Belt game 5,441 · December 27, 2005
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 96–91 at home to start reign 2,391 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 23, 2005, with 1 defense over 4 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 14 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on January 10, 2006.
2,391Reign number
33Team's reign
3Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 40 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12-21 | 1-5 | 6-9 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 38 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Larry Hughes | 41 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Eric Snow | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Damon Jones | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Donyell Marshall | 32 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Luke Jackson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Wilks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zendon Hamilton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Drew Gooden | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jefferson | 45 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-11 | 2-2 | 8-9 |
| Vince Carter | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-19 | 0-4 | 11-15 |
| Jason Kidd | 35 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Nenad Krstic | 28 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Clifford Robinson | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Scott Padgett | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Jackson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff McInnis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lamond Murray | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zoran Planinic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).