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 |
| Alan Henderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Scott Padgett | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Mike James | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Moochie Norris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 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).