Belt game 3,231 · February 8, 1983
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Atlanta Hawks 115–109 on the road to start reign 1,451 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since February 6, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 9 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on February 17, 1983.
1,451Reign number
10Team's reign
1Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Matthews | 27 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 36 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Dan Roundfield | 37 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7-19 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Johnny Davis | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Tree Rollins | 33 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Eddie Johnson | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Glenn | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tom McMillen | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Hawes | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rudy Macklin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 37 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 |
| Albert King | 31 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Otis Birdsong | 37 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Foots Walker | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darwin Cook | 29 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mike Gminski | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Eddie Phillips | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Len Elmore | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).