Belt game 5,653 · January 9, 2008
Charlotte Bobcats take the belt
Charlotte Bobcats beat Boston Celtics 95–83 on the road to start reign 2,482 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 21, 2007, with 8 defenses over 19 days.
Charlotte Bobcats held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on January 11, 2008.
2,482Reign number
17Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Charlotte Bobcats
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Richardson | 42 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14-22 | 2-6 | 4-6 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 26 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Raymond Felton | 42 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 5-5 |
| Gerald Wallace | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Emeka Okafor | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff McInnis | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Derek Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Dudley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Hollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermareo Davidson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Carroll | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 33 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Rajon Rondo | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Paul Pierce | 36 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 1-9 | 4-5 |
| James Posey | 34 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Eddie House | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 31 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Tony Allen | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Glen Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gabe Pruitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Leon Powe | — | 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).