Belt game 3,656 · March 28, 1987
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 120–114 on the road to start reign 1,635 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since March 26, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on April 2, 1987.
1,635Reign number
17Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Person | 30 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13-19 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Clint Richardson | 34 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-11 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Herb Williams | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Macy | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Stipanovich | 38 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ron Anderson | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Vern Fleming | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Long | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stuart Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 30 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-26 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Kevin Willis | 35 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Doc Rivers | 37 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Spud Webb | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Randy Wittman | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cliff Levingston | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tree Rollins | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mike McGee | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jon Koncak | 29 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Battle | 1 | 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).