Belt game 5,360 · February 27, 2005
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 120–113 on the road to start reign 2,359 of the NBA belt, the 250th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since February 26, 2005, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on March 6, 2005.
2,359Reign number
250Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 44 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12-32 | 1-4 | 8-10 |
| Paul Pierce | 46 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 9-9 |
| Delonte West | 36 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Ricky Davis | 51 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 32 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Marcus Banks | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Al Jefferson | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Mark Blount | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tony Allen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 25 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| Joe Johnson | 44 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8-22 | 2-4 | 3-6 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 39 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-7 | 3-4 |
| Shawn Marion | 45 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6-19 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Quentin Richardson | 42 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 3-4 |
| Walter McCarty | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Jim Jackson | 28 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Steven Hunter | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-7 |
| Bo Outlaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jake Voskuhl | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Shirley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Nash | — | 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).