Belt game 3,968 · December 7, 1990
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Los Angeles Lakers 101–79 at home to start reign 1,773 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since November 18, 1990, with 7 defenses over 19 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 15, 1990.
1,773Reign number
19Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 38 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| John Stockton | 39 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Thurl Bailey | 34 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jeff Malone | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Darrell Griffith | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Blue Edwards | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Eaton | 38 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Munk | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Delaney Rudd | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andy Toolson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | 40 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| James Worthy | 41 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Byron Scott | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Sam Perkins | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vlade Divac | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Terry Teagle | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Larry Drew | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mychal Thompson | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Elden Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Irving Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| A.C. Green | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).