Belt game 3,089 · November 17, 1981
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 99–95 on the road to start reign 1,390 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since November 12, 1981, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 18, 1981.
1,390Reign number
48Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lucas | 33 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 8-12 |
| Don Collins | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Greg Ballard | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Ruland | 31 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Mahorn | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Spencer Haywood | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Charlie Davis | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brad Holland | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Chones | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Grevey | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Frank Johnson | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Garry Witts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Buckner | 34 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Bob Lanier | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 33 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Evans | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mickey Johnson | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Cummings | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Harvey Catchings | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alton Lister | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bob Dandridge | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Scott May | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jeffrey Crompton | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).