Belt game 3,842 · April 4, 1989
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Dallas Mavericks 95–80 at home to start reign 1,719 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since March 31, 1989, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on April 5, 1989.
1,719Reign number
17Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 40 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Thurl Bailey | 26 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Stockton | 38 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Mark Eaton | 39 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Bob Hansen | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Eric Leckner | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Mike Brown | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Griffith | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jose Ortiz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jim Les | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 32 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 3-9 |
| Derek Harper | 40 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Rolando Blackman | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 3-5 |
| Sam Perkins | 40 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Terry Tyler | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Jones | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Morlon Wiley | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brad Davis | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Uwe Blab | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).