Belt game 3,836 · March 22, 1989
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 107–103 at home to start reign 1,716 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 19, 1989, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Miami Heat held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on March 29, 1989.
1,716Reign number
1Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Edwards | 32 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Sylvester Gray | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Grant Long | 45 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Rory Sparrow | 31 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jon Sundvold | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Scott Hastings | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Billy Thompson | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Shasky | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Rony Seikaly | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Dwayne Washington | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Newman | 35 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9-21 | 1-3 | 7-11 |
| Patrick Ewing | 33 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Rod Strickland | 33 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 33 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Green | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddielee Wilkins | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Pete Myers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Trent Tucker | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Kenny Walker | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).