Belt game 4,084 · December 21, 1991
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 112–101 at home to start reign 1,827 of the NBA belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 20, 1991, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Miami Heat held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on December 26, 1991.
1,827Reign number
5Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Seikaly | 34 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Kevin Edwards | 25 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Grant Long | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Glen Rice | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-13 | 1-5 | 6-6 |
| Steven Smith | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Bimbo Coles | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Alec Kessler | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willie Burton | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Keith Askins | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lewis | 37 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 31 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brian Shaw | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Gamble | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Larry Bird | 42 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Ed Pinckney | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Robert Parish | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Bagley | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).