Belt game 3,199 · December 10, 1982
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets 114–102 on the road to start reign 1,437 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since December 5, 1982, with 1 defense over 5 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 11, 1982.
1,437Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Cook | 36 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8-18 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Buck Williams | 42 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Otis Birdsong | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Albert King | 31 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Mickey Johnson | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Mike O'Koren | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Len Elmore | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Gminski | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Foots Walker | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | 39 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 8-8 |
| Johnny Moore | 43 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Gene Banks | 43 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mike Mitchell | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Artis Gilmore | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Bill Willoughby | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Griffin | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).