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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 37 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 10-10 |
| Jason Terry | 39 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 8-8 |
| 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 |
| Erick Dampier | 28 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Keith Van Horn | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| 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 |
| Adrian Griffin | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeSagana Diop | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DJ Mbenga | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rawle Marshall | — | 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 |
| Nick Van Exel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 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 |
| 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).