Belt game 3,852 · April 22, 1989
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Houston Rockets 91–89 on the road to start reign 1,722 of the NBA belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since April 21, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Miami Heat held it for 195 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on November 3, 1989.
1,722Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
195Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 40 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 38 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 5-5 |
| Otis Thorpe | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Buck Johnson | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Walter Berry | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tim McCormick | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mike Woodson | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Frank Johnson | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derrick Chievous | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Purvis Short | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allen Leavell | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Long | 41 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Kevin Edwards | 36 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scott Hastings | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Billy Thompson | 43 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dwayne Washington | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rony Seikaly | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rory Sparrow | 36 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Shasky | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).