Belt game 5,299 · June 8, 2004 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 99–91 at home to start reign 2,334 of the NBA belt, the 198th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since June 6, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on June 10, 2004.
2,334Reign number
198Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 48 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14-27 | 1-5 | 4-5 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 47 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 9-14 |
| Karl Malone | 39 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Luke Walton | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Kareem Rush | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 47 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-2 | 13-14 |
| Richard Hamilton | 47 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-25 | 2-2 | 4-5 |
| Ben Wallace | 44 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-8 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 34 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 46 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corliss Williamson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mehmet Okur | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darko Milicic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darvin Ham | — | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).