Belt game 5,165 · February 3, 2003
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Atlanta Hawks 99–79 at home to start reign 2,268 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since January 29, 2003, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Miami Heat held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on February 5, 2003.
2,268Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 35 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Jason Terry | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Glenn Robinson | 39 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-18 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Dion Glover | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Alan Henderson | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Ratliff | 33 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Dickau | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Corey Benjamin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darvin Ham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine Jackson | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones | 40 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 5-8 | 7-7 |
| LaPhonso Ellis | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 6-6 |
| Mike James | 26 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 5-8 |
| Brian Grant | 29 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Caron Butler | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Rasual Butler | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Malik Allen | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Best | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Vladimir Stepania | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Marks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | — | 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).