Belt game 7,208 · June 4, 2023 · playoffs
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Denver Nuggets 111–108 on the road to start reign 3,111 of the NBA belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since May 16, 2023, with 4 defenses over 19 days.
Miami Heat held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on June 7, 2023.
3,111Reign number
73Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 41 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16-28 | 2-5 | 7-8 |
| Jamal Murray | 38 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 1-1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 38 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| Bruce Brown | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Green | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Christian Braun | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Peyton Watson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ish Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Thomas Bryant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vlatko Cancar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Vincent | 31 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-12 | 4-6 | 3-3 |
| Bam Adebayo | 40 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Jimmy Butler | 40 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 2-5 | 5-5 |
| Max Strus | 29 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 4-10 | 2-3 |
| Duncan Robinson | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Kyle Lowry | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Cody Zeller | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Caleb Martin | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Omer Yurtseven | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nikola Jovic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).