Belt game 5,794 · April 4, 2009
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Washington Wizards 118–104 on the road to start reign 2,527 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Washington Wizards had held it since April 2, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New Orleans Pelicans on April 7, 2009.
2,527Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 33 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 15-17 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 29 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 29 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 2-3 |
| Michael Beasley | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Jamario Moon | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Chris Quinn | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dorell Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daequan Cook | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 39 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-16 | 2-3 | 5-7 |
| Antawn Jamison | 37 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 6-11 |
| Brendan Haywood | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-9 |
| Javaris Crittenton | 38 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Dominic McGuire | 37 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Juan Dixon | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| JaVale McGee | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darius Songaila | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Young | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Andray Blatche | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gilbert Arenas | — | 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).