Belt game 5,972 · January 29, 2011
Sacramento Kings take the belt
Sacramento Kings beat New Orleans Hornets 102–96 at home to start reign 2,598 of the NBA belt, the 139th for the franchise.
New Orleans Hornets had held it since January 12, 2011, with 8 defenses over 17 days.
Sacramento Kings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 1, 2011.
2,598Reign number
139Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West | 37 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-21 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Chris Paul | 36 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 8-8 |
| Marcus Thornton | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Emeka Okafor | 39 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Trevor Ariza | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 7-7 |
| Marco Belinelli | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Jarrett Jack | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Willie Green | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Smith | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Andersen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Cousins | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tyreke Evans | 28 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Beno Udrih | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 5-5 |
| Omri Casspi | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Luther Head | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Carl Landry | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Donte Greene | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Pooh Jeter | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jason Thompson | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darnell Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine Taylor | — | 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).