Belt game 5,510 · May 27, 2006 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Detroit Pistons 98–83 at home to start reign 2,418 of the NBA belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since May 25, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on May 31, 2006.
2,418Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 43 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 36 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Antoine Walker | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 35 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Williams | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Gary Payton | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Derek Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Simien | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 45 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11-17 | 4-5 | 5-6 |
| Richard Hamilton | 35 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 8-8 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 35 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 2-3 |
| Antonio McDyess | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Tony Delk | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 45 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ben Wallace | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-10 |
| Dale Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Delfino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Evans | — | 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).