Belt game 3,975 · December 19, 1990
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 84–74 at home to start reign 1,776 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 16, 1990, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 21, 1990.
1,776Reign number
25Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | 40 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| James Worthy | 41 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7-19 | 0-4 | 3-3 |
| Vlade Divac | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sam Perkins | 41 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Byron Scott | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Larry Drew | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Mychal Thompson | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elden Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Teagle | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Nance | 43 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brad Daugherty | 42 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Darnell Valentine | 27 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Steve Kerr | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Chucky Brown | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Craig Ehlo | 39 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ferry | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Paddio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).