Belt game 4,786 · March 17, 1999
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Atlanta Hawks 86–85 on the road to start reign 2,113 of the NBA belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since March 16, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Miami Heat held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on March 20, 1999.
2,113Reign number
22Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith | 38 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 38 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 4-8 | 0-2 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 38 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Ed Gray | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Alan Henderson | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Mark West | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Roshown McLeod | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Crawford | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway | 41 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9-19 | 2-10 | 4-4 |
| P.J. Brown | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 34 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dan Majerle | 41 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Terry Porter | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Keith Askins | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rex Walters | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Duane Causwell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mark Strickland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Blue Edwards | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Conlon | — | 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).