Belt game 6,028 · June 7, 2011 · playoffs
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat 86–83 at home to start reign 2,626 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since June 5, 2011, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 201 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on December 25, 2011.
2,626Reign number
40Team's reign
2Defenses
201Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 39 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13-20 | 0-2 | 6-9 |
| Chris Bosh | 42 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| LeBron James | 45 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Mike Miller | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 29 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Joel Anthony | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 39 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 9-10 |
| Jason Terry | 35 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Shawn Marion | 25 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tyson Chandler | 42 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| J.J. Barea | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Ian Mahinmi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corey Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kidd | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Brian Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brendan Haywood | 3 | 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).