Belt game 5,693 · April 9, 2008
Washington Wizards take the belt
Washington Wizards beat Boston Celtics 109–95 at home to start reign 2,493 of the NBA belt, the 91st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 28, 2008, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
Washington Wizards held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on April 11, 2008.
2,493Reign number
91Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antawn Jamison | 37 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 8-11 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 39 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 2-4 |
| Gilbert Arenas | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Caron Butler | 42 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Brendan Haywood | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darius Songaila | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andray Blatche | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Antonio Daniels | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Roger Mason Jr. | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dominic McGuire | — | 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 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10-15 | 6-9 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Garnett | 30 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Ray Allen | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 3-4 |
| Eddie House | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Leon Powe | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| P.J. Brown | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tony Allen | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Glen Davis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).