Belt game 5,514 · June 8, 2006 · playoffs
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat 90–80 at home to start reign 2,421 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since June 2, 2006, with 0 defenses over 6 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Heat on June 13, 2006.
2,421Reign number
33Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 43 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11-25 | 0-2 | 6-10 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 38 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-9 |
| Antoine Walker | 42 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-19 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| Jason Williams | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 33 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Posey | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Derek Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kapono | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Payton | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Michael Doleac | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry | 37 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13-18 | 4-7 | 2-2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-14 | 2-4 | 6-6 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 5-6 |
| Josh Howard | 43 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 4-6 |
| Adrian Griffin | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Keith Van Horn | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Harris | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Marquis Daniels | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeSagana Diop | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | — | 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).