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The 2003 season

44 belt games · 22 title changes

Houston Comets carried the belt into the 2003 season. It changed hands 22 times among 12 franchises, 5 of those in the playoffs, and Detroit Shock finished the season with it. Most defenses: Detroit Shock, 10.

Who held it, in order

CometsSunWingsMercuryFeverCometsStormWingsStingSunMysticsMercuryLynxMercurySparksAcesLynxSparksLynxSparksMonarchsSparksWings

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
208	May 22, 2003	Houston Comets beat Seattle Storm 75–64	Defense
209	May 24, 2003	Houston Comets beat Phoenix Mercury 69–62	Defense
210	May 30, 2003	Connecticut Sun beat Houston Comets 91–83	Title change
211	Jun 1, 2003	Connecticut Sun beat San Antonio Silver Stars 83–64	Defense
212	Jun 5, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Connecticut Sun 103–89	Title change
213	Jun 7, 2003	Detroit Shock beat San Antonio Silver Stars 74–55	Defense
214	Jun 14, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Washington Mystics 93–56	Defense
215	Jun 17, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 87–78	Defense
216	Jun 20, 2003	Detroit Shock beat New York Liberty 88–83	Defense
217	Jun 22, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Connecticut Sun 82–73	Defense
218	Jun 24, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Indiana Fever 68–60	Defense
219	Jun 27, 2003	Detroit Shock beat New York Liberty 75–69	Defense
220	Jun 28, 2003	Phoenix Mercury beat Detroit Shock 68–65	Title change
221	Jul 2, 2003	Indiana Fever beat Phoenix Mercury 79–68	Title change
222	Jul 6, 2003	Indiana Fever beat Detroit Shock 85–54	Defense
223	Jul 8, 2003	Houston Comets beat Indiana Fever 60–56	Title change
224	Jul 15, 2003	Seattle Storm beat Houston Comets 69–55	Title change
225	Jul 17, 2003	Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 67–65	Defense
226	Jul 18, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Seattle Storm 74–61	Title change
227	Jul 19, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Cleveland Rockers 58–57	Defense
228	Jul 22, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Cleveland Rockers 74–71	Defense
229	Jul 24, 2003	Charlotte Sting beat Detroit Shock 67–61	Title change
230	Jul 26, 2003	Connecticut Sun beat Charlotte Sting 74–70	Title change
231	Aug 1, 2003	Washington Mystics beat Connecticut Sun 48–45	Title change
232	Aug 3, 2003	Phoenix Mercury beat Washington Mystics 70–69	Title change
233	Aug 4, 2003	Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 61–56	Title change
234	Aug 6, 2003	Phoenix Mercury beat Minnesota Lynx 56–49	Title change
235	Aug 8, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Phoenix Mercury 67–64	Title change
236	Aug 9, 2003	San Antonio Silver Stars beat Los Angeles Sparks 69–52	Title change
237	Aug 12, 2003	San Antonio Silver Stars beat Seattle Storm 87–77	Defense
238	Aug 16, 2003	Minnesota Lynx beat San Antonio Silver Stars 73–64	Title change
239	Aug 20, 2003	Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 69–66	Defense
240	Aug 21, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 88–65	Title change
241	Aug 23, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat San Antonio Silver Stars 83–70	Defense
242	Aug 25, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Houston Comets 67–64	Defense
243	Aug 28, 2003	Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 74–72 Playoffs	Title change
244	Aug 30, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 80–69 Playoffs	Title change
245	Sep 1, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 74–64 Playoffs	Defense
246	Sep 5, 2003	Sacramento Monarchs beat Los Angeles Sparks 77–69 Playoffs	Title change
247	Sep 7, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Sacramento Monarchs 79–54 Playoffs	Title change
248	Sep 8, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Sacramento Monarchs 66–63 Playoffs	Defense
249	Sep 12, 2003	Los Angeles Sparks beat Detroit Shock 75–63 Playoffs	Defense
250	Sep 14, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 62–61 Playoffs	Title change
251	Sep 16, 2003	Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 83–78 Playoffs	Defense

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