Belt game 5,412 · June 23, 2005 · playoffs
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Detroit Pistons 81–74 at home to start reign 2,380 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since June 21, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 135 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on November 5, 2005.
2,380Reign number
54Team's reign
2Defenses
135Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 46 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-18 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Chauncey Billups | 39 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 7-8 |
| Ben Wallace | 37 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Antonio McDyess | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronald Dupree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Arroyo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darvin Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darko Milicic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 41 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-27 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Manu Ginobili | 35 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-2 | 5-5 |
| Robert Horry | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 |
| Tony Parker | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Bruce Bowen | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Glenn Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Massenburg | — | 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).