Belt game 5,471 · March 2, 2006
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 98–89 at home to start reign 2,402 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since February 27, 2006, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on March 7, 2006.
2,402Reign number
57Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry | 39 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 8-8 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 37 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 10-10 |
| Josh Howard | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Keith Van Horn | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Erick Dampier | 28 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Adrian Griffin | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeSagana Diop | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rawle Marshall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker | 38 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Michael Finley | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 4-6 |
| Tim Duncan | 37 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Robert Horry | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 38 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Manu Ginobili | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 4-8 |
| Brent Barry | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fabricio Oberto | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Beno Udrih | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Van Exel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).