Belt game 5,795 · April 7, 2009
New Orleans Hornets take the belt
New Orleans Hornets beat Miami Heat 93–87 on the road to start reign 2,528 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since April 4, 2009, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New Orleans Hornets held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on April 8, 2009.
2,528Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 46 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11-26 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 46 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7-18 | 5-12 | 5-5 |
| David West | 46 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8-22 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Rasual Butler | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Sean Marks | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hilton Armstrong | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Daniels | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Julian Wright | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | — | 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 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11-27 | 2-5 | 8-9 |
| Michael Beasley | 47 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-2 | 6-7 |
| James Jones | 36 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-10 | 1-6 | 4-5 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Quinn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamario Moon | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dorell Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | — | 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).