Belt game 4,864 · January 11, 2000
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 116–106 on the road to start reign 2,152 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since January 9, 2000, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on January 13, 2000.
2,152Reign number
25Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 45 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14-22 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| Anthony Peeler | 25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Terrell Brandon | 41 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Joe Smith | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Mitchell | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Malik Sealy | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| William Avery | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hammonds | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dean Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Majerle | 43 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11-13 | 9-10 | 2-2 |
| Voshon Lenard | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Otis Thorpe | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| P.J. Brown | 27 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 43 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Anthony Carter | 35 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rex Walters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney Buford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Strickland | — | 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).