Belt game 5,337 · January 10, 2005
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Orlando Magic 119–101 at home to start reign 2,349 of the NBA belt, the 249th for the franchise.
Orlando Magic had held it since January 5, 2005, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Raptors on January 12, 2005.
2,349Reign number
249Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameer Nelson | 27 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 2-4 |
| Steve Francis | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Grant Hill | 37 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Dwight Howard | 32 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Stacey Augmon | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tony Battie | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-9 | 0-2 | 6-6 |
| Mario Kasun | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Pat Garrity | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Cuttino Mobley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 31 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 7-10 |
| Tony Allen | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Gary Payton | 30 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Ricky Davis | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Jiri Welsch | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Al Jefferson | 16 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Mark Blount | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Marcus Banks | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gugliotta | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 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).