Belt game 3,708 · December 16, 1987
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat New Jersey Nets 109–105 on the road to start reign 1,664 of the NBA belt, the 7th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since December 15, 1987, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 18, 1987.
1,664Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gminski | 42 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Ben Coleman | 43 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dudley Bradley | 29 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| John Bagley | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Dennis Hopson | 30 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Otis Birdsong | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dallas Comegys | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dwayne Washington | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Engler | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | 41 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14-27 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Derek Harper | 42 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| Rolando Blackman | 43 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Sam Perkins | 40 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Donaldson | 41 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Tarpley | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Brad Davis | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Uwe Blab | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).