Belt game 3,858 · November 12, 1989
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Minnesota Timberwolves 108–97 on the road to start reign 1,727 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since November 10, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on November 14, 1989.
1,727Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick McKey | 42 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14-19 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 43 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Michael Cage | 42 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Dale Ellis | 40 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Nate McMillan | 31 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Sedale Threatt | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Brad Sellers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Avery Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Kemp | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Mitchell | 48 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Tony Campbell | 43 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13-26 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Sidney Lowe | 37 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Tod Murphy | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 33 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pooh Richardson | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Adrian Branch | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scott Roth | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Donald Royal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brad Lohaus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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