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 |
| Udonis Haslem | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | — | 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 |
| Brendan Haywood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 0 | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).