Belt game 3,709 · December 18, 1987
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Dallas Mavericks 117–112 at home to start reign 1,665 of the NBA belt, the 98th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since December 16, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on December 29, 1987.
1,665Reign number
98Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | 33 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11-23 | 5-7 | 8-10 |
| Derek Harper | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Rolando Blackman | 38 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Sam Perkins | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Roy Tarpley | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| James Donaldson | 35 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Uwe Blab | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brad Davis | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 30 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Isiah Thomas | 37 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 5-7 | 1-4 |
| Joe Dumars | 32 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 38 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 7-7 |
| Rick Mahorn | 35 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 26 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| John Salley | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Dennis Rodman | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ralph Lewis | 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).