Belt game 3,632 · February 14, 1987
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Houston Rockets 116–101 at home to start reign 1,628 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 10, 1987, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on February 22, 1987.
1,628Reign number
72Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lucas | 26 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13-15 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Ricky Pierce | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Randy Breuer | 31 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Jack Sikma | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Terry Cummings | 30 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Craig Hodges | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Paul Pressey | 34 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 41 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Robert Reid | 33 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Jim Petersen | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Rodney McCray | 33 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Steve Harris | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Buck Johnson | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Allen Leavell | 22 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Dave Feitl | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Richard Anderson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).