Belt game 5,552 · January 2, 2007
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio Spurs 82–78 at home to start reign 2,443 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since December 28, 2006, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 9 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on January 11, 2007.
2,443Reign number
50Team's reign
4Defenses
9Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker | 36 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Tim Duncan | 37 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Matt Bonner | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Manu Ginobili | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 4-5 |
| Michael Finley | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Fabricio Oberto | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Beno Udrih | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 40 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 5-11 |
| Larry Hughes | 36 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 4-6 | 2-4 |
| Damon Jones | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 6-9 |
| Drew Gooden | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Anderson Varejao | 26 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 28 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Gibson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Donyell Marshall | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | 32 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wesley | — | 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).