Belt game 6,453 · January 3, 2016
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Washington Wizards 97–75 on the road to start reign 2,789 of the NBA belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Washington Wizards had held it since January 1, 2016, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 6, 2016.
2,789Reign number
59Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wall | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-21 | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| Ramon Sessions | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 5-7 |
| Marcin Gortat | 27 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Garrett Temple | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 1-2 |
| Kris Humphries | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Otto Porter Jr. | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jared Dudley | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jarell Eddie | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| DeJuan Blair | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Neal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Drew Gooden | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bosh | 28 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 5-5 |
| Goran Dragic | 30 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Green | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Tyler Johnson | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Luol Deng | 26 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 29 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Beno Udrih | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Andersen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Udonis Haslem | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justise Winslow | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Josh Richardson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).