Belt game 6,021 · May 18, 2011 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Chicago Bulls 85–75 on the road to start reign 2,623 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since May 10, 2011, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Miami Heat held it for 15 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on June 2, 2011.
2,623Reign number
44Team's reign
4Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | 41 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7-23 | 0-3 | 7-10 |
| Luol Deng | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 2-2 |
| Joakim Noah | 31 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Taj Gibson | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Carlos Boozer | 26 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Keith Bogans | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| Kyle Korver | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Watson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Omer Asik | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Rasual Butler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Thomas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 45 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12-21 | 2-6 | 3-7 |
| Dwyane Wade | 39 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Udonis Haslem | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Chris Bosh | 42 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Bibby | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Mike Miller | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).