Belt game 5,459 · February 4, 2006
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Miami Heat 105–92 at home to start reign 2,397 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since February 2, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on February 10, 2006.
2,397Reign number
35Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 40 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11-21 | 0-1 | 9-10 |
| Antoine Walker | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 4-4 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| James Posey | 37 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 1-1 |
| Jason Williams | 30 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Wayne Simien | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Kapono | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 34 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dorell Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter | 40 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11-24 | 0-4 | 6-7 |
| Richard Jefferson | 43 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11-17 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Clifford Robinson | 37 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-15 | 4-6 | 1-3 |
| Jason Kidd | 41 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 32 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Antoine Wright | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lamond Murray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Jackson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Linton Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zoran Planinic | 0 | 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).