Belt game 5,760 · January 21, 2009
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 98–83 on the road to start reign 2,521 of the NBA belt, the 261st for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since January 18, 2009, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 15 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 5, 2009.
2,521Reign number
261Team's reign
6Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 42 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 5-7 |
| Daequan Cook | 38 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-19 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| Michael Beasley | 41 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 4-6 |
| Chris Quinn | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mario Chalmers | 31 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Shawn Marion | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 37 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | 5-6 | 4-4 |
| Eddie House | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 7-11 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Garnett | 32 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Paul Pierce | 34 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 34 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Glen Davis | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Gabe Pruitt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Leon Powe | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 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).