Belt game 3,780 · November 26, 1988
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Utah Jazz 113–93 at home to start reign 1,694 of the NBA belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since November 23, 1988, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on November 30, 1988.
1,694Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 42 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Darrell Griffith | 40 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-19 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Thurl Bailey | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| John Stockton | 40 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Mark Eaton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Leckner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jose Ortiz | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Jim Les | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Roth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bart Kofoed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Harper | 35 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12-19 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Mark Aguirre | 41 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Sam Perkins | 44 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Rolando Blackman | 35 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Brad Davis | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| James Donaldson | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Morlon Wiley | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Uwe Blab | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Tyler | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Alford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).