Belt game 3,492 · November 9, 1985
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Cleveland Cavaliers 121–114 at home to start reign 1,564 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since November 5, 1985, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on November 12, 1985.
1,564Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 40 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 14-16 |
| Thurl Bailey | 32 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Bob Hansen | 33 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Mark Eaton | 34 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| John Stockton | 23 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rickey Green | 25 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Pace Mannion | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jeff Wilkins | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Karl Malone | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carey Scurry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Hinson | 32 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| World Free | 31 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Johnny Davis | 21 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Mel Turpin | 24 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark West | 22 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Ben Poquette | 20 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| John Bagley | 25 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Edgar Jones | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Phil Hubbard | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).