Belt game 6,646 · November 28, 2017
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 108–97 at home to start reign 2,870 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since November 22, 2017, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 8, 2017.
2,870Reign number
71Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 25 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10-16 | 4-8 | 14-17 |
| LeBron James | 28 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Dwyane Wade | 27 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| JR Smith | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 0-1 |
| Kyle Korver | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Green | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Channing Frye | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jose Calderon | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cedi Osman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jae Crowder | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ante Zizic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Waiters | 34 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 3-11 | 2-3 |
| Bam Adebayo | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Josh Richardson | 27 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| James Johnson | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 18 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Goran Dragic | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 5-8 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Justise Winslow | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Mickey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Ellington | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Walton Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).