Belt game 5,577 · February 27, 2007
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 97–89 at home to start reign 2,449 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets had held it since February 23, 2007, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on March 1, 2007.
2,449Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 42 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14-22 | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Daniel Gibson | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 1-1 |
| Larry Hughes | 42 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5-16 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Anderson Varejao | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Drew Gooden | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Donyell Marshall | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| David Wesley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Damon Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West | 38 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Desmond Mason | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Tyson Chandler | 30 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Linton Johnson | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Jannero Pargo | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Chris Paul | 32 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Hilton Armstrong | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasual Butler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Simmons | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Jackson | — | 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).
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