Belt game 3,235 · February 20, 1983
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 104–89 at home to start reign 1,454 of the NBA belt, the 137th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 19, 1983, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 12 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 4, 1983.
1,454Reign number
137Team's reign
4Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 31 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 11-14 |
| Andrew Toney | 29 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Julius Erving | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Clemon Johnson | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Franklin Edwards | 21 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bobby Jones | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Clint Richardson | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Reggie Johnson | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Cureton | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mark McNamara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 35 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Trent Tucker | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Louis Orr | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Bill Cartwright | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Sly Williams | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Rory Sparrow | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Edmund Sherod | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Truck Robinson | 25 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Paul Westphal | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Marvin Webster | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).