Belt game 3,856 · November 8, 1989
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Miami Heat 115–91 at home to start reign 1,725 of the NBA belt, the 153rd for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since November 7, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Timberwolves on November 10, 1989.
1,725Reign number
153Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Douglas | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 3-5 |
| Glen Rice | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Grant Long | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rony Seikaly | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scott Haffner | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Billy Thompson | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Rory Sparrow | 26 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Terry Davis | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Pat Cummings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tellis Frank | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Edwards | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Sundvold | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley | 37 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Mike Gminski | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Ron Anderson | 25 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Johnny Dawkins | 29 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Jay Vincent | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Kurt Nimphius | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Scott Brooks | 19 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kenny Payne | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Lanard Copeland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derek Smith | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).