Belt game 5,684 · March 22, 2008
New Orleans Hornets take the belt
New Orleans Hornets beat Boston Celtics 113–106 at home to start reign 2,491 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 18, 2008, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New Orleans Hornets held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 28, 2008.
2,491Reign number
4Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West | 43 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Chris Paul | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| Jannero Pargo | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-9 | 5-5 |
| Bonzi Wells | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 5-7 |
| Tyson Chandler | 43 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Morris Peterson | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Julian Wright | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hilton Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike James | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 37 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 3-5 | 7-9 |
| Rajon Rondo | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kevin Garnett | 35 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ray Allen | 38 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 3-4 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eddie House | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Leon Powe | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| P.J. Brown | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Glen Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Allen | — | 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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