Belt game 3,801 · January 9, 1989
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–103 at home to start reign 1,701 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 17, 1988, with 9 defenses over 23 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on January 10, 1989.
1,701Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ehlo | 40 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10-16 | 2-3 | 3-6 |
| Ron Harper | 42 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 7-8 |
| Brad Daugherty | 39 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Larry Nance | 40 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mike Sanders | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Darnell Valentine | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick McKey | 39 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 13-14 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 3-7 |
| Dale Ellis | 39 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-21 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Michael Cage | 41 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alton Lister | 25 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sedale Threatt | 21 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | 33 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Olden Polynice | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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