27 | 1-6 | 4-4 |
| Devean George | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Karl Malone | 44 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derek Fisher | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kareem Rush | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | — | 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).