Belt game 3,870 · December 9, 1989
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers 121–93 at home to start reign 1,732 of the NBA belt, the 101st for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since December 8, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Pistons held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on December 13, 1989.
1,732Reign number
101Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf | 34 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Reggie Miller | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Rik Smits | 28 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Chuck Person | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Vern Fleming | 34 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4-15 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Calvin Natt | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dyron Nix | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Sanders | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Dreiling | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rickey Green | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | 34 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 15-23 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Dumars | 35 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dennis Rodman | 28 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mark Aguirre | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Edwards | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| William Bedford | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Hastings | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| John Salley | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Greenwood | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).