Belt game 6,031 · December 25, 2011
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks 105–94 on the road to start reign 2,627 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since June 7, 2011, with 2 defenses over 201 days.
Miami Heat held it for 8 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 2, 2012.
2,627Reign number
46Team's reign
4Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry | 28 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 4-10 | 1-2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Shawn Marion | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Delonte West | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Jason Kidd | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 3-3 |
| Vince Carter | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Dominique Jones | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Lamar Odom | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Brian Cardinal | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Brendan Haywood | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandan Wright | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 15-19 |
| Dwyane Wade | 34 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| James Jones | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-1 |
| Udonis Haslem | 32 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Norris Cole | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Joel Anthony | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Chris Bosh | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Dexter Pittman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Terrel Harris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mickell Gladness | 2 | 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).