Belt game 5,456 · January 31, 2006
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Detroit Pistons 91–84 at home to start reign 2,394 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since January 12, 2006, with 9 defenses over 19 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on February 1, 2006.
2,394Reign number
34Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd | 41 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 5-8 | 2-2 |
| Nenad Krstic | 38 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Richard Jefferson | 44 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6-19 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Vince Carter | 39 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7-20 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Clifford Robinson | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Wright | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 29 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lamond Murray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zoran Planinic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 39 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9-14 | 6-6 | 6-6 |
| Richard Hamilton | 42 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-24 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 37 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-14 | 1-11 | 2-3 |
| Antonio McDyess | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Ben Wallace | 34 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Delfino | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Carlos Arroyo | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Maxiell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Evans | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darko Milicic | — | 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).