Belt game 4,865 · January 13, 2000
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Miami Heat 93–83 at home to start reign 2,153 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since January 11, 2000, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on January 19, 2000.
2,153Reign number
46Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell | 39 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 6-6 |
| Karl Malone | 34 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Howard Eisley | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Olden Polynice | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Armen Gilliam | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| John Stockton | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scott Padgett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quincy Lewis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning | 39 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Voshon Lenard | 34 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 6-6 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 4-6 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| P.J. Brown | 30 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Majerle | 35 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Rex Walters | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Mark Strickland | — | 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 |
| Anthony Carter | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Otis Thorpe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).