Belt game 5,759 · January 18, 2009
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Oklahoma City Thunder 104–94 on the road to start reign 2,520 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Oklahoma City Thunder had held it since January 14, 2009, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Miami Heat held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 21, 2009.
2,520Reign number
40Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 45 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10-20 | 3-5 | 8-9 |
| Jeff Green | 35 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 7-9 |
| Russell Westbrook | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Desmond Mason | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Nick Collison | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nenad Krstic | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Wilcox | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Watson | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Weaver | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Robert Swift | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Atkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Damien Wilkins | — | 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 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14-28 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 29 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mario Chalmers | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Udonis Haslem | 39 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Daequan Cook | 29 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Chris Quinn | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Michael Beasley | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mark Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Banks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | — | 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).