Belt game 3,719 · January 14, 1988
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Sacramento Kings 90–87 at home to start reign 1,669 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Sacramento Kings had held it since January 10, 1988, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 16, 1988.
1,669Reign number
19Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Theus | 37 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Kenny Smith | 36 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Otis Thorpe | 44 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Ed Pinckney | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Harold Pressley | 39 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike McGee | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Tyler | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jawann Oldham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 40 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Dwayne Washington | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 5-8 |
| John Bagley | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Gminski | 37 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Otis Birdsong | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Orlando Woolridge | 37 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Dallas Comegys | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).