Belt game 6,112 · June 1, 2012 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 101–91 at home to start reign 2,662 of the NBA belt, the 272nd for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since May 20, 2012, with 4 defenses over 12 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on June 7, 2012.
2,662Reign number
272Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 43 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16-26 | 1-4 | 1-5 |
| Dwyane Wade | 41 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Chalmers | 43 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3-6 |
| Mike Miller | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-1 |
| James Jones | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Joel Anthony | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Udonis Haslem | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Norris Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 38 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Pittman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terrel Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 33 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Paul Pierce | 40 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-21 | 2-6 | 7-7 |
| Rajon Rondo | 42 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Ray Allen | 37 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Keyon Dooling | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Bass | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sean Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Hollins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 0 | 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).