Belt game 4,457 · November 8, 1995
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Houston Rockets 89–82 at home to start reign 1,984 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since May 30, 1995, with 8 defenses over 162 days.
Miami Heat held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Orlando Magic on November 11, 1995.
1,984Reign number
13Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 42 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8-22 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| Sam Cassell | 30 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Chucky Brown | 32 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Clyde Drexler | 36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Robert Horry | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Mario Elie | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Kenny Smith | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Chilcutt | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eldridge Recasner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Owens | 34 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Bimbo Coles | 35 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Keith Askins | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 37 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Kevin Willis | 39 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Gamble | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Terrence Rencher | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pete Myers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Stacey King | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).