Belt game 5,504 · May 10, 2006 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 111–89 at home to start reign 2,416 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since April 29, 2006, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Miami Heat held it for 15 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on May 25, 2006.
2,416Reign number
35Team's reign
4Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 37 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12-19 | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 28 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 3-10 |
| Jason Williams | 35 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Udonis Haslem | 32 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Gary Payton | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Antoine Walker | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Derek Anderson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Simien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter | 33 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 11-12 |
| Richard Jefferson | 35 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kidd | 34 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 3-3 |
| Nenad Krstic | 26 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Lamond Murray | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| Jason Collins | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Clifford Robinson | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Scott Padgett | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Thomas | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Wright | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zoran Planinic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).