Belt game 6,115 · June 7, 2012 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 98–79 on the road to start reign 2,663 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since June 1, 2012, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Miami Heat held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on June 12, 2012.
2,663Reign number
51Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 44 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19-26 | 2-4 | 5-9 |
| Dwyane Wade | 38 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Mario Chalmers | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Shane Battier | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Chris Bosh | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Udonis Haslem | 22 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Norris Cole | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Joel Anthony | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Miller | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Pittman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo | 41 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Kevin Garnett | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Bass | 33 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Ray Allen | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Paul Pierce | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-18 | 0-6 | 1-2 |
| Marquis Daniels | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Hollins | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sean Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keyon Dooling | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).