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 |
| Gary Payton | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| James Posey | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Shandon 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 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Simien | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| Kelvin Cato | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | 4 | 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).