Belt game 5,710 · May 22, 2008 · playoffs
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 103–97 on the road to start reign 2,502 of the NBA belt, the 137th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 20, 2008, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 24, 2008.
2,502Reign number
137Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 41 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7-16 | 1-2 | 10-12 |
| Chauncey Billups | 32 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 7-8 |
| Antonio McDyess | 38 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 44 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 36 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Ratliff | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Maxiell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Amir Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Arron Afflalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jarvis Hayes | — | 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 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 6-6 |
| Ray Allen | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| Kevin Garnett | 41 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-19 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 41 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| P.J. Brown | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Posey | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Glen Davis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Leon Powe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).