Belt game 3,219 · January 18, 1983
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 98–90 on the road to start reign 1,446 of the NBA belt, the 136th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since January 15, 1983, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on January 23, 1983.
1,446Reign number
136Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Toney | 36 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-23 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Moses Malone | 41 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Julius Erving | 35 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 34 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Bobby Jones | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Clint Richardson | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Cureton | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Franklin Edwards | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Russ Schoene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Free | 38 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Cliff T. Robinson | 42 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 37 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Geoff Huston | 22 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Larry Kenon | 33 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Lacey | 33 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Phil Hubbard | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Steve Hayes | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Flowers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).