Belt game 6,562 · January 15, 2017
Dallas Mavericks take the belt
Dallas Mavericks beat Minnesota Timberwolves 98–87 at home to start reign 2,834 of the NBA belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Minnesota Timberwolves had held it since January 13, 2017, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Dallas Mavericks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Heat on January 19, 2017.
2,834Reign number
43Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 35 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 1-2 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 28 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| J.J. Barea | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Deron Williams | 30 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-2 |
| Harrison Barnes | 31 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Devin Harris | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 6-6 |
| Seth Curry | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Salah Mejri | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nicolas Brussino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwight Powell | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pierre Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justin Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgui Dieng | 31 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 37 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 38 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Zach LaVine | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Ricky Rubio | 35 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Jordan Hill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Rush | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adreian Payne | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cole Aldrich | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyus Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kris Dunn | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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