Belt game 4,296 · February 22, 1994
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 123–97 on the road to start reign 1,925 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since February 9, 1994, with 4 defenses over 13 days.
Miami Heat held it for 13 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 7, 1994.
1,925Reign number
9Team's reign
5Defenses
13Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Williams | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Johnny Newman | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 6-6 |
| Chris Morris | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Kenny Anderson | 31 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Armen Gilliam | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kevin Edwards | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Benoit Benjamin | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Rex Walters | 22 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| David Wesley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith | 29 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 8-10 |
| Glen Rice | 29 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Rony Seikaly | 35 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| John Salley | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Brian Shaw | 35 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Willie Burton | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Grant Long | 30 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Bimbo Coles | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alec Kessler | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Keith Askins | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).