Belt game 3,609 · December 23, 1986
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 111–98 at home to start reign 1,613 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since December 16, 1986, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on December 27, 1986.
1,613Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 39 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9-24 | 1-8 | 6-10 |
| Joe Dumars | 34 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Dantley | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 37 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Dennis Rodman | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sidney Green | 23 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Salley | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Stipanovich | 40 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 11-14 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 35 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Chuck Person | 40 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vern Fleming | 42 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| John Long | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Clint Richardson | 30 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Macy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Greg Dreiling | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).