Belt game 3,771 · November 9, 1988
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 101–95 at home to start reign 1,691 of the NBA belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since November 4, 1988, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on November 19, 1988.
1,691Reign number
99Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Theus | 43 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Doc Rivers | 41 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Moses Malone | 46 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 43 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Antoine Carr | 27 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jon Koncak | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Spud Webb | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cliff Levingston | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Battle | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Tolbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 37 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 27 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Adrian Dantley | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 31 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 28 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| John Salley | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| James Edwards | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Joe Dumars | 35 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Micheal Williams | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).