Belt game 5,717 · June 10, 2008 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 87–81 at home to start reign 2,506 of the NBA belt, the 199th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 28, 2008, with 3 defenses over 13 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on June 12, 2008.
2,506Reign number
199Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 41 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 5-7 | 4-6 |
| Kevin Garnett | 41 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6-21 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| James Posey | 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 6-6 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Rajon Rondo | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pierce | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-14 | 0-4 | 2-3 |
| P.J. Brown | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sam Cassell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Leon Powe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 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 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 45 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12-20 | 1-2 | 11-18 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 27 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Pau Gasol | 39 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Derek Fisher | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Jordan Farmar | 20 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Ariza | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Lamar Odom | 27 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Mihm | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).