Belt game 5,963 · January 12, 2011
New Orleans Hornets take the belt
New Orleans Hornets beat Orlando Magic 92–89 at home to start reign 2,597 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Orlando Magic had held it since December 25, 2010, with 7 defenses over 18 days.
New Orleans Hornets held it for 17 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 29, 2011.
2,597Reign number
10Team's reign
8Defenses
17Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thornton | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 6-6 |
| Emeka Okafor | 45 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-8 |
| Trevor Ariza | 45 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| David West | 36 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Paul | 40 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Willie Green | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jarrett Jack | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Gray | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marco Belinelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jason Smith | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Howard | 48 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Jason Richardson | 43 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 5-8 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Anderson | 20 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | 34 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Brandon Bass | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JJ Redick | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-8 | 0-0 |
| Gilbert Arenas | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jameer Nelson | 38 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Earl Clark | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quentin Richardson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Duhon | — | 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).