Belt game 3,787 · December 11, 1988
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–94 at home to start reign 1,698 of the NBA belt, the 78th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 7, 1988, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 16, 1988.
1,698Reign number
78Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Worthy | 38 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mychal Thompson | 27 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Orlando Woolridge | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| A.C. Green | 33 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Magic Johnson | 41 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Tony Campbell | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Cooper | 32 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Byron Scott | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark McNamara | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | 36 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Terry Cummings | 39 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jay Humphries | 29 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pressey | 33 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jack Sikma | 38 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 35 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Randy Breuer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Pierce | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).