Belt game 3,490 · November 5, 1985
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–111 on the road to start reign 1,563 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 7, 1985, with 5 defenses over 151 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on November 9, 1985.
1,563Reign number
19Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | 29 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| James Worthy | 25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Byron Scott | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Larry Spriggs | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Cooper | 30 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Lucas | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| A.C. Green | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike McGee | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Jones | 30 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| World Free | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| John Bagley | 28 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Roy Hinson | 26 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Johnny Davis | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mark West | 29 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Phil Hubbard | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Mel Turpin | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ennis Whatley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ron Anderson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 19 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben Poquette | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).