Belt game 3,599 · December 4, 1986
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit Pistons 113–105 at home to start reign 1,610 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 21, 1986, with 3 defenses over 13 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 9, 1986.
1,610Reign number
20Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Daugherty | 40 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| John Bagley | 44 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 6-6 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 43 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Ron Harper | 44 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7-21 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Keith Lee | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mark West | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Mark Price | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Ben Poquette | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Newman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mel Turpin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 41 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 12-14 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 37 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Joe Dumars | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Isiah Thomas | 40 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Sidney Green | 30 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Salley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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