Belt game 4,970 · March 7, 2001
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat 93–86 on the road to start reign 2,191 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since March 5, 2001, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 13 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on March 20, 2001.
2,191Reign number
20Team's reign
5Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mason | 41 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Brian Grant | 39 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-21 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Bruce Bowen | 40 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Tim Hardaway | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Carter | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Majerle | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Don MacLean | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Ceballos | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 43 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-16 | 5-8 | 4-6 |
| Steve Nash | 34 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Juwan Howard | 44 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Finley | 40 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Shawn Bradley | 42 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Donnell Harvey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Najera | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Trent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Bryant | — | 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).