Belt game 5,363 · March 6, 2005
Minnesota Timberwolves take the belt
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Boston Celtics 99–97 on the road to start reign 2,360 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 27, 2005, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Minnesota Timberwolves held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Heat on March 10, 2005.
2,360Reign number
17Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis | 45 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Gary Payton | 32 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Walker | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Paul Pierce | 39 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Mark Blount | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Delonte West | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justin Reed | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al Jefferson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Banks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Allen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 37 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 6-7 |
| John Thomas | 38 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trenton Hassell | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Troy Hudson | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mark Madsen | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Olowokandi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | — | 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).
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