Belt game 4,471 · December 12, 1995
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Seattle SuperSonics 112–101 at home to start reign 1,991 of the NBA belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since December 8, 1995, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on December 14, 1995.
1,991Reign number
17Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins | 39 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 4-11 | 2-2 |
| Sam Perkins | 44 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 |
| Shawn Kemp | 41 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Vincent Askew | 40 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Gary Payton | 47 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5-20 | 0-5 | 3-5 |
| David Wingate | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Ervin Johnson | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Scheffler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Brickowski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dumas | 37 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-23 | 4-7 | 5-13 |
| George McCloud | 44 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-19 | 8-12 | 2-3 |
| Popeye Jones | 35 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lorenzo Williams | 31 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Jason Kidd | 43 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2-14 | 1-5 | 2-4 |
| Terry Davis | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Jim Jackson | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Lucious Harris | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Loren Meyer | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).