Belt game 5,390 · April 28, 2005 · playoffs
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 106–102 on the road to start reign 2,366 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since April 16, 2005, with 4 defenses over 12 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on May 5, 2005.
2,366Reign number
27Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 43 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Michael Finley | 40 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 4-4 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 37 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 9-10 |
| Jason Terry | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Josh Howard | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Devin Harris | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Marquis Daniels | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Keith Van Horn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Shawn Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | — | 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 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-23 | 2-7 | 6-8 |
| Bob Sura | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 2-3 | 3-6 |
| David Wesley | 41 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 5-8 | 2-3 |
| Yao Ming | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jon Barry | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Mike James | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Scott Padgett | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Moochie Norris | — | 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).