Belt game 3,707 · December 15, 1987
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat San Antonio Spurs 104–98 at home to start reign 1,663 of the NBA belt, the 18th for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since December 2, 1987, with 3 defenses over 13 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on December 16, 1987.
1,663Reign number
18Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Brickowski | 41 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 11-12 |
| Johnny Dawkins | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Walter Berry | 28 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alvin Robertson | 40 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Ed Nealy | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| David Greenwood | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Davis | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Petur Gudmundsson | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Leon Wood | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Greg Anderson | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Nimphius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coleman | 37 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Mike Gminski | 40 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Dallas Comegys | 40 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 9-14 |
| Otis Birdsong | 31 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| John Bagley | 35 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Dennis Hopson | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Adrian Branch | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwayne Washington | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Engler | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).