Belt game 5,300 · June 10, 2004 · playoffs
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 88–68 at home to start reign 2,335 of the NBA belt, the 124th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 8, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 148 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Raptors on November 5, 2004.
2,335Reign number
124Team's reign
3Defenses
148Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 3-3 |
| Derek Fisher | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Devean George | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Kareem Rush | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Karl Malone | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Luke Walton | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 21 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Brian Cook | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 43 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11-22 | 2-4 | 7-7 |
| Chauncey Billups | 36 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 7-7 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-2 |
| Ben Wallace | 38 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Corliss Williamson | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Elden Campbell | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 26 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Darvin Ham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mehmet Okur | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darko Milicic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike James | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).