Belt game 3,700 · November 27, 1987
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Chicago Bulls 94–93 at home to start reign 1,659 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since November 25, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on November 28, 1987.
1,659Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 45 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8-20 | 0-1 | 9-9 |
| Charles Oakley | 43 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 4-6 |
| Brad Sellers | 44 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| John Paxson | 40 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Horace Grant | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Artis Gilmore | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Corzine | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sedale Threatt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rory Sparrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | 31 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-17 | 1-3 | 5-10 |
| Derek Harper | 36 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Sam Perkins | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Tarpley | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Rolando Blackman | 38 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Brad Davis | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Uwe Blab | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).