Belt game 5,371 · March 22, 2005
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Miami Heat 84–82 at home to start reign 2,362 of the NBA belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since March 10, 2005, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on March 27, 2005.
2,362Reign number
75Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady | 44 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8-27 | 2-5 | 8-10 |
| David Wesley | 35 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-8 | 5-6 |
| Yao Ming | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mike James | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-4 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 25 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Jon Barry | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Torraye Braggs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 29 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 39 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Dwyane Wade | 41 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-19 | 0-2 | 12-18 |
| Damon Jones | 35 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 1-1 |
| Eddie Jones | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Michael Doleac | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keyon Dooling | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasual Butler | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Udonis Haslem | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Christian Laettner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steven Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wang Zhi-zhi | — | 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).