Belt game 3,751 · March 22, 1988
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat New York Knicks 124–105 at home to start reign 1,681 of the NBA belt, the 8th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 21, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 28, 1988.
1,681Reign number
8Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Newman | 26 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 1-6 | 9-10 |
| Patrick Ewing | 32 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Billy Donovan | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 37 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Kenny Walker | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 38 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Bill Cartwright | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Sidney Green | 26 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sedric Toney | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louis Orr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Tarpley | 40 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Rolando Blackman | 40 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Sam Perkins | 32 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Derek Harper | 41 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9-15 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
| James Donaldson | 40 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Brad Davis | 20 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Uwe Blab | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 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).