Belt game 3,419 · January 4, 1985
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 134–111 at home to start reign 1,533 of the NBA belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since December 29, 1984, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 9, 1985.
1,533Reign number
92Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Eddie Johnson | 28 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Antoine Carr | 16 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Doc Rivers | 29 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Willis | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cliff Levingston | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Mike Glenn | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rickey Brown | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sly Williams | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tree Rollins | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Hastings | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 28 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 11-17 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Kelly Tripucka | 28 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 25 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Long | 29 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dan Roundfield | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Brook Steppe | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 27 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Earl Cureton | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Tony Campbell | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Terry Tyler | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kent Benson | 15 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Major Jones | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).