Belt game 3,614 · January 6, 1987
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Phoenix Suns 138–108 at home to start reign 1,617 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since January 4, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on January 13, 1987.
1,617Reign number
34Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Chambers | 36 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 40 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 10-13 |
| Alton Lister | 34 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Dale Ellis | 31 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| Danny Young | 33 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Maurice Lucas | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Williams | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Phelps | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Russ Schoene | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clemon Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terence Stansbury | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | 37 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Mike Sanders | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Rafael Addison | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kenny Gattison | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Nick Vanos | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jay Humphries | 29 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Gondrezick | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Alvan Adams | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| William Bedford | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).