Belt game 3,833 · March 18, 1989
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 117–100 at home to start reign 1,714 of the NBA belt, the 79th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since March 3, 1989, with 7 defenses over 15 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 19, 1989.
1,714Reign number
79Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cummings | 34 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jack Sikma | 36 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 11-11 |
| Paul Pressey | 35 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ricky Pierce | 20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 34 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Fred Roberts | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Jay Humphries | 29 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rickey Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Dennis Rodman | 29 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| James Edwards | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 36 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Rick Mahorn | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Isiah Thomas | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Joe Dumars | 32 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Micheal Williams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Fennis Dembo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Rowinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Long | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).