Belt game 5,394 · May 7, 2005 · playoffs
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 116–76 at home to start reign 2,368 of the NBA belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since May 5, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on May 9, 2005.
2,368Reign number
28Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ming | 42 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Tracy McGrady | 36 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10-26 | 1-7 | 6-7 |
| David Wesley | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Mike James | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Jon Barry | 25 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Moochie Norris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Vin Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry | 40 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 12-12 |
| Josh Howard | 38 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8-13 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 36 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Michael Finley | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Erick Dampier | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alan Henderson | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Marquis Daniels | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Devin Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Bradley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Van Horn | — | 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).