Belt game 6,160 · January 16, 2013
New Orleans Hornets take the belt
New Orleans Hornets beat Boston Celtics 90–78 on the road to start reign 2,678 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 4, 2013, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
New Orleans Hornets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 19, 2013.
2,678Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 12-13 |
| Robin Lopez | 26 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 40 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 4-5 |
| Ryan Anderson | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 3-3 |
| Anthony Davis | 26 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Smith | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Rivers | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Brian Roberts | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Roger Mason Jr. | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Eric Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donald Sloan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Henry | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Lance Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Paul Pierce | 30 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 1-3 |
| Jason Terry | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Bass | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 32 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Avery Bradley | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Jeff Green | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Courtney Lee | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Jared Sullinger | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Wilcox | — | 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).
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