Belt game 5,342 · January 18, 2005
Orlando Magic take the belt
Orlando Magic beat Detroit Pistons 103–101 at home to start reign 2,353 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since January 15, 2005, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Orlando Magic held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on January 20, 2005.
2,353Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis | 41 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13-27 | 3-4 | 3-5 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 38 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-18 | 3-3 | 6-7 |
| Doug Christie | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Howard | 36 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Grant Hill | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tony Battie | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jameer Nelson | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey Augmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Garrity | 0 | 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 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 39 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8-21 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Chauncey Billups | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 2-3 |
| Ben Wallace | 35 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Antonio McDyess | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Anthony Goldwire | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Ronald Dupree | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | — | 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).