Belt game 5,243 · January 26, 2004
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Houston Rockets 95–81 at home to start reign 2,309 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since January 23, 2004, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Miami Heat held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on January 28, 2004.
2,309Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Taylor | 23 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 5-7 |
| Yao Ming | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kelvin Cato | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Steve Francis | 39 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Mark Jackson | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim Jackson | 42 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-12 | 1-9 | 2-3 |
| Scott Padgett | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Piatkowski | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Wilks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones | 45 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8-14 | 4-5 | 7-11 |
| Lamar Odom | 42 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 1-4 |
| Rafer Alston | 41 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Caron Butler | 44 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Brian Grant | 36 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Malik Allen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Wallace | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasual Butler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Loren Woods | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bimbo Coles | — | 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).