Belt game 4,495 · February 5, 1996
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Sacramento Kings 103–92 at home to start reign 1,998 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Sacramento Kings had held it since February 3, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 8 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Raptors on February 13, 1996.
1,998Reign number
15Team's reign
1Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond | 40 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5-22 | 3-11 | 5-5 |
| Olden Polynice | 32 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tyus Edney | 34 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Walt Williams | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Brian Grant | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Michael Smith | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Lionel Simmons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bobby Hurley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning | 33 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 13-15 |
| Rex Chapman | 44 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-19 | 4-11 | 2-2 |
| Bimbo Coles | 39 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 4-6 |
| Billy Owens | 43 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kevin Willis | 35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Gamble | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Voshon Lenard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).