Belt game 3,563 · April 13, 1986
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Philadelphia 76ers 98–97 at home to start reign 1,589 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since April 6, 1986, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 20, 1986.
1,589Reign number
69Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley | 43 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 7-10 |
| Sedale Threatt | 36 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 41 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Terry Catledge | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Stokes | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kenny Green | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Jones | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Perry Moss | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clemon Johnson | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Michael Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff T. Robinson | 31 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12-26 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Darren Daye | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 11-12 |
| Jeff Malone | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Dan Roundfield | 31 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gus Williams | 30 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Manute Bol | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Jones | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tom McMillen | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Leon Wood | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McKenna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).