Belt game 5,793 · April 2, 2009
Washington Wizards take the belt
Washington Wizards beat Cleveland Cavaliers 109–101 at home to start reign 2,526 of the NBA belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since March 21, 2009, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
Washington Wizards held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on April 4, 2009.
2,526Reign number
92Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 39 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 11-11 |
| Antawn Jamison | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Darius Songaila | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Brendan Haywood | 31 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gilbert Arenas | 33 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 5-8 |
| Nick Young | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Dominic McGuire | 34 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Andray Blatche | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| JaVale McGee | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juan Dixon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Javaris Crittenton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 38 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | 4-8 | 5-7 |
| Mo Williams | 39 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 2-4 |
| Delonte West | 34 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Anderson Varejao | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Gibson | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Joe Smith | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darnell Jackson | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tarence Kinsey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JJ Hickson | — | 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).