Belt game 3,726 · January 26, 1988
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Utah Jazz 111–100 at home to start reign 1,673 of the NBA belt, the 164th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since January 25, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on February 9, 1988.
1,673Reign number
164Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | 31 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 10-10 |
| Byron Scott | 41 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-21 | 1-5 | 4-5 |
| James Worthy | 37 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| A.C. Green | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Michael Cooper | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 2-3 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Smrek | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mychal Thompson | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Milt Wagner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stockton | 40 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Karl Malone | 39 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 33 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Thurl Bailey | 26 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darrell Griffith | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kelly Tripucka | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Mark Eaton | 38 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bart Kofoed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mel Turpin | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Hansen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rickey Green | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).