Belt game 3,820 · February 20, 1989
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Houston Rockets 110–90 at home to start reign 1,712 of the NBA belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 9, 1989, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 3, 1989.
1,712Reign number
24Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Price | 34 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-12 | 2-2 | 5-5 |
| Brad Daugherty | 35 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Ron Harper | 34 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Larry Nance | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Mike Sanders | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darnell Valentine | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Craig Ehlo | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Tree Rollins | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randolph Keys | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Phil Hubbard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 33 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Mike Woodson | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Otis Thorpe | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Purvis Short | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tim McCormick | 20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Buck Johnson | 30 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Johnson | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Walter Berry | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Derrick Chievous | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allen Leavell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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