Belt game 3,665 · April 16, 1987
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Chicago Bulls 117–114 on the road to start reign 1,642 of the NBA belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since April 13, 1987, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 19, 1987.
1,642Reign number
129Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 39 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 14-17 |
| Kevin Willis | 41 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Antoine Carr | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doc Rivers | 37 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Mike McGee | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1-4 |
| Tree Rollins | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jon Koncak | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Battle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Spud Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cliff Levingston | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 41 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22-38 | 0-3 | 17-21 |
| Charles Oakley | 43 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Brad Sellers | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sedale Threatt | 18 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elston Turner | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Paxson | 36 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gene Banks | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Corzine | 31 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).