Belt game 5,365 · March 10, 2005
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 107–90 at home to start reign 2,361 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since March 6, 2005, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Miami Heat held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on March 22, 2005.
2,361Reign number
32Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 39 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Troy Hudson | 30 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Trenton Hassell | 31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mark Madsen | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ervin Johnson | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Olowokandi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Thomas | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 37 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 13-18 |
| Dwyane Wade | 40 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Eddie Jones | 40 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Udonis Haslem | 31 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Christian Laettner | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Keyon Dooling | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Damon Jones | 34 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Rasual Butler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steven Smith | — | 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).