Belt game 4,503 · February 23, 1996
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Chicago Bulls 113–104 at home to start reign 2,002 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 20, 1996, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Miami Heat held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on February 28, 1996.
2,002Reign number
16Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman | 40 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12-17 | 9-10 | 6-7 |
| Voshon Lenard | 34 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 5-8 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 41 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-22 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Tony Smith | 34 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Malone | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Keith Askins | 46 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 12-13 |
| Steve Kerr | 29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Scottie Pippen | 40 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-18 | 0-5 | 5-6 |
| Toni Kukoc | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Luc Longley | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Caffey | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 28 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Randy Brown | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).