Belt game 5,782 · March 11, 2009
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Utah Jazz 100–93 at home to start reign 2,524 of the NBA belt, the 159th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since February 11, 2009, with 11 defenses over 28 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on March 21, 2009.
2,524Reign number
159Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deron Williams | 41 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Paul Millsap | 29 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 36 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mehmet Okur | 29 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Boozer | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| CJ Miles | 22 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Brevin Knight | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Korver | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-1 |
| Matt Harpring | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jarron Collins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Price | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 44 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | 3-4 | 8-8 |
| Josh Smith | 42 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Flip Murray | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Al Horford | 38 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Acie Law | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Mario West | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Mike Bibby | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Evans | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Gardner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randolph Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Solomon Jones | — | 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).