Belt game 5,687 · March 28, 2008
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New Orleans Hornets 112–92 at home to start reign 2,492 of the NBA belt, the 254th for the franchise.
New Orleans Hornets had held it since March 22, 2008, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on April 9, 2008.
2,492Reign number
254Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 36 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 13-13 |
| Kevin Garnett | 34 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Rajon Rondo | 33 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Ray Allen | 26 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Leon Powe | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eddie House | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tony Allen | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| P.J. Brown | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Glen Davis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 39 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 36 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 3-11 | 4-5 |
| David West | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bonzi Wells | 24 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Tyson Chandler | 34 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Jannero Pargo | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Julian Wright | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Andersen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | — | 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).