Belt game 3,859 · November 14, 1989
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Seattle SuperSonics 113–109 on the road to start reign 1,728 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since November 12, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on November 21, 1989.
1,728Reign number
12Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 40 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Roy Tarpley | 45 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Rolando Blackman | 48 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Sam Perkins | 36 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Derek Harper | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Brad Davis | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Jones | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier McDaniel | 42 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13-21 | 0-3 | 5-5 |
| Dale Ellis | 45 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-21 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Derrick McKey | 42 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Nate McMillan | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Sedale Threatt | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Michael Cage | 39 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Brad Sellers | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Olden Polynice | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dana Barros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Kemp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).