Belt game 6,564 · January 19, 2017
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks 99–95 at home to start reign 2,835 of the NBA belt, the 61st for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since January 15, 2017, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Miami Heat held it for 23 days and 11 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 11, 2017.
2,835Reign number
61Team's reign
11Defenses
23Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Dragic | 37 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-15 | 4-4 | 6-10 |
| Tyler Johnson | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 7-9 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Dion Waiters | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Willie Reed | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| James Johnson | 32 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Rodney McGruder | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Luke Babbitt | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Okaro White | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Ellington | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Josh Richardson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 3-5 |
| Wesley Matthews | 36 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| Harrison Barnes | 34 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Seth Curry | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 0-1 |
| J.J. Barea | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Deron Williams | 31 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Salah Mejri | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Dwight Powell | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Justin Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pierre Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nicolas Brussino | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Harris | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).