Belt game 6,103 · May 9, 2012 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat New York Knicks 106–94 at home to start reign 2,659 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since May 6, 2012, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Miami Heat held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on May 15, 2012.
2,659Reign number
49Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 41 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-31 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Landry Fields | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| JR Smith | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-4 | 6-6 |
| Mike Bibby | 36 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | 41 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Toney Douglas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jared Jeffries | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Novak | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Gadzuric | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Jordan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Harrellson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 39 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 13-15 |
| Chris Bosh | 34 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Dwyane Wade | 38 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Mario Chalmers | 35 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| Mike Miller | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Joel Anthony | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dexter Pittman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Norris Cole | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronny Turiaf | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | — | 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).