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
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 |
| Shandon Anderson | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keyon Dooling | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rasual Butler | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | — | 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 |
| Steven Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Christian Laettner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Scott Padgett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Torraye Braggs | — | 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).