Belt game 3,224 · January 26, 1983
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–113 at home to start reign 1,448 of the NBA belt, the 145th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since January 23, 1983, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 30, 1983.
1,448Reign number
145Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 45 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Charlie Criss | 32 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 31 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Cowens | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Steve Mix | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alton Lister | 24 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Paul Pressey | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Lanier | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Phil Ford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 34 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 38 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bob McAdoo | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Michael Cooper | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Norm Nixon | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Magic Johnson | 46 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Kurt Rambis | 26 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| James Worthy | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).