The NBA Belt · reign 2,525
Cleveland Cavaliers
Took the belt from Atlanta Hawks, 102–96, on March 21, 2009. Lost it to Washington Wizards, 109–101, on April 2, 2009.
5Defenses
12Days
54thReign for the franchise
+6Closest call · Mar 31, 2009
15.0Average winning margin
300thLongest of 3,250 reigns, by days
148thMost defenses of 3,250 reigns
Defended against
New Jersey Nets ×2TimberwolvesMavericksPistons
The season
- 2008–09: they had the best record (66–16–0); Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title; 7 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 36 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Cleveland Cavaliers across the 7 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeBron James | 179 | 7 |
| 2 | Mo Williams | 121 | 7 |
| 3 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 88 | 7 |
| 4 | Anderson Varejao | 79 | 7 |
| 5 | Delonte West | 65 | 7 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Cleveland Cavaliers’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,787 | Mar 21, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 102–96 Game → | +6 | Title change |
| 5,788 | Mar 22, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 96–88 | +8 | Defense |
| 5,789 | Mar 25, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 98–87 | +11 | Defense |
| 5,790 | Mar 27, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 107–85 | +22 | Defense |
| 5,791 | Mar 29, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Dallas Mavericks 102–74 | +28 | Defense |
| 5,792 | Mar 31, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit Pistons 79–73 | +6 | Defense |
| 5,793 | Apr 2, 2009 | Washington Wizards beat Cleveland Cavaliers 109–101 Game → | −8 | Title change |