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
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 |
| Mike McGee | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Willis | 26 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Cliff Levingston | 28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doc Rivers | 29 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Jon Koncak | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Battle | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Antoine Carr | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tree Rollins | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Hastings | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bagley | 32 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Johnny Newman | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| 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 |
| Mark West | 22 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Brad Daugherty | 26 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mark Price | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).