Belt game 7,138 · December 23, 2022
New Orleans Pelicans take the belt
New Orleans Pelicans beat Oklahoma City Thunder 128–125 on the road to start reign 3,081 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Oklahoma City Thunder had held it since December 17, 2022, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New Orleans Pelicans held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Memphis Grizzlies on December 31, 2022.
3,081Reign number
21Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 39 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 5-8 | 2-2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Naji Marshall | 33 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 8-10 |
| CJ McCollum | 35 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5-18 | 3-8 | 4-4 |
| Herbert Jones | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 7-8 |
| Jose Alvarado | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Devonte' Graham | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Garrett Temple | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 43 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17-29 | 3-4 | 7-9 |
| Josh Giddey | 34 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | 31 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Williams | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Luguentz Dort | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 4-7 |
| Kenrich Williams | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Tre Mann | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Mike Muscala | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Isaiah Joe | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Darius Bazley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eugene Omoruyi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lindy Waters III | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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