Belt game 5,512 · May 31, 2006 · playoffs
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Miami Heat 91–78 at home to start reign 2,419 of the NBA belt, the 132nd for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since May 27, 2006, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on June 2, 2006.
2,419Reign number
132Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince | 43 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11-17 | 2-5 | 5-5 |
| Chauncey Billups | 41 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 11-11 |
| Richard Hamilton | 38 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-21 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Antonio McDyess | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ben Wallace | 34 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 41 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Evans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dale Davis | — | 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 | — | 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 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11-20 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 30 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Udonis Haslem | 31 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| Antoine Walker | 36 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Jason Williams | 28 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| James Posey | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Gary Payton | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Shandon Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).