Belt game 4,708 · February 17, 1998
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 110–84 at home to start reign 2,081 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since February 15, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 14 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on March 3, 1998.
2,081Reign number
21Team's reign
7Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-22 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 31 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Tom Hammonds | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Terry Porter | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Stanley Roberts | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Jordan | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Cherokee Parks | 42 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Micheal Williams | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| DeJuan Wheat | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Sam Mitchell | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doug West | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gugliotta | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voshon Lenard | 35 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-13 | 4-5 | 2-2 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Tim Hardaway | 33 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| P.J. Brown | 36 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 5-5 |
| Ike Austin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Keith Askins | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Murdock | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Rex Walters | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Smith | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamal Mashburn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).