Belt game 3,249 · March 19, 1983
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat New York Knicks 96–90 on the road to start reign 1,457 of the NBA belt, the 64th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 5, 1983, with 7 defenses over 14 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 14 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 2, 1983.
1,457Reign number
64Team's reign
7Defenses
14Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 34 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Bill Cartwright | 29 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Sly Williams | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Westphal | 25 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Truck Robinson | 33 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Marvin Webster | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Trent Tucker | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Louis Orr | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Rory Sparrow | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ruland | 43 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Ricky Sobers | 37 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-18 | 2-0 | 4-4 |
| Greg Ballard | 39 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Frank Johnson | 38 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Charlie Davis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Don Collins | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Mahorn | 37 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kopicki | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Carlos Terry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).