Belt game 5,415 · November 5, 2005
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 103–84 at home to start reign 2,381 of the NBA belt, the 31st for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since June 23, 2005, with 2 defenses over 135 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 9, 2005.
2,381Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker | 30 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Tim Duncan | 38 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Manu Ginobili | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 8-10 |
| Nick Van Exel | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Michael Finley | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Fabricio Oberto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 42 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-20 | 4-5 | 6-6 |
| Devin Harris | 16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 5-8 |
| Josh Howard | 33 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7-15 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Keith Van Horn | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Erick Dampier | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Marquis Daniels | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Christie | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Terry | 31 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DeSagana Diop | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 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).