Belt game 5,513 · June 2, 2006 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Detroit Pistons 95–78 at home to start reign 2,420 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since May 31, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on June 8, 2006.
2,420Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton | 39 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12-28 | 2-7 | 7-8 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 38 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 41 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 40 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Ben Wallace | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tony Delk | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Dale Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Delfino | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kelvin Cato | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio McDyess | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | 33 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12-14 | 0-0 | 4-9 |
| Jason Williams | 31 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 37 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Antoine Walker | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Udonis Haslem | 42 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| James Posey | 24 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 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 |
| Michael Doleac | — | 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).