Belt game 3,855 · November 7, 1989
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 83–77 on the road to start reign 1,724 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since November 3, 1989, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Miami Heat held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 8, 1989.
1,724Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly | 36 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Tellis Frank | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kevin Edwards | 38 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Glen Rice | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Sherman Douglas | 20 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Billy Thompson | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rory Sparrow | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Grant Long | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Terry Davis | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Sundvold | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hopson | 38 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-20 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Sam Bowie | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 9-13 |
| Charles Shackleford | 44 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Chris Morris | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-17 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Purvis Short | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jay Taylor | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Lester Conner | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).