Belt game 3,768 · November 4, 1988
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat New Jersey Nets 113–105 on the road to start reign 1,690 of the NBA belt, the 131st for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since April 23, 1988, with 0 defenses over 195 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 9, 1988.
1,690Reign number
131Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 41 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15-30 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Reggie Theus | 36 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Moses Malone | 37 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Spud Webb | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Antoine Carr | 33 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| John Battle | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cliff Levingston | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Jon Koncak | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Doc Rivers | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barry Carroll | 35 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Walter Berry | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| John Bagley | 33 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Mike McGee | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Buck Williams | 31 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Hinson | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Lester Conner | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kevin Williams | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Charles Shackleford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Lee | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).