Belt game 3,840 · March 31, 1989
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Indiana Pacers 105–102 on the road to start reign 1,718 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since March 29, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on April 4, 1989.
1,718Reign number
11Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Harper | 41 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11-18 | 4-8 | 3-3 |
| Adrian Dantley | 36 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Rolando Blackman | 40 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Sam Perkins | 39 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Terry Tyler | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Herb Williams | 33 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Morlon Wiley | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brad Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Uwe Blab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Person | 43 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 32 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| Vern Fleming | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 41 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Randy Wittman | 27 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rik Smits | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Miller | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Scott Skiles | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Stuart Gray | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).