Belt game 3,725 · January 25, 1988
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Cleveland Cavaliers 119–96 at home to start reign 1,672 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since January 23, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 26, 1988.
1,672Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Daugherty | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Mark West | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Mark Price | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Kevin Johnson | 29 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ron Harper | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dell Curry | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Phil Hubbard | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Craig Ehlo | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Rogers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 39 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15-22 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| John Stockton | 29 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Thurl Bailey | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darrell Griffith | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Mel Turpin | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kelly Tripucka | 35 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Eaton | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rickey Green | 19 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 21 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bob Hansen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bart Kofoed | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).