Belt game 5,837 · November 22, 2009
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New Orleans Hornets 102–101 at home to start reign 2,554 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
New Orleans Hornets had held it since November 17, 2009, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Miami Heat held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on November 27, 2009.
2,554Reign number
42Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New Orleans Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thornton | 38 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9-19 | 5-7 | 1-2 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 1-1 |
| James Posey | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| David West | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Darren Collison | 32 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Devin Brown | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Darius Songaila | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Emeka Okafor | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Julian Wright | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bobby Brown | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Sean Marks | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Morris Peterson | — | 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 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12-21 | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Michael Beasley | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 29 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Udonis Haslem | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Mario Chalmers | 35 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Daequan Cook | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| James Jones | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Carlos Arroyo | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dorell Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shavlik Randolph | — | 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).