Belt game 3,450 · March 14, 1985
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Golden State Warriors 120–112 on the road to start reign 1,547 of the NBA belt, the 123rd for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since March 9, 1985, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on March 16, 1985.
1,547Reign number
123Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis Short | 44 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-28 | 1-3 | 7-10 |
| Lester Conner | 28 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 36 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Larry Smith | 29 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 36 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mickey Johnson | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Terry Teagle | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Chuck Aleksinas | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Peter Thibeaux | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Othell Wilson | 20 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 37 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-25 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Randy Wittman | 38 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Willis | 33 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Eddie Johnson | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Scott Hastings | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Doc Rivers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Cliff Levingston | 31 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rickey Brown | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).