Belt game 6,071 · March 7, 2012
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Atlanta Hawks 89–86 at home to start reign 2,645 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since March 3, 2012, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Miami Heat held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Orlando Magic on March 13, 2012.
2,645Reign number
47Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 41 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-20 | 0-3 | 7-10 |
| Dwyane Wade | 34 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Chris Bosh | 31 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Udonis Haslem | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Norris Cole | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mike Miller | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Pittman | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddy Curry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Smith | 37 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-22 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Jeff Teague | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 41 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jannero Pargo | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Marvin Williams | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Ivan Johnson | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Dampier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willie Green | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tracy McGrady | — | 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).