Belt game 3,502 · November 29, 1985
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Seattle SuperSonics 108–107 at home to start reign 1,568 of the NBA belt, the 159th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since November 24, 1985, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 14 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on December 13, 1985.
1,568Reign number
159Team's reign
5Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 36 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Byron Scott | 41 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12-20 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| James Worthy | 37 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Magic Johnson | 39 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Maurice Lucas | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Cooper | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| A.C. Green | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | 37 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12-20 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 32 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Gerald Henderson | 37 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Jack Sikma | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Al Wood | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Sobers | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Danny Young | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Vranes | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).