Belt game 6,099 · April 28, 2012 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 100–67 at home to start reign 2,657 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 22, 2012, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Miami Heat held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on May 6, 2012.
2,657Reign number
48Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 33 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 33 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-2 | 5-5 |
| Baron Davis | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Landry Fields | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Novak | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Josh Harrellson | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Iman Shumpert | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Bibby | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jared Jeffries | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Gadzuric | — | 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 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10-14 | 1-1 | 11-14 |
| Dwyane Wade | 30 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Mario Chalmers | 34 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Chris Bosh | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mike Miller | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-9 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| James Jones | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Norris Cole | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Pittman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).