Belt game 5,787 · March 21, 2009
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 102–96 at home to start reign 2,525 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since March 11, 2009, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on April 2, 2009.
2,525Reign number
54Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 42 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 6-7 |
| Flip Murray | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 6-7 |
| Maurice Evans | 37 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Mike Bibby | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Josh Smith | 32 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Al Horford | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Randolph Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Solomon Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Gardner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othello Hunter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Williams | 32 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 3-4 | 5-5 |
| LeBron James | 40 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 3-5 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Joe Smith | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Gibson | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Delonte West | 34 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Anderson Varejao | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Darnell Jackson | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lorenzen Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JJ Hickson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).