Belt game 3,509 · December 14, 1985
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets 127–100 at home to start reign 1,570 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since December 13, 1985, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 18, 1985.
1,570Reign number
4Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Perkins | 35 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Rolando Blackman | 40 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| James Donaldson | 32 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dale Ellis | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Brad Davis | 31 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Derek Harper | 25 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Uwe Blab | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Bill Wennington | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Natt | 30 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Lafayette Lever | 30 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Alex English | 34 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Wayne Cooper | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elston Turner | 27 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Dan Schayes | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mike Evans | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pete Williams | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| T.R. Dunn | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willie White | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).