Belt game 6,118 · June 14, 2012 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Oklahoma City Thunder 100–96 on the road to start reign 2,665 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Oklahoma City Thunder had held it since June 12, 2012, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 141 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 2, 2012.
2,665Reign number
52Team's reign
4Defenses
141Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 42 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-22 | 0-2 | 12-12 |
| Dwyane Wade | 39 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Shane Battier | 41 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 5-7 | 0-0 |
| Chris Bosh | 40 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Mario Chalmers | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Mike Miller | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Jones | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Norris Cole | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronny Turiaf | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Anthony | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terrel Harris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 38 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12-22 | 4-10 | 4-6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 41 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10-26 | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| James Harden | 34 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 5-7 |
| Serge Ibaka | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Cole Aldrich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Daequan Cook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lazar Hayward | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Royal Ivey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Collison | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).