Belt game 6,643 · November 22, 2017
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 104–98 at home to start reign 2,869 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 20, 2017, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Miami Heat held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on November 28, 2017.
2,869Reign number
63Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Dragic | 30 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 9-10 |
| Dion Waiters | 35 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11-24 | 4-10 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 27 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Wayne Ellington | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 28 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justise Winslow | 25 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| James Johnson | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Udonis Haslem | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Mickey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Walton Jr. | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bam Adebayo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Richardson | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 33 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11-22 | 0-3 | 1-4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 34 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 5-5 |
| Jaylen Brown | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 7-8 |
| Terry Rozier | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Al Horford | 34 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Daniel Theis | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Aron Baynes | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shane Larkin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Abdel Nader | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | — | 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).