Belt game 5,731 · November 19, 2008
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Cleveland Cavaliers 96–89 at home to start reign 2,514 of the NBA belt, the 139th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since November 8, 2008, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on November 20, 2008.
2,514Reign number
139Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson | 43 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 6-6 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 41 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Richard Hamilton | 33 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 33 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jason Maxiell | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Arron Afflalo | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Amir Johnson | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kwame Brown | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Alex Acker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter Herrmann | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Bynum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 39 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8-21 | 0-4 | 9-10 |
| Mo Williams | 31 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 5-8 | 2-2 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Delonte West | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Anderson Varejao | 33 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ben Wallace | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Daniel Gibson | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Lorenzen Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darnell Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tarence Kinsey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JJ Hickson | 6 | 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).