Belt game 5,654 · January 11, 2008
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Bobcats 113–106 at home to start reign 2,483 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Charlotte Bobcats had held it since January 9, 2008, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on January 25, 2008.
2,483Reign number
52Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 49 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10-20 | 2-7 | 9-15 |
| Anderson Varejao | 41 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Larry Hughes | 42 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Gibson | 40 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 2-3 |
| Drew Gooden | 34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Damon Jones | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwayne Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Bobcats
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wallace | 54 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11-22 | 4-6 | 1-3 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 28 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Jason Richardson | 51 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-26 | 3-9 | 2-2 |
| Matt Carroll | 37 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 2-4 |
| Raymond Felton | 55 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Emeka Okafor | 35 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Othella Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Dudley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Hollins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derek Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermareo Davidson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff McInnis | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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