Belt game 3,601 · December 9, 1986
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 122–98 on the road to start reign 1,611 of the NBA belt, the 126th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 4, 1986, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 16, 1986.
1,611Reign number
126Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Newman | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| John Bagley | 32 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Phil Hubbard | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Ron Harper | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 3-6 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Mark West | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Mark Price | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Brad Daugherty | 26 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ben Poquette | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Lee | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mel Turpin | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scooter McCray | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wittman | 29 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14-18 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 22 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Kevin Willis | 26 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Mike McGee | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Cliff Levingston | 28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Koncak | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doc Rivers | 29 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| John Battle | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Tree Rollins | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Scott Hastings | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).