Belt game 3,907 · March 5, 1990
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Utah Jazz 105–104 at home to start reign 1,744 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since February 25, 1990, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Miami Heat held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 11, 1990.
1,744Reign number
4Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly | 41 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Kevin Edwards | 34 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-19 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Sherman Douglas | 40 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Glen Rice | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tellis Frank | 28 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Scott Haffner | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Billy Thompson | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Rory Sparrow | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Davis | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 41 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| John Stockton | 40 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5-17 | 0-3 | 11-12 |
| Bob Hansen | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Thurl Bailey | 37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Mark Eaton | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darrell Griffith | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Delaney Rudd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Blue Edwards | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Eric Leckner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).