Belt game 5,325 · December 17, 2004
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Denver Nuggets 107–100 at home to start reign 2,346 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since December 15, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 17 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on January 3, 2005.
2,346Reign number
31Team's reign
7Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 37 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 40 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-9 |
| Eddie Jones | 39 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Christian Laettner | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Damon Jones | 36 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-11 | 4-6 |
| Udonis Haslem | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasual Butler | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keyon Dooling | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wesley Person | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller | 42 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Kenyon Martin | 39 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Earl Boykins | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Bryon Russell | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Marcus Camby | 31 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Buckner | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DerMarr Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).