Belt game 5,516 · June 13, 2006 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks 98–96 at home to start reign 2,422 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since June 8, 2006, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Miami Heat held it for 140 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on October 31, 2006.
2,422Reign number
38Team's reign
3Defenses
140Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 44 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 10-12 |
| Josh Howard | 42 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Jason Terry | 35 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Erick Dampier | 29 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Devin Harris | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Adrian Griffin | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeSagana Diop | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Van Horn | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 4 | 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 | 43 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14-26 | 1-2 | 13-18 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 37 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Antoine Walker | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-5 | 0-2 |
| Jason Williams | 34 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 34 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| James Posey | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Gary Payton | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 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 |
| Jason Kapono | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | — | 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).