Belt game 3,853 · November 3, 1989
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Miami Heat 110–90 on the road to start reign 1,723 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since April 22, 1989, with 0 defenses over 195 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Heat on November 7, 1989.
1,723Reign number
21Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Edwards | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7-20 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Grant Long | 30 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Glen Rice | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Rony Seikaly | 31 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Tellis Frank | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Billy Thompson | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Jon Sundvold | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Pat Cummings | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Haffner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Davis | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sherman Douglas | 21 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rory Sparrow | 27 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hopson | 38 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 9-9 |
| Charles Shackleford | 35 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Sam Bowie | 29 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Chris Morris | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-3 | 7-9 |
| Lester Conner | 26 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Purvis Short | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jay Taylor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stanley Brundy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jaren Jackson | 2 | 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).