Belt game 4,984 · April 8, 2001
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 81–76 at home to start reign 2,196 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 1, 2001, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Miami Heat held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Raptors on April 13, 2001.
2,196Reign number
27Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Camby | 43 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Charlie Ward | 28 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Larry Johnson | 42 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Glen Rice | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 1-1 |
| Allan Houston | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Kurt Thomas | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Othella Harrington | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Brunson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Felton Spencer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Latrell Sprewell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway | 33 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 4-4 |
| Anthony Mason | 46 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Bruce Bowen | 38 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2-13 | 0-7 | 4-7 |
| Brian Grant | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dan Majerle | 41 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-8 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Carter | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 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 |
| Todd Fuller | — | 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).