Belt game 3,339 · February 22, 1984
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 112–106 at home to start reign 1,493 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 21, 1984, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on February 24, 1984.
1,493Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | 40 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Jay Vincent | 40 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Pat Cummings | 35 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brad Davis | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Bill Garnett | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Elston Turner | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Nimphius | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Derek Harper | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Roger Phegley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark West | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Lloyd | 31 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ralph Sampson | 34 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Allen Leavell | 39 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Elvin Hayes | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Caldwell Jones | 31 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Terry Teagle | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Wally Walker | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Bailey | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney McCray | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Phil Ford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Major Jones | 2 | 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).