Belt game 5,509 · May 25, 2006 · playoffs
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Miami Heat 92–88 at home to start reign 2,417 of the NBA belt, the 131st for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since May 10, 2006, with 4 defenses over 15 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on May 27, 2006.
2,417Reign number
131Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince | 39 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 1-4 | 3-5 |
| Richard Hamilton | 43 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7-18 | 2-4 | 6-7 |
| Chauncey Billups | 39 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 7-7 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Ben Wallace | 36 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Antonio McDyess | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Carlos Delfino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Evans | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 46 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11-20 | 2-4 | 8-8 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 39 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Antoine Walker | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 4-4 |
| Gary Payton | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Jason Williams | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Simien | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).