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 day 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 |
| Julian Wright | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Daniels | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Melvin Ely | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Bowen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | — | 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 |
| Chris Quinn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 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 |
| Joel Anthony | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dorell Wright | — | 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).