Belt game 3,790 · December 16, 1988
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–112 at home to start reign 1,699 of the NBA belt, the 132nd for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since December 11, 1988, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on December 17, 1988.
1,699Reign number
132Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cummings | 41 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-26 | 0-1 | 12-13 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 34 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jack Sikma | 36 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Ricky Pierce | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 32 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Jay Humphries | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Paul Pressey | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Breuer | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Grayer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 35 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11-25 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Moses Malone | 39 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 11-15 |
| Cliff Levingston | 34 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Doc Rivers | 38 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Theus | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| John Battle | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 27 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Ray Tolbert | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Spud Webb | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).